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Liftoff episodes

July 18, 201751: Dark Matter, with Dr. Katie Mack
Jason and Stephen are joined by Dr. Katie Mack, a theoretical astrophysicist working at the University of Melbourne on dark matter and the potential it has to change our understanding of the universe, physics and more.
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Guest Starring:
Katie Mack
Links and Show Notes Breaking into the Buran graveyard: Aging Soviet vehicles still impress | Ars Technica Farewell LISA – Space Observatory Pathfinder put to sleep | NASASpaceFlight.com News | NASA's Juno Spacecraft Spots Jupiter's Great Red Spot Jupiter’s Great Red Spot (Enhanced Color) | NASA Katie Mack, Astrophysicist Katie Mack (@AstroKatie) | Twitter A Brief History of Time - Wikipedia Square Kilometre Array - Wikipedia FAQ — Katie Mack, Astrophysicist The Cosmic Cocktail: Three Parts Dark Matter (Science Essentials): Katherine Freese: 9780691169187: Amazon.com: Books The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself: Sean Carroll: 9780525954828: Amazon.com: Books
46 min
July 05, 201750: A Science Skateboard
There are a bunch of milestones to celebrate this week: Juno's been at Jupiter for a year, Stephen built his LEGO Saturn V and Pathfinder landed on Mars 20 years ago.
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Links and Show Notes Mike Pence will now oversee US space policy - The Verge There may soon be a new US military service — for space - Vox House panel votes to split Air Force, create new U.S. Space Corps - FederalNewsRadio.com A year at Jupiter: Juno has revealed the giant of the Solar System | Ars Technica NASA's Juno Spacecraft to Fly Over Jupiter's Great Red Spot July 10 | NASA LEGO Saturn V – 512 Pixels LEGO Saturn V rocket co-creator launches campaign for Apollo tower set | collectSPACE NASA marks 20 years of continuous Mars exploration – Spaceflight Now Mars Pathfinder - Wikipedia Sojourner (rover) - Wikipedia Saturn V at KSC
49 min
June 20, 201749: A Feel-good Mission About the Sun
This fortnight, our intrepid explorers talk about NEEMO, newly-discovered exoplanets and the Parker Solar Probe.
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Links and Show Notes Total Eclipse at Burgess Falls State Park — Tennessee State Parks Get Ready for Major Traffic Jams During the 2017 Solar Eclipse NASA Prepares for Future Space Exploration with Undersea Crew | NASA NEEMO - NASA Extreme Environment MIssion Operations | NASA NASA Releases Kepler Survey Catalog, Hundreds of New Planet Candidates | NASA Parker Solar Probe: Humanity’s First Visit to a Star | NASA Solar Probe Mission Renamed to Honor Pioneering Physicist | NASA Liftoff #6: The Sun - Relay FM
35 min
June 06, 201748: Hidden Figures
Jason and Stephen discuss the 2016 film Hidden Figures.
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Links and Show Notes Hidden Figures (2016) - IMDb The Real Story of 'Hidden Figures' and NASA's Women Computers
58 min
May 23, 201747: Eclipses: Orbits Aren't Perfect
This week, Jason and Stephen talk about lunar and solar eclipses in preparation of a total solar eclipse in North America coming up in August.
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Links and Show Notes
Jason got Umbra and Penumbra switched by accident. Just reverse and your'e good!
Our next episode will be about the film "Hidden Figures."
NASA Affirms Plan for First Mission of SLS, Orion | NASA First Flight With Crew Will Mark Important Step on Journey to Mars | NASA Why astronomers are scrambling to observe the weirdest star in the galaxy this weekend - The Verge Tabetha Boyajian: The most mysterious star in the universe | TED Talk | TED.com Third largest dwarf planet found to have moon - SpaceFlight Insider 2007 OR10: Largest Unnamed World in the Solar System | NASA How an international treaty signed 50 years ago became the backbone for space law - The Verge Liftoff #11: Moon Phases & Tides - Relay FM Safety | Total Solar Eclipse 2017 MrEclipse.com Best places to view — Great American Eclipse | Total solar eclipse of Aug 21, 2017 EclipseWise - Total Solar Eclipse of 2017 Aug 21 Solar Eclipse | South Menan Butte | Crater Adventures | Menan Idaho | Information How to Photograph a Solar Eclipse from Nikon Total Solar Eclipse 2017 - Path Overlap with the 2024 Eclipse Future eclipses — Great American Eclipse | Total solar eclipse of Aug 21, 2017
53 min
May 09, 201746: Team Pluto on the March
This fortnight, Jason and Stephen cover a possible future Pluto mission, SLS delays and the X-37B spaceplane.
