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Are We There Yet?

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Your weekly podcast journey into the latest news, missions, and stories shaping space exploration.

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From Mars to Jupiter, the latest findings from the...

Are We There Yet? ·

2021/11/02

NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars and Juno spacecraft at Jupiter are helping us better understand our solar system.

"Back to Earth": Astronaut Nicole Stott wants us to...

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2021/10/26

Astronaut Nicole Stott spent more than 100 days in space. Her view of the planet up there changed the way she thinks about it now that she’s down here. We’ll talk with Stott about her motivation to write the book, and her rules for us here on this planet to treat it like our own spaceship and what we can do to be better crew mates.

After SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission, Chris Sembroski...

Are We There Yet? ·

2021/10/19

Sembroski and the Inspiration4 crew are now back here on Earth. So what was the experience like? We’ll speak with Sembroksi about the mission and what’s next after leaving the planet.

NASA's next space station astronaut & Lucy's mission...

Are We There Yet? ·

2021/10/12

A crew of four is set to launch to the International Space Station at the end of the month, starting a six month mission on the orbiting lab. One of those astronauts is Kayla Barron and she tells us the first rocket launch she’ll ever see in person will be the one she’s sitting on top of. We’ll speak with Barron about her rookie mission to space, and what she expects to do when she gets to the ISS.

Trouble Brewing At Blue Origin & The Search For...

Are We There Yet? ·

2021/10/05

Trouble brewing at Blue Original and the search for extraterrestrial life.

Can We Call The Inspiration4 Crew Astronauts?

Are We There Yet? ·

2021/09/21

Looking back at Inspiration 4’s launch and the future of commercial astronauts.

Countdown To Inspiration4

Are We There Yet? ·

2021/09/14

We’re just a day away from the launch window opening of SpaceX’s Inspiration-4 mission. It’s the first all-civilian space mission to orbit, taking four people on a three-day trip to space and back. It’s also unlike any launch from the U.S. People are leaving the planet, and they’re not NASA astronauts.

Grounding Virgin Galactic & Documenting SpaceX's...

Are We There Yet? ·

2021/09/07

An inside look at Virgin Galactic as the FAA investigates a recent "mishap" and a conversation with the photographer documenting the all-civilian SpaceX mission Inspiration4.

Civilian Space Science & Surviving Black Holes

Are We There Yet? ·

2021/08/31

An all-civilian space mission is set to take flight in about two weeks. the crew of four will fly in SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule mission on a three day trip to low-Earth orbit and back. But it’s not all about fun and games for this private mission. The crew will be performing crucial science experiments that will help get humans to farther places in our solar system like the moon and Mars and survive longer in the harsh environment of space.

An Inside Look At SpaceX's Inspiration 4 Mission &...

Are We There Yet? ·

2021/08/24

It’s a new chapter in space flight history -- so how did we get here? Axios space reporter Miriam Kramer explores the mission’s origin and purpose in a new podcast for Axios. We’ll speak with her about her reporting and what’s ahead for the Inspiration 4 crew.

Fight & Flight: A Look At Blue Origin's Fight For A...

Are We There Yet? ·

2021/08/17

Fight and flight -- the battle over NASA’s lunar lander and new software for the agency’s moon rocket.

Printing On The Moon & Black Hole Observations

Are We There Yet? ·

2021/08/10

Can you print things on the moon? Redwire Space wants to find out using a 3D printer installed on the International Space Station.

A Soundtrack For Space & The Curious Case Of Dimming...

Are We There Yet? ·

2021/08/03

The soundtrack of space. From Gustov Holtz’s suite "The Planets" to Kubrick’s choice of "Blue Danube" in 2001: A Space Odyssey, certain pieces of music are just cosmic. Now, a new project by a space entrepreneur and musician is building upon the soundtrack of space by beaming songs into the cosmos, starting from the International Space Station.

Starliner's Redo & Measuring The Pulse Of Mars

Are We There Yet? ·

2021/07/27

Boeing’s Starliner is set to launch on an uncrewed mission from Cape Canaveral to the International Space Station later this week on a critical test mission to certify the vehicle to fly astronauts. It’s a redo of a previous test attempt in late 2019 that failed to reach the space station. We’ll speak with Michelle Parker, Boeing’s space and launch chief engineer about the mission and what the team learned from the previous attempt.

A Space For All? How Will Space Tourism Shape Access...

Are We There Yet? ·

2021/07/20

Billionaire Jeff Bezos has reached a life-long goal of flying in space. His company Blue Origin launched its first mission with passengers Tuesday morning from West Texas, ushering in a new era of private space tourism. But with a high price tag can only the wealthy fly?

A Countdown To Clean Clothes In Space

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2021/07/13

Astronauts rarely get the comforts of home. Fresh food is scarce, a hot shower is unheard of, and they’re asked to wear their clothes multiple times before tossing them to the trash. Laundry is something missing from human space exploration, but scientists at Proctor and Gamble are hoping to change that.

10 Years Since Shuttle: A Look To The Past & Future

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2021/07/06

On July 8, 2011, Atlantis launched from Kennedy Space Center, the final mission of the shuttle program. We’ll revisit the Space Shuttle program with two time astronaut Bruce Melnick, who was a mission specialist on both Space Shuttle Discovery and Endeavour. Then, we’ll speak with Space Florida’s Dale Ketcham about the Space Coast plan post-Shuttle and how commercial companies are filling in the void left by the program.

Mercury Rising: John Glenn And The Space Race

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2021/06/29

When we think of the space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, we focus much on the Apollo program and the U.S. astronauts who crossed that finish line. But the space race began earlier than that and was far more perilous than we thought.

NASA Investigates UFOS & Tiny Mars Mic Captures Big...

Are We There Yet? ·

2021/06/22

Why NASA is joining the inquiry into Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP), how a tiny mic on Mars is beaming back bigs sounds and a profile of a launch photographer capturing rockets leaving the planet.

Space Tourism: Up There & Down Here

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2021/06/15

A seat on Blue Origin’s first crewed New Shepard flight went for $28 million at auction. It marks the start of a new chapter of space tourism. So what’s the future of this burgeoning market?

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