Space and Things

This week we break away from our normal scheduling to bring you a panel to discuss how to best support woman in the space community. Next week we'll catch up on all the news we've missed this week, b…

What a week. Two amazing stories this week which we hope will inspire you as much as they have us!

Perseverance Landing Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUqsH5y1j1M

Perseverance Audio File from t…

This week we preview the brand new season of Apple TV's 'For All Mankind' which premiers on Friday 19th February. We were lucky to be able to talk to show's creator Ronald D. Moore and we hope you en…

This month is well and truly Mars month with three separate missions from three different countries arriving at the red planet, so we asked Elizabeth Howell and Nicholas Booth to join us. The pair ha…

An action packed show for you. Loads to talk about. Chinese rockets, bio fuel rockets, space walks, SN9, mission announcements, private astronauts, Ham the astrochimp, the Apollo 14 50th anniversary,…

This week we have a very special interview with Ben Feist, the technical consultant for the Apollo 11 movie and the new Apollo 11 Quarantine movie. He also started the Apollo Real Time website and no…

It's been another very busy week in the world of space flight and we do our best to bring you up to date, but we also pay tribute to Dr. William Thornton, former NASA astronaut who died aged 91 last …

We love pondering what might have happened if events transpired slightly differently, and it turns out that there are plenty of great authors who have delivered us some fantastic pieces about these v…

In our first podcast of 2021 we spend some time talking about two people from the world of space who we think have been over looked. There are obviously thousands of people who fit this bill, but thi…

Emily and Dave take a look back at what's happened in 2020 and pick out some highlights, they also look forward into 2021 and make some plans.

This show was pre-recorded before Christmas, normal news…

To get us in the festive spirit, we spend some time looking at the history of crewed space flight at Christmas. We even added some jingle bells to help get you in the mood.

Further Reading:

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At the end of last week's podcast we said that this week would be a pre-recorded show, but then all the space news came in at once, so Dave and Emily made time to get together to talk it though. In p…

Are you looking to get a Christmas present for someone who loves space? This episode might help you out as we discuss some ideas and also speak to Max Kaiserman from Luna Replicas to discuss his stor…

This week's big news story is that China have landed their third spacecraft on the moon and this one plans to return a sample from the surface. As a result of this, Emily and Dave have a look back at…

In this week's podcast we are joined by actor Eric Ladin, who has recently been on our screens portraying Chris Kraft in 'The Right Stuff' on Disney+. You may also recognise him from playing Gene Kra…

In this week's podcast we are joined by Sarah Cruddas who has just released the most wonderful book called "Look Up: Our Story With The Stars" and it she has giving us an incredible interview.

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This week we look forward to the launch of the first crew rotation mission on the SpaceX Crew Dragon to the International Space Station as part of NASA's commercial crew program. NASA astronauts Mich…

This weekend Emily is heading the U.S. Rocket and Space Center in Huntsville, Alabama, so we thought we'd have a little look at the history of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center and how Huntsville…

This week we're celebrating 20 years of continuous human presence on the International Space Station by having a look back at the history of space stations. Perhaps the most under-appreciated achieve…

This weeks show was recorded on Tuesday night just after OSIRIS-REx managed to obtain a sample from asteroid Bennu in what as an audacious high five attempt. Emily and Dave talk through what happened…