Casual Space

Frank White returns to Casual Space: Author, space philosopher and consultant joins Beth to share a lot of news!  A new edition of the Overview Effect is out- and Frank announces a new project coming…

That famous photo- the one we’re all familiar with- an astronaut in a bright white suit flying untethered – floating, really, above the Earth with the dark contrast of space in the background… that …

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Join the growing community of scientists, researchers, innovators, writers, artists and explorers working to enhance space exploration efforts. 

Now that Beth is back from her latest analog…

Did you know that the people and environment around you that you interact with can impact and even change the inside of your gut flora?

Dr. JJ Hastings has found that in many of the past analog ast…

Sorry, folks. You won’t find Paul Bakken on social media. You will find him running around the LunAres habitat repairing, improving and applying his years of analog astronaut experience to our missio…

In the first MUND ON the MOON series, meet Paul Tomko. He is our crew’s Executive Officer- applying his expertise of Aeronautical & Astronautical engineering with his passion for space exploration an…

THIS WEEK, in the news from Space.com: Nuclear-powered spaceships for fast trips to Mars may now be one step closer to reality.

“NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have teamed up to fund th…

This is the story of one amazing woman who is taking her expertise of space systems and implementing changes that will benefit us all- like making life support technologies easily accessible and affo…

Today on the podcast…. Beth welcomes back Chris Carberry to help introduce Space Drinks Association, a new organization comprised of diverse and unique collection of brewers, distillers, space explor…

There are *billions* of dollars’ worth of invaluable imagery, information, and data available, for free from NASA, NOAA, ESA, and more but unfortunately, sometimes it can be hard to get to… and hard …

“How might we prepare today’s students for humanities multi-planet future?” -Mark Wagner, Casual Space Podcast 

How will we go to school in space? What will we need to learn? What do the “classrooms”…

People often ask me what it was like as a “NASA” insider. On this episode of Casual Space, one of the very best of the best, Michael Ciannilli joins me to share highlights and lessons learned from mo…

“Everything in a NASA mission patch exists for a purpose. Every part is deliberate and important.”  -KSCArtist Tim Gagnon, from Casual Space Podcast

Have you ever really looked at a mission patch?…

What happens when we integrate multi-media art with space, science, and technology? Neuroscientist Jancy McPhee is the founder and executive director of SciArt Exchange, an organization providing sci…

Can an artist’s work help to forecast the future? Can art in different forms (infographics, etc.) help decision makers within the industry? Is the ISS beautiful? 

With more than 20+ years of work in …

What are lava tubes?  What can they tell us about the rest of the solar system? Could lava tubes harbor life deep inside them on other planets?  Ph.D. student Gavin Tolometti believes the best way to…

How is one person working to make space travel accessible to everyone? 

One scholarship at a time, according to Niko Blanks.  

“For me, sending pediatric cancer patients and their families to Space…

Are you intimidated by looking at the night sky? Wondering what’s what in our big universe? The astronomers are here to help (it’s easier than you think)! 

Beth recently invited John, Samantha and Je…

Is there life out there? 

It is the fundamental question we humans have been asking since the beginning of our existence. Beth and Chad attempt to answer this question, then work in The Fermi Paradox…

Have you ever been hesitant to try to learn the night sky, or wonder how you can view the cosmos with just a little help? David Dickinson has created the ultimate field guide for us backyard astronom…