Podcast Episodes

Ronak Dave, NASA Johnson Space Center Flight Director

Episode 254

Ronak Dave is a Flight Director at NASA’s Johnson Space Center who always knew he wanted to work in Human Spaceflight Operations. His journey from a curious engineer to one of NASA’s elite is inspiri…

Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Dr. Eiman Jahangir’s Journey to Space with Blue Origin

Episode 253

Dr. Eiman Jahangir, a physician, analog astronaut, and lifelong space enthusiast, shares his remarkable journey to becoming an astronaut with Blue Origin’s New Shepard. With two previous NASA astrona…

Published on 9 months ago

Anna (Hanna Sav) Harutyunyan: Armenia's First Analog Astronaut and Founder of Rocket Space Academy

Episode 252

Anna (Hanna Sav) Harutyunyan, is an Armenian engineer and robotics student who recently made history as Armenia’s first analog astronaut! 

In this episode, she joins host Beth Mund on the Casual Spac…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Samantha Christensen: Opening the Marley Foundation Astronomy Discovery Center at Lowell Observatory

Episode 251

Samantha Christensen, a long-time team member at Lowell Observatory, shares the exciting news about the grand opening of the Marley Foundation Astronomy Discovery Center in Flagstaff, Arizona. As Nor…

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Corbett Hoenninger, General Manager of Argotec Inc.

Episode 250

Corbett Hoenninger, General Manager of Argotec Inc., has quite the space career.  From training astronauts at NASA to helping lead the Dream Chaser’s drop tests (including a memorable crash landing),…

Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago

Chris Quigg: Exploring Grace in All Simplicity

Episode 249

Chris Quigg, the celebrated theoretical physicist and co-author of Grace in All Simplicity, whisks us away on a journey through the wonders of particle physics—served with a dash of poetry and a spri…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

Scott Holcomb: From Space Camp to the Classroom

Episode 248

Beth welcomes movie star and educator, Scott Holcomb! Scott shares his remarkable story from his surprise audition to his role in the industry CLASSIC film, Space Camp,  and how it led him to a meani…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Defending Space Through Storytelling with Stuart Hardwick

Episode 247

Award-winning science fiction author and friend of the show Stuart Hardwick returns to share the story behind his latest work, Tales of the United States Space Force and his passion for space defense…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

From Space Camp to Space Force with Col. Heather Bogstie

Episode 246

Welcome our first ever US Space Force guest Col. Heather Bogstie!

Col. Heather Bogstie shares her journey from attending Space Camp as a young girl to becoming a key leader in the newly established U…

Published on 10 months, 4 weeks ago

Marc Hartzman

Episode 245

Marc Hartzman, friend of the show and author of We Are Not Alone: The Extraordinary History of UFOs, Aliens, and Our Hopes, Fears, and Fantasies, returns to the Casual Space Podcast to dive into the …

Published on 11 months ago