Supercluster

Robin Seemangal is joined by Daniel Oberhaus, WIRED space reporter and author of the forthcoming book Extraterrestrial Languages (MIT Press). They dive into the recent discovery that Tardigrades―tiny but extremely tough creatures―were snuck aboard the Beresheet Israeli lunar lander and may have survived their crash landing on the moon.

Every week, Supercluster recaps the biggest stories from space exploration. 

This week: Supercluster's Robin Seemangal is joined by contributor and launch expert Chris Gebhardt and spaceflight photographer John Kraus. They share their experience just a few hours after witnessing the retirement launch of the powerful Delta IV Medium rocket from Florida's space coast. We also discuss Skybot-F850, the Russian-built humanoid robot sent to the space station last week, who definitely does not resemble Chappie.

Every week, Supercluster recaps the biggest stories from space exploration. This week: Supercluster's Robin Seemangal is down at Cape Canaveral with contributor and launch expert Chris Gebhardt to recap a busy week of rocket launches both on Florida space coast and around the world. Competitors SpaceX and ULA launched critical missions days (and a few miles) apart against notoriously uncooperative Florida weather.

Every week, Supercluster recaps the biggest stories from space exploration. This week: Supercluster's Robin Seemangal is joined by our contributor and launch expert Chris Gebhardt to discuss the rapid progress SpaceX is making to manufacture their Mars-bound Starship spacecraft both in Boca Chica, Texas (where they recently test-fired a prototype) and Cape Canaveral, Florida. The developments raise a question: Will SpaceX make it to the moon before NASA does?

Robin Seemangal is joined by Kineo Wallace, lead engineer at Rocket Crafters. Supercluster paid a visit to the mysterious company at Cape Canaveral and witnessed first-hand tests of their technology, how they triage operational failure under pressure, and how a scrappy team of thinkers and innovators is working to build the future.

Every week, Supercluster recaps the biggest stories from space exploration. This week: Our Chief of Content Robin Seemangal is joined by Supercluster contributor and launch expert Chris Gebhardt to discuss the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 launch and moon landing. They discuss where the original surviving crew members stand on the debate between returning humans to the moon or going straight to Mars, India’s timely launch to land a rover on the lunar surface, and what SpaceX has been brewing up for their own crewed missions to deep space. 

Also on this edition of Last Week in Space, Elon Musk hosted the annual Hyperloop competition at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, where college engineering teams from around the world compete to build and test the fastest pod. Spaceflight photographer Tom Cross was on-location for Supercluster and you can check out his photos below.

Robin Seemangal is joined by WIRED space reporter & Supercluster contributor Daniel Oberhaus. Robin and Daniel are among the few space journalists who have attempted to investigate the UFO phenomenon over the years, crossing paths with concerned Apollo astronauts, the Clinton '16 campaign, and eventually each other. Are UFOs just masked superpower-built technology or visitors from beyond our Solar System? Robin and Daniel seem to be at odds.

Every week, Supercluster recaps the biggest stories from space exploration. This week: Our Chief of Content Robin Seemangal is joined by Supercluster contributor and launch expert Chris Gebhardt to unpack recent developments in the space industry, both good and bad. At home, NASA gets a huge leadership shakeup while internationally, Arianespace suffered a loss of its Vega rocket and payload during launch from French Guiana.

Every week, Supercluster recