The Modern Space Race
Welcome to The Modern Space Race — your front-row seat to humanity’s greatest leap into the stars. Every Friday, we bring you the most important, fascinating, and up-to-date space news from around the globe: from Starship test launches at Starbase and NASA’s Artemis missions, to new rocket technologies, international space policy, and the latest discoveries from Mars, the Moon, and beyond.
Then, join us every Wednesday for our listener-favorite Q&A episodes, where we answer your most burning questions about space exploration, orbital mechanics, astronaut life, private spaceflight, planetary science, and everything in between. Whether you're a student, a lifelong space geek, an engineer, or just someone curious about what’s above, there's something here for you.
Hosted by passionate aerospace minds and built for a global audience, The Modern Space Race dives deep without losing clarity. We cover breaking developments from SpaceX, NASA, Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, ISRO, and the growing universe of space startups and commercial launch companies shaping our interplanetary future.
So strap in. Because the race isn’t over—it’s just getting started.
New episodes every Friday and Wednesday.
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- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 9 minutes
- Episodes
- 48
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
008-SpaceX Flight 5 Super Heavy Catch
Welcome to The Modern Space Race! Thank you so much for listening, I really appreciate it! In this episode I do an overview of the SpaceX Flight 5 Launch and Catch attempt, much more information to c…
007-Space News: Falcon 9 Failure and Ariane 6 Launch
In this episode multiple launches, including more SpaceX Starlinks, the first Launch of Ariane 6, more launches from China, Nasa cancels a 500 million dollar moon rover, after it was built and ready …
006-When Did The Modern Space Race Start?
In this episode we take a look at when the modern space race actually started
Welcome to The Modern Space Race! Thank you so much for listening, I really appreciate it! In this episode I do an overvie…
005-Space News: Starship’s 5th Launch is only a Month Away?
In this episode a more Starlink satellites launch, starship flight 5 announced for a month from now, a self-healing metal for satellites, and much more!
Welcome to The Modern Space Race! Thank you so …
004-Why Is SpaceX So Important
In this episode were looking at why SpaceX has dominated the Space Race!
Welcome to The Space Race! Thank you so much for listening, I really appreciate it! In this episode I do an overview of the 21s…
003-Space News: Boeing Crewed Launch Delayed
This week we’ve had multiple launches, including more space x starlink launches, we could be meeting the Egyptian god of chaos with an army of cubesats, FAA to conduct new environmental review for Sp…
002-Boeing’s Starliner
In this episode we dive into the Boeing Starliner, and why it has just launched, while Dragon has been servicing the ISS for years.
Welcome to The Space Race! Thank you so much for listening, I really…
001-The Space Race Begins
Welcome to The Space Race! Thank you so much for listening, I really appreciate it! In this episode I do an overview of the 21st century space race, and talk a little bit about this podcast.
If you w…