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Links and Show Notes Download - Relay FM LEGO Ideas - Blog - Introducing LEGO® Ideas 21309 NASA Apollo Saturn V Amazon.com: LEGO Shuttle Expedition 10231: Toys & Games Going Back to Pluto? Scientists to Push for Orbiter Mission NASA plans to delay first SLS/Orion mission to 2019 - SpaceNews.com NASA Kicks Off Study to Add Crew to First Flight of Orion, SLS | NASA Unmanned U.S. Air Force space plane lands after secret, two-year mission | Reuters X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-4 lands at Kennedy Space Center > U.S. Air Force > Article Display
32 min
April 26, 201745: Interested in Looking Awesome
This fortnight we discuss Cassini's daring death dives inside Saturn's rings before the end of its mission, exciting news from our solar system's ocean moons and hints of a change in planning for future exploration of Mars.
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Links and Show Notes Trump asked astronauts on the Space Station a question that only he can answer Trump says he hopes humans set foot on Mars ‘during my second term’ - The Washington Post NASA unveiled new plans for getting humans to Mars, and hardly anyone noticed | The Planetary Society SpaceX makes aerospace history with successful launch and landing of a used rocket - The Verge Watch NASA broadcast the first 4K live stream from space today at 1:30PM ET - The Verge AWS Live Stream Ungeniused #23: Moon Landing Conspiracy Theories - Relay FM Cassini Noooo (@CassiniNooo) | Twitter NASA at Saturn: Cassini's Grand Finale - YouTube Cassini: Mission to Saturn Cassini: Mission to Saturn: Orbit Guide NASA: Ocean Worlds NASA Missions Provide New Insights into 'Ocean Worlds' | NASA Missions | Europa Clipper NASA and ESA join forces to build life-seeking Europa lander | New Scientist Why a group of scientists think we need another mission to Pluto - The Verge
44 min
April 11, 201744: Voyager
After visiting Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, the Voyager probes are now probing the very edges of our solar system — and beyond.
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Links and Show Notes Voyager - The Interstellar Mission Voyager program - Wikipedia Voyager Golden Record - Wikipedia Heliosphere - Wikipedia Pale Blue Dot - Wikipedia
36 min
March 28, 201743: Release the Ice Mole
This fortnight brings a flight-proven Falcon 9 launch, news about Enceladus' ice sheets and the return of the mighty RS-25.
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Links and Show Notes Space — Twenty Thousand Hertz SES-10 F9 static fire – SpaceX for history books & first core stage re-flight | NASASpaceFlight.com SpaceX is about to make history by relaunching a used Falcon 9 rocket - The Verge Warm Poles Suggest Enceladus' Liquid Water Near Surface - Universe Today Enceladus Explorer - Wikipedia Looking for Life on Saturn's Moon Enceladus: Send a Flyby or Lander? NASA conducts 13th test of Space Launch System RS-25 engine - SpaceFlight Insider
32 min
March 14, 2017 42: You Don't Wanna Hit a Moon
This fortnight, Jason and Stephen catch up the news coming out of Washington D.C. and Blue Origin, and then consider what the Europa Clipper mission could mean.
Links and Show Notes House Passes NASA Transition Authorization Act Plans Being Devised for Human Outpost Near the Moon SOFIA Science Center | Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy MAVEN Mission Overview | NASA MAVEN » MAVEN Steers Clear of Mars Moon Phobos An exclusive look at Jeff Bezos’s plan to set up Amazon-like delivery for ‘future human settlement’ of the moon - The Washington Post Blue Origin releases animation of its future orbital rocket, and it looks really familiar - The Verge Jeff Bezos shows off Blue Origin’s new rocket engine, fully assembled for the first time - The Verge Here's Our Best Look Yet at Saturn's 'UFO' Moon Cassini: Mission to Saturn: Cassini Reveals Strange Shape of Saturn's Moon Pan Europa Clipper | NASA NASA Mission Named 'Europa Clipper' | NASA
42 min

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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…