Space and Things
A weekly podcast devoted to the exploration of space, with updates on what is happening in the space flight world as well as looking back at some of the key moments and figures involved with the evolution of space flight. Presented by historian Emily Carney and space nerd Dave Giles.
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 208
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2024
STP7 - The Right Stuff and The Start of NASA
STP 7
Following the release of 'The Right Stuff' on Disney+ this week, Dave and Emily discuss the history of Tom Wolfe's book, the original 1983 film and the first two episodes.
With that in mind, they…
STP6 - No Scrubs
Another week where there were many scrubs... We did eventually get two launches, but it really does feel like there has been a curse, so this week Dave and Emily look more at scrubs and aborts. There…
STP5 - Apollo 13 on stage?
Due to the unexpected loss of Emily's friend Al Hallonquist, a big part of the space community, Dave is on his own this week.
He managed to talk to British actor Tom Chambers (Holby City, Waterloo Roa…
STP4 - What's The Greatest Space Documentary?
Following the release of 'Challenger: The Final Flight' on Netflix, Emily and Dave have a look at their favourite documentaries.
Featuring discussions on 'When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions', 'MIss…
STP3 - Life on Venus?
It may not be as catchy a song, and unfortunately David Bowie isn't here to write it, but this weeks burning question. Is there life on Venus?
There was a whole load of new stuff going on once again t…
STP 2 - Remembering Gerald 'Jerry' Carr - with Dr Ed Gibson
Followi the sad news that Gerald Carr passed away shortly after his 88th birthday on 26th August, we decided that we would take a look at his life and the mission he commanded: Skylab 4. We were fort…
STP 1 - Emily Carney and Dave Giles - 2020 so far.
STP 1 - The podcast has launched.
In our first episode, our co-hosts introduce themselves and look back upon the year 2020 so far and pick out their highlights.
What was their favourite space flight ev…
The Space and Things Podcast Trailer
Space historian Emily Carney has teamed up with space flight nerd Dave Giles for Space and Things, a podcast devoted to the exploration of space. Each week they'll be keeping up to date with what is …