Oct 19

Ep. 805: Mission Tech Series: Gyroscopes & Servos

Spinney things! Streamed live 18 Oct 2026. Hosted by: Fraser Cain (@frasercain) and Dr. Pamela L. Gay (@CosmoQuest) Our journey through space exploration technology continues! Today we look at the things that spin: gyros, reaction wheels, servos. Newton's laws are large and in ch ... Show More

33m 2s

Oct 12

Ep. 804: Mission Tech Series: Fairings, Docking & Airlocks

Ad-Free thanks to your support at patreon.astronomycast.com! Instead of sending up an entire space station for every mission, you can just send up a tiny can filled with astronauts. But that takes docking. And today we're gonna talk about what it takes to connect two spacecraft t ... Show More

30m 31s

Oct 5

Ep. 803: Mission Tech Series: Engines & Stages

Hosted by: Fraser Cain (@frasercain) and Dr. Pamela L. Gay (@CosmoQuest) Streamed on October 3, 2026. Today our series continues with our deep dive into rockets, their engines & stages. We fall into the tyranny of the rocket equation and discover what it takes to escape Earth's g ... Show More

36m 12s

Ep. 806: Mission Tech Series: Thrusters