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Episode 643: Open Space 69: Matt O'Dowd from PBS Space Time
Today I'm joined by Dr. Matt O'Dowd from the successful PBS Space Time YouTube Channel. Matt is an astrophysicist and associate professor in the Phys…
6 years, 4 months ago
Episode 642: Open Space 68: Dangers and Rewards of Moon Mining with Dr. Phil Metzger
Today I'm joined by Dr. Phil Metzger, a planetary physicist with the Planetary Science faculty at the University of Central Florida. Phil specializes…
6 years, 4 months ago
Episode 638: Open Space 65: Rob Hoyt, Tethers Unlimited
My guest today is Rob Hoyt, the CEO and Chief Scientist of Tethers Unlimited. Founded in 1994, Tethers Unlimited is working on space-based assembly a…
6 years, 4 months ago
Episode 639: Waterworlds. Can There Be Life Without Land?
One of the longstanding questions astronomers have had is, are we normal? Is our Solar System a template for what we might expect to see as we look o…
6 years, 4 months ago
Episode 640: Open Space 66: Special Guest Jim Al-Khalili, The World According to Physics
Today I'll be joined by Jim Al-Khalili, a professor of physics at the University of Surrey. He's a well-known science presenter in the UK and has wri…
6 years, 4 months ago
Episode 637: Q&A 119: Why Should Artemis Bother When We've Got Starship? And More... Featuring Dr. Pamela Gay
In this week's questions show, I explain why we should be excited for both Starship and Artemis. Do we have a cognitive bias when thinking about adva…
6 years, 4 months ago
Episode 636: Open Space 64: Why Send Humans to Space when Robots are Better? And More..
No guest this week, just a live QA with me. I counsel people on how to be patient when living on Elon Musk time, what is NASA interested in with the …
6 years, 4 months ago
Episode 635: Japan is Going to Bring a Sample of Phobos Back to Earth. The Martian Moon eXploration Mission
Mars has been the destination for so many of our spacecraft, and for good reason, it’s probably the most Earthlike place in the Solar System, with wa…
6 years, 4 months ago
Episode 634: Open Space 63: China's Plans for the Moon and More...
No guest this week, just a live QA with me. We talked about what China is up to on the Moon and what comes next. How well have we mapped the surface …
6 years, 5 months ago
Episode 633: How Will Humans Return to the Moon in 2024? Lunar Lander Options for Artemis
After almost 50 years since the Apollo Moon landing missions ended, NASA announced that they’re going to return to the surface of the Moon with their…
6 years, 5 months ago