

Are We There Yet?
Central Florida Public Media
Your weekly podcast journey into the latest news, missions, and stories shaping space exploration.
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May 21, 2024 • 28min
Saving the Space Coast’s future and past from rising water
On the space coast, engineers and anthropologists are trying to combat rising sea levels that threaten to wash away launch pads at the Kennedy Space Center and thousands-years-old village sites in the Indian River Lagoon.

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.