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Are We There Yet?

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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Feb 27, 2024 • 28min

Astronaut Winston Scott’s journey to space

Explore former astronaut Winston Scott's inspiring journey from a segregated school in Florida to conducting spacewalks aboard shuttles like Columbia and Endeavour, contributing to the construction of the International Space Station. Learn about his impact on space exploration, including designing critical systems for the ISS and the importance of diversity in the space program. Discover the future of space travel with commercial companies like Virgin, SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Boeing, and the role of inclusivity in shaping the future of space exploration.
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Feb 20, 2024 • 28min

Weather satellites in space and humans on Mars

A new satellite will track things like hurricanes and volcanoes from space. Plus, a conversation with the Walkabout the Galaxy podcast hosts Josh Colwell, Audrey Martin and Jim Cooney about humans on Mars.
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Feb 13, 2024 • 28min

Observatories on the moon and art that reaches orbit

New technology on the moon and a space art competition that highlights the importance of space.

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