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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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Rockets With Frickin' Laser Beams. Uncovering The...

Are We There Yet? ·

2020/12/29

When it comes to how dirt on the moon behaves, scientists are still in the dark. Moon sand, also called regolith, is pretty mysterious -- but one team of University of Central Florida scientists want to shed some light on lunar dust clouds...by shooting lasers at it.

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An Artemis Astronaut & Recap Of 2020 Space News

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2020/12/22

NASA announced the first group of astronauts who will train for a mission to the moon. We’ll talk with one of those astronauts, Kayla Barron, about the selection and what the mission means for women in the astronaut corps.

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Hubble: 30 Years Of Spectacular Celestial Images

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2020/12/15

For the last three decades, the Hubble Space Telescope has peered deep into our universe, exploring the origins of the cosmos and capturing stunning views of stars, clusters and galaxies. Now, NASA is releasing a catalogue of some of its most dazzling images -- some you can see yourself from your own backyard.

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The Big Business Of Small Satellites

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2020/12/08

A new company plans to launch small satellites from the belly of a drone. It joins the growing number of small launch companies popping up to send tiny payloads into space. So what’s the market for these small satellites?

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Remembering Arecibo & Sending Science To Space

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2020/12/01

A 305-meter radio telescope in Puerto Rico collapsed after sustaining damage earlier this year -- sending 900 tons of radio equipment crashing into the dish.

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Arecibo's Legacy

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2020/11/24

For nearly six decades, a 1,000 foot dish in a Puerto Rican forest has led the charge in searching for far away planets, alien life and tracking near-Earth asteroids. It’s also had cameos in television and film including the 1995 James Bond movie Goldeneye. Now, that dish is going dark.

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A New Era In Human Spaceflight

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2020/11/17

Four astronauts successfully launched and docked to the International Space Station this week, flying on the first commercially designed and built spacecraft -- SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule.

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The Path Ahead In Space Policy & A "Black Hole...

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2020/11/10

All eyes have been on the Presidential race, but the 2020 election will also have an impact on the U.S. space program. From Congressional funding to NASA leadership -- what’s ahead? Then, black holes have captured the attention of the masses with breakthroughs in imaging, gravitational wave detection and Nobel Prize recognition. What’s spurring this new dawn of black hole discovery?

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A Space For Comedy & SLS Testing

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2020/11/03

We’ll speak with co-creators, writers and stars of the new show Moonbase 8, John C. Reilly, Tim Heidecker and Fred Armisen about the inspiration and research behind the series.

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Searching For Aliens

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2020/10/27

We’re on the hunt for aliens. NASA astrobiologists are scanning the skies for signs of life. But will extraterrestrials look like the little green humanoids from science fiction movies, books or TV?

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Terry Virts & The Space Toilet: Exploring The Human...

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2020/10/20

There’s a lot about space travel that doesn’t get talked about -- like how do astronauts shower or go to the bathroom?

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Ancient Asteroid Dust & Deep Space Delivery

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2020/10/13

After launching from Cape Canaveral, Florida back in 2016, OSIRIS-REx is about to execute one of its most critical mission objectives -- suck up some dust on a far away asteroid.

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Mars Opposition & Worried Astronomers

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2020/10/06

This week Mars is set to come closer to Earth than it has been in more than a decade. The Mars Opposition is when the red planet becomes a visible bright red spot in the night sky.

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Inclusion And Diversity In Space Exploration

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2020/09/29

NASA and other space and science agencies are striving to diversify their workforces, but there’s still a long way to go. As the country grapples with racial inequality, so do these organizations.

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Life On Venus? What A Stinky Gas Means For The Search...

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2020/09/22

Last week, scientists announced the finding of phosphine gas in the atmosphere of Venus, one of our closest planetary neighbors. This stinky gas is linked to life here on Earth -- could that be the case on Venus?

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Fixing Arecibo & Tracking Near-Earth Asteroids

Are We There Yet? ·

2020/09/15

It’s been more than a month since an asteroid-hunting telescope in Puerto Rico has gone dark. The Arecibo Observatory’s dish is broken after a piece of scaffolding fell, damaging the surface. So what will it take to fix it?

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Humans To Mars & A Supernova Extinction

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2020/09/08

Last week, scientists, engineers and visionaries met at the annual Humans to Mars summit, outlining current challenges and technological breakthroughs in developing a plan for how to live on the red planet.

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A Space For Curiosity & An Observatory Goes Dark

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2020/09/01

Public interest in space exploration is on the rise, partly due to high-profile missions like SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, returning to human launches from the U.S. and excitement around the launch of three missions to Mars this summer. With new interest comes questions from amateur space fans and a new podcast from WKMG’s space reporter Emilee Speck aims to answer those questions submitted by listeners

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Assembling NASA's Deep Spacecraft & Heavy Metal...

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2020/08/25

NASA’s Orion spacecraft is the next deep-space vehicle designed to take humans to the moon.

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The Big Business Of SpaceX & The Discovery Of A Tiny...

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2020/08/18

It’s been a busy year for the private space company SpaceX -- from launching and landing two NASA astronauts in its Crew Dragon Capsule, to the deployment of hundreds of tiny satellites to blanket the globe with internet access. Now, SpaceX is pushing ahead with development of its Starship spacecraft, with ambitious plans to send humans to the moon and Mars.

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