AstrotalkUK
Weekly audio podcast by and predominantly amateur astronomers.
- Update frequency
- every 24 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 50
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2024
Episode 74: Space Debris and Sustainable use of Space
Dr Brian Weeden
Space, as the author Douglas Adams said "is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is". After 6 decades of launching spacecraft, some orbi…
Space, as the author Douglas Adams said "is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is". After 6 decades of launching spacecraft, some orbi…
Fri 18 May 2018
Episode 73: Using Commercial Of the Shelf (COTs) Components to build spacecraft
If you follow this podcast, you will notice a very long pause since the previous episode. I have been busy writing my second book, the Indian Space Programme which is now finally complete. So I am no…
Tue 01 May 2018
Quick Update
Its been a while since I posted episode 72. Now that the book The Indian Space Programme has been published, I am resuming the podcasting. You can see some Amazon Reviews and if you have one, add yo…
Sun 29 Apr 2018
Episode 72: Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Located about 80km from Chennai on India's east coast, Satish Dhawan Space centre is used by ISRO to launch all of its satellites including those to the Moon and Mars. Also known as Sriharikota, it w…
Mon 01 Jun 2015
Episode 71: TATA Institute for Fundamental Research
The Indian Space Program was initiated by a brilliant nuclear physicist Homi Bhabha who pretty much immediately handed over the space program to Vikram Sarabhai. Bhabha himself pursued the goal of br…
Mon 25 May 2015
Episode 70: India’s Deep Space Network and ISRO Satellite Centre
India's space program is now over half a century old. During this time its Infrastructure has evolved. This episode looks at the current communication capabilities used to support space vehicles duri…
Thu 30 Apr 2015
Episode 69: Mars Orbiter Mission
Interview recorded at ISRO's satellite Centre in Bangalore with Mars Orbiter Mission program director Dr Mylswamy Annadurai. This interview was recorded on 26th March 2014 after MOM was launched but…
Tue 18 Nov 2014
Episode 68: Stephen H Smith – India’s forgotten rocketeer
Contribution of Stephen H Smith to development of rocketry and the Anglo Indian community in India of which he is a member.
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Tue 06 May 2014
Episode 67: Technik Museum Speyer
This episode is a preview of some of the space related exhibits in Europe's largest aerospace museum - Speyer Technik Museum, in Germany. If you ever go and the following may entice you to do so, fo…
Mon 03 Feb 2014
Episode 66: Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
November 21st 2013 was the 50th anniversary of a rocket launched from India in to space. The launch itself was an all Indian affair but with lots of international support. The rocket was American, ca…
Thu 05 Dec 2013
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