Oct 6

Ep. 766: How Spacecraft End

Astronomy Cast Ep. 766: How Spacecraft End By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay End-of-Life Planning for Your Spacecraft! Streamed live October 1, 2025. Your spacecraft has reached the end of its mission. You’ve done everything you can to keep it operational, but now it’s time to say ... Show More

30m 28s

Sep 29

Ep. 765: Rockets vs The Environment

Astronomy Cast Ep. 765: Rockets vs The Environment By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on Sep 22, 2025. We don’t launch a lot of rockets every year, so their impact on the environment is minimal compared to other forms of transportation. But that number is steadily incr ... Show More

35m 18s

Sep 22

Ep. 764: Cleared For Launch!

Astronomy Cast Ep. 764: Cleared For Launch! By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live September 17, 2025. This week, we look at the process behind rockets getting licensed to launch, and everyone around the pad getting notified to stay away as T-0 approaches. (Can you say "er ... Show More

33m 3s

Sep 2023

2023 NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts Symposium: Part 1

Join Planetary Radio host Sarah Al-Ahmed on a trip to the 2023 NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Symposium in Houston, Texas. In this jam-packed two-part series, you'll hear Sarah's interviews with the inspiring NIAC fellows who are thinking up the technologies that could ... Show More

59m 51s

Nov 2023

China's Mars Race, Neutron Star Gold & NASA's SPHEREx | S26E141

Welcome to the show notes for Episode 141 of the "Spacetime" podcast, hosted by Stuart Gary. In this episode, we delve into China's ambitious Mars mission, a novel cosmic source for gold, and NASA's upcoming SPHEREx mission. **Episode Highlights:** 1. **China's Mars Sample Return ... Show More

27m 54s

May 2023

#353: Exploring the Cosmos: Saturn's Record-Breaking Moon Count & Other Space News

Thanks to Curiosity Stream and NordVPN for sponsoring today’s podcast. Go to https://curiositystream.com/SPACENUTS and use code SPACENUTS to save 25% today. Visit www.nordvpn.com/spacenuts for our special security deal designed for you and save big time. In this episode of the Sp ... Show More

50m 34s

Sep 2023

S26E111: Space Probes, New Planets, and Mysteries of Mind & Matter: A Galactic Dive

**SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 26 Episode 111 Show Notes** 1. **Parker Solar Probe's Venus Flyby:** Dive into the details of the Parker Solar Probe's recent gravity-assist flyby of Venus. This maneuver has propelled the spacecraft into a series of record-setting flights arou ... Show More

26m 55s

Jul 2019

Space Flight

What is the future of space flight? With a successful Nasa landing on Mars and more commercial space travel in development than ever before, astronautical engineers are taking us into a new age. From lift off to landing, rapid innovations are radically changing what's possible an ... Show More

49m 32s

Nov 2019

Dava Newman: Space Exploration, Space Suits, and Life on Mars

Dava Newman is the Apollo Program professor of AeroAstro at MIT and the former Deputy Administrator of NASA and has been a principal investigator on four spaceflight missions. Her research interests are in aerospace biomedical engineering, investigating human performance in varyi ... Show More

39m 45s

Mar 2023

S26E27: The Asteroid that Almost Swallowed a Spacecraft // 59 New Exoplanets // Starship Launch Plans

SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 27 *The asteroid that almost swallowed a spacecraft It sounds like something out of a 1950s sci-fi movie, but it seems that the asteroid Bennu almost swallowed NASA’s Osiris-Rex spacecraft during its sample collection maneuver. *59 new exoplanets disco ... Show More

37m 18s

Ep. 711: NASA Innovative Advanced Concep...