Today In Space
The award-winning space science podcast about all things space! Hosted by Alex G. Orphanos, science communicator, maker, and aerospace engineer. Our mission: to spread love and spread science!
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 389
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
Why are space progress & societal chaos linked? | A look at Space Race 2.0 | SpaceX, Flight Proven Hardware, & Gwynne Shotwell
We’ve got a space-packed episode for you this week! We’re talking about some great things to LOOK UP for in the night sky this month, review the latest news since the start of the year, and break dow…
The Balance: Goodbye 2020: Lessons & Takeaways: Honesty, Teamwork, & Personal Growth
It's the end of 2020, and we can't be more excited for this year to end! We've learned a whole bunch along the way, and I wanted to take this last episode of this shitty year to breakdown some lesson…
The Great 2020 Conjunction of Jupiter & Saturn aka The 'Xmas Star' | Holiday Special | Today In Space #227
Welcome to our Holiday Special! We're gearing up for the end of 2020 (thank goodness) and this week we wanted to break down what makes this Great Conjunction so 'great'.
We go over what's happening w…
SpaceX Starship SN8 Test Launch Breakdown | Test, Break, Analyze (repeat) | Today In Space #226
It's been a crazy month of Space so far! On this week's podcast we start by giving you a lightning fast review of all that's happened recently in space, and then we focus on breaking down the SpaceX …
Cyril Dupuy CEO of Vaonis | Astronomy, Optics, and Telescope Innovation | People of Science
This week we had the pleasure of having Cyril Dupuy on the podcast! He’s the CEO of Vaonis, an ex-Aerospace engineer, and extremely passionate about astronomy. We discuss Vaonis’ telescope Stellina a…
Redundancies, 7-time Flown Falcon 9, & the Reusability Equation | Today In Space #224
This week Alex talks about the 3D printing fire that was prevented due to redundancies, geeks out about the space shuttle, and then discusses the latest success from SpaceX with their 7th time flown …
Launch Hangout | Crew1 SpaceX & NASA | Best-of Moments from Live Stream
This week we have the best-of moments from the SpaceX & NASA Crew1 launch hangout. We had a lot of fun hanging out with everyone who joined us live! Thanks for all the great questions!
Congratulation…
Can Space Travel Save us from a Dystopian Future? Or fuel it? | Thoughts from an Engineer | TIS#222
We're slowly getting back to a regular schedule after I was out with COVID. Thanks for your patience! I share what's been on my mind lately, and what kept me preoccupied when I was recovering from …
Testing Positive | My two-week COVID-19 Experience | Thoughts from an Engineer TIS #221
We're back! After two weeks with COVID-19, and taking alot of rest and basically putting life on hold - the podcast has returned. A huge thank you to the Today In Space fam for reaching out, sending …
Bringing Ideas into Reality with 3D Printing | Creators of the Snap Collar Jack Collins & Mike Sullivan | TIS#220
This week we have the creators of the Snap Collar on to discuss their product before it launches on Kickstarter on October 13th, 2020. We had the pleasure of working with them early in the developmen…
Hope for the future of Space Colonies with Starship, 3D printing rovers, and Martian Lava tubes | TIS#219
This week has been tough for me - so I hope you're hanging in there. Stress overload. I usually end up thinking 'big picture' and looking to the future when that happens.
So for this episode, I pull …
Starship Evolution, A week full of rocket launches, and life on Venus | Orbital News TIS#218
Elliot & Zander Weaver - Producers of 'COSMOS' the Sci-Fi feature film | People of Science #217
On this week's People of Science episode, we have the Weaver brothers Elliot & Zander who are the producers of the science fiction feature film 'COSMOS. They share their journey to becoming filmmaker…
Thoughts from an Engineer: Neuralink, The Future, and 9-11 | Today in Space #216
This week Alex shares his thoughts on the future ahead of us, and just how weird it's going to get. Neuralink is the obvious front runner, allowing us to interface with the brain at a level unheard o…
Juleah Kaliski - Creativity in COVID, Self Care, and Enabling Yourself By Knowing Yourself | People of Science #215
On People of Science, we speak with humans who follow their passions and have been influenced by science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics (STEAM).
This week we had Juleah Kaliski b…
Galileo Rocket Review, SpaceX's Falcon9 1049B, and Launchapalooza! | TIS#214
It's a busy week in space this week! Launchapalooza is upon us with 5 rocket launches planned for the weekend - SpaceX, ULA, RocketLab, and Astra We also have to discuss the Falcon9 B1049 because it…
A New Hope - SpaceX & NASA together, End of an Era, and Self-Care | The Balance TIS213
Hey there Space People! Apologies for the week off - life and COVID finally got the best of me and needed to take care of myself. Now that I've been tested and hydrated again we're back! I share my…
NASA's Demo2 Crew Returns, SpaceX Starship SN5 Hops, and Galileo Rocket Progress | TIS#212
What a crazy week! Not just for the world around us slipping into madness, but the incredible things happening in the Space Industry! A new hope on the horizon after NASA Astronauts Bob Benhken and D…
Launch Hangout | Perseverance Rover Launches to Mars, along with the Ingenuity Helicopter
We had a LIVE Launch Hangout for the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover from Cape Canaveral in Florida from the comfort of the podcast studio. A beautiful day to launch to the Red Planet, and both NASA and…
SpaceX Double Fairing Recovery, Tianwen-1 to Mars, and a science-based approach to dealing with bullshit information in our daily lives
It was a busy week in space this week! Lots to talk about - China is off to Mars with it's first rover, SpaceX successfully achieved another level of reusability capabilities, the return date for Dem…