Are We There Yet?
There’s a lot going on up there. Join space reporter Brendan Byrne each week as he explores space exploration. From efforts to launch humans into deep space, to the probes exploring our solar system, "Are We There Yet?" brings you the latest in news from the space beat. Listen to interviews with astronauts, engineers and visionaries as humanity takes its next giant leap exploring our universe.
Latest episodes
Sep 11, 2024 • 28min
NASA’s strategies for space exploration and menstrual cycles in space
NASA is making plans for the future of space exploration with space enthusiasts and companies around the world preparing for the future retirement of the International Space Station and a look into women’s health in space.
Sep 3, 2024 • 28min
One commercial astronaut is helping kids reach for the stars
Blue Origin commercial astronaut and founder of the nonprofit organization SpaceKids Global, Sharon Hagle, is going back to space, this time, with an audience of young people audience. Eight lucky winners from SpaceKids Global’s contest will be able to watch Hagle launch into space and be a part of a Press Squad: interviewing members of Blue Origin’s team.
Aug 28, 2024 • 28min
The science of Polaris Dawn and water under the surface of Mars
Scientists will study the crew of SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission analyzing how the human body reacts to the environment of space and Mars has water hidden under its surface.
Aug 20, 2024 • 28min
Brewing beer in microgravity and a big question about human space exploration
University of Florida researchers are brewing beer in microgravity and one author believes that humanity needs to focus on the needs of our own planet before focusing on space exploration.
Aug 13, 2024 • 28min
The Starliner decision and bees on the space station
NASA is weighing its options when it comes to returning two astronauts on Boeing's Starliner space craft. Plus, we'll hear about robotic bees on the International Space Station.
Aug 6, 2024 • 28min
'Curious Space' and fire in orbit
Veteran NASA astronaut, Winston Scott, answered questions from kids about his experiences while on the International Space Station and one researcher is studying flames in space for wildfire research.
Jul 30, 2024 • 28min
Science during a suborbital flight and life in faraway ocean worlds
One scientist is conducting the first research tended suborbital flight on board Blue Origin’s New Shepard capsule. Plus, could there be evidence of life on two icy moons in our solar system?
Jul 25, 2024 • 0sec
Spacesuits out of a science fiction novel and sulfur on Mars
Researchers are trying to make a spacesuit that can recycle urine into clean drinking water for astronauts and curiosity accidentally discovered pure sulfur on Mars.
Jul 16, 2024 • 28min
Two years of JWST science and a Falcon 9 rocket malfunction
A new James Webb Space Telescope image of two galaxies in a cosmic dance was released for the telescope’s two-year anniversary of science operations. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket malfunction resulted in satellites burning up in Earth’s atmosphere, and the rocket grounded.
Jul 9, 2024 • 28min
Uncovering the mysteries of Bennu and a space news roundup
From the OSIRIS-REx mission, phosphate was found in a sample from the asteroid Bennu, a necessary building block for life to exist here on Earth. Then, as NASA grapples with aging space suits on the International Space Station, efforts to build the next generation of space suits hit a major snag.
