Liftoff

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Liftoff was a podcast about space, the universe, and everything. You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to understand the major developments as explained by enthusiastic space fans Stephen Hackett an... more

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April 24, 201871: A 322-foot Football
Stephen launches a new segment about the SLS, then talks with Jason about the swearing in of NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and the future of NASA TESS.
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NASA’s realigning dual Mobile Launcher plan targets extra SLS Block 1 missions – NASASpaceFlight.com SLS Stages Bridenstine sworn in as NASA administrator - SpaceNews.com Space industry expresses support for Bridenstine’s confirmation - SpaceNews.com NASA’s new planet finder is in space. Now what? | Ars Technica
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46min
April 10, 201870: An All-Inclusive Space Hotel
This week, Stephen and Jason are joined by space and technology reporter Swapna Krishna to catch up on a whole bunch of news, including the James Webb Telescope's latest schedule slip, SpaceX's recent tangling with NOAA, Commercial Crew changes and more. Also, the introduction of Liftoff merchandise!
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Guest Starring:
Swapna Krishna
Links and Show Notes
Swapna Krishna (@skrishna) | Twitter Swapna Krishna Give Me Space by Swapna Krishna LIFTOFF MERCH 🚀🚀 NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Slips to 2020, and Astronomy Suffers - Scientific American NASA, Boeing add option for extended Starliner Crew Flight Test - SpaceFlight Insider NOAA didn't notice years of illegal SpaceX Falcon 9 video — Quartz WSJ: SpaceX not to blame for 'Zuma' spy satellite disaster Virgin Galactic chalks up successful supersonic test flight - CBS News Virgin Galactic completes first powered test flight since 2014 crash SpaceShipTwo - Wikipedia Chinese Space Station Tiangong 1 Falls to Earth - Scientific American The First Naked-Eye Superflare Detected from Proxima Centauri @EvryscopeCTIO Tweet about Proxima Centauri A new startup wants to launch a luxury space hotel into orbit NASA may use swarms of robotic bees to study Mars
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47min
March 27, 201869: Apollo 6
This week: NASA's new budget and Apollo 6.
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NASA photo from the unmanned Apollo 6 mission, showing the Saturn V interstage adapter ring separating from the base of the S-IIB second stage.
Our Apollo Episodes:
Apollo 1
Apollo 4 & 5
Apollo 6
Apollo 7
Apollo 8
Apollo 9
Apollo 10
Apollo 11
Apollo 12
Apollo 13
Apollo 14
Apollo 15
Apollo 16
Apollo 17
NASA Budget To Soar Over $20 Billion in Final FY2018 Appropriations – SpacePolicyOnline.com Congress is giving NASA more money than it requested to build a second launch platform - The Verge JPL News | Mars Curiosity Celebrates Sol 2,000 Curiosity marks 2,000th Martian day of operation; science team eyes rover’s future – NASASpaceFlight.com NASA - NSSDCA - Apollo 6 - Details Apollo 6: April 4, 1968 - YouTube Apollo 6 - 16MM Onboard Film - YouTube How Little Vibrations Break Big Rockets - Vintage Space - YouTube
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39min
March 13, 201868: In Tune With Your System
This week, Stephen and Jason are joined by Holly Griffith, a Mechanical Engineer at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, where she works on the Safety for the Life Support Systems for the new Orion capsule.
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Guest Starring:
Holly Griffith
Links and Show Notes SpaceX aims to test its Mars rocket system in first half of 2019 NASA No Longer Seeks to Build a Second Mobile Launcher for SLS If you come at the Space Launch System, you best not miss | The Planetary Society Tiangong-1 reentry updates | Rocket Science Tiangong-1 frequently asked questions | Rocket Science Why people still worry about the falling Chinese space station — despite the low odds - The Verge
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43min
February 28, 201867: Paranoia and a Courtesy Laugh
From a HI-SEAS mishap to an exoplanet getting blasted by its host star, it's news round-up time on Liftoff this week.
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Links and Show Notes Biosphere 2 “Minor Accident” Postpones HI-SEAS Mission VI HI-SEAS Mission Cancelled After Crew Member Quits New call for applicants will go out for HI-SEAS Mission VI After 2016 rocket explosion, Elon Musk’s SpaceX looked seriously at sabotage - The Washington Post SpaceX’s recovered fairing spotted sailing into port on Mr Steven Stratolaunch - Gallery Bigelow Aerospace’s new company will find customers for its space habitats - The Verge How the Trump administration wants to make it easier for commercial space companies to do business - The Verge Bad Astronomy | Vacuuming up the dust — and sterilizing a planet — around Proxima Centauri Alien life could thrive in a place like Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus, experiment shows - The Washington Post Microbes found in Earth’s deep ocean might grow on Saturn’s moon Enceladus - The Verge Earth's core is 2.5 years younger than its crust, new calculations reveal
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48min
February 14, 201866: Fancy Ballast
Stephen and Jason talk about their recent #NASASocial trips, and what the agency's new budget and direction may mean for the International Space Station, Mars and more.
