
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

May 7, 2024 • 28min
Space Kids Global heads to space and a mission to Venus is back on track
Space Kids Global is inspiring the next generation of space enthusiasts and scientists are preparing to study the hottest planet in our solar system.

Apr 30, 2024 • 28min
Curious Space and Starliner’s first crewed mission
Young space enthusiasts are asking an astronaut their burning questions about space exploration.

Apr 23, 2024 • 28min
Exomoons and lunar cameras
Scientists and astronomers are on the search for moons outside our solar system. Meanwhile, NASA and Nikon are working on a new camera designed to withstand our own moon’s environment.

Apr 16, 2024 • 28min
Space bites
Space food scientist Vickie Kloeris, speaks about her new book Space Bites, a memoir of her career with NASA preparing food for orbit.

Apr 9, 2024 • 28min
The future of pharmaceuticals in space
Varda Space Industries is working on pharmaceutical research in space that could help produce HIV therapy drugs at a much lower cost.

Apr 2, 2024 • 28min
Sun science during a solar eclipse
Viewers across the country are gearing up for the upcoming solar eclipse, and scientists are using this time to launch rockets into the skies – for science!

Mar 26, 2024 • 28min
Exploring the women of U.S. space exploration
It’s Women’s history month and ‘Are We There Yet?’ is exploring the women that made history in space with Wendy Lawrence, a veteran NASA Astronaut.

Mar 19, 2024 • 28min
Starship’s success and the Space Coast celebrates a launch icon
In Texas, Starship’s third orbital test flight was a win for SpaceX. Here in Florida, the Space Coast is celebrating the life of Robert Osband.

Mar 12, 2024 • 28min
Starship, take three
SpaceX prepares for its third Starship test flight with high stakes. The podcast dives into the history of women in the space program and the fight for female astronauts. Explore SpaceX's iterative testing approach, the evolution of Starship missions, and the significance of the upcoming test. Delve into NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Service Program, funding challenges, and provider competition. Learn about the exclusion of women in astronaut testing during the Mercury era and the influence of pioneering women in American space flight evolution.

Mar 5, 2024 • 28min
Stuck on Mars
As NASA explores human isolation on other planets, the agency’s plan to return Mars rocks to Earth is in limbo.