Cosmic Chat Podcast

An spectacular alignment of planets takes place on July 27, 2018. Here's what to look for.

To go farther into space, there's a need to feed astronauts on long trips. A new contest for students in grades 4-12 aims to find ways to grow food gardens sustainable in outer space. It could land you a free spot in an aerospace camp and put you in touch with astronauts at the International Space Station. Listen for more details. And enter here.

Glen Fountain, former project manager for NASA's New Horizons Pluto project, stops by for a visit to talk about what they're learning about deep space, the formation of the solar system and traveling at 7 miles per second.

Interview with NORAD

Shannon Whetzel, collections manager at the Cosmosphere, talks about the Sputnik exhibit, its significance 60 years ago and the future of history in the digital age,

Tracey Tomme, vice president of education, talks about a new initiative at the Cosmosphere for a web-based STEM curriculum now available to school around the world.

Curt Mason, a NASA launch communicator, is on a mission to see all 30 remaining SR-71 Blackbirds still in existence. His grandfather helped design the plane, which was also featured in our first episode. We caught up with him on his visit to the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, Kansas.