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Links and Show Notes Sierra Nevada Corporation targets late 2020 for first Dream Chaser resupply mission - SpaceFlight Insider B-Sides #31: Falcon Heavy - Relay FM Liftoff Podcast - Falcon Heavy Launch - YouTube Elon Musk on Twitter: "Not enough ignition fluid to light the outer two engines after several three engine relights. Fix is pretty obvious.… https://t.co/X0vvdL6ISs" Military Certification the Next Big Test for SpaceX's Falcon Heavy NASA Socials | NASA Resource Prospector | NASA NASA Acting Administrator Statement on FY 2019 Budget Proposal | NASA Budget Documents, Strategic Plans and Performance Reports | NASA Trump Administration Refocuses NASA on Human Exploration, WFIRST is a Casualty – SpacePolicyOnline.com
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1h 21min
January 30, 201865: Apollo 4 and 5
This week, Jason and Stephen catch up on some weird satellite and exoplanet news before walking through Apollo 4 and 5.
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Links and Show Notes:
Our Apollo Episodes:
Apollo 1
Apollo 4 & 5
Apollo 6
Apollo 7
Apollo 8
Apollo 9
Apollo 10
Apollo 11
Apollo 12
Apollo 13
Apollo 14
Apollo 15
Apollo 16
Apollo 17
SpaceX conducts Falcon Heavy static fire test - SpaceNews.com GOLD - Mission Overview | NASA Ariane 5 Rocket Delivers Satellites, NASA GOLD into Orbit Despite Launch Anomaly After a “major” launch anomaly, satellites scrambling to reach orbits | Ars Technica Amateur astronomer discovers a revived NASA satellite | Science | AAAS NASA - IMAGE Science Center NASA’s Long Dead ‘IMAGE’ Satellite is Alive! – Riddles in the Sky Updates on Recovery Attempts for NASA IMAGE Mission | NASA Found: Three Super-Earths in Orbit around Cool Dwarf Star | Astronomy | Sci-News.com Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System: Discovery alert! Iron-massive super Earth EclipseWise - Total Lunar Eclipse of 2018 Jan 31 Liftoff #14: Outside the Gates - Relay FM Apollo 8: The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon - Amazon.com
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38min
January 16, 201864: Remembering Apollo 1
This week, we recount the Apollo 1 fire that claimed the lives of Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee.
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Links and Show Notes:
Our Apollo Episodes:
Apollo 1
Apollo 4 & 5
Apollo 6
Apollo 7
Apollo 8
Apollo 9
Apollo 10
Apollo 11
Apollo 12
Apollo 13
Apollo 14
Apollo 15
Apollo 16
Apollo 17
SpaceX delays commercial crew test flights to latter half of 2018 - SpaceNews.com Classified Military Satellite Goes Missing After SpaceX Launch - Bloomberg Did SpaceX’s secret Zuma mission actually fail? - The Verge Alien megastructures around this star were just dust in the interstellar wind - The Verge John Young, a pioneer who flew four different spacecraft, has died - Ars Technica Forever Young: A Life of Adventure in Air and Space eBook - Amazon Kindle Store NASA Mourns the Passing of Astronaut John Young - NASA Apollo 1: The Fire That Shocked NASA - Scientific American Blog Network Apollo 204 Review Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 34 - Wikipedia
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40min
January 03, 201863: It Looks Like a Soup Can
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy has been erected at 39-A, while NASA moves forward with its New Frontiers finalists. Then, Apollo flight hardware and the mighty Saturn V.
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Links and Show Notes Falcon Heavy raised on pad 39A for first time – Spaceflight Now SpaceX shows off stunning pictures of its Falcon Heavy rocket fully assembled on the launchpad - The Verge Elon Musk shows off the Tesla Roadster that SpaceX will send beyond Mars - The Verge Emily Lakdawalla on Twitter on Falcon Heavy orbit Finalists in NASA’s Spacecraft Sweepstakes: A Drone on Titan, and a Comet-Chaser - The New York Times Armed with tough computer chips, scientists are ready to return to the hell of Venus | Science | AAAS Amazon.com: Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery by Scott Kelly Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo (2017) - IMDb What Was the Saturn V? | NASA Apollo (spacecraft) - Wikipedia
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1h 1min
December 19, 201762: Get Out of Low Earth Orbit
After wading through a busy fortnight's news including Trump's lunar directive, Stephen and Jason wrap up their series on Project Gemini.
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Links and Show Notes Space Race: The Epic Battle Between America and the Soviet Union for Dominion of Space: Deborah Cadbury: Amazon.com Books President Signs New Space Policy Directive | NASA New Trump Administration Space Directive Includes No Budget Specifics, Sources Say Trump wants NASA to send astronauts to the Moon — but how exactly? - The Verge Artificial Intelligence, NASA Data Used to Discover Exoplanet | NASA Photos: Upgraded New Shepard booster flies from West Texas – Spaceflight Now Mannequin Skywalker’s ride to space onboard Crew Capsule 2.0 - YouTube The Great Red Spot Descends Deep Into Jupiter - The New York Times Occultation data hints New Horizons' next flyby target may have a moon - SpaceFlight Insider
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56min

FAQs about Liftoff:

How many episodes does Liftoff have?

The podcast currently has 172 episodes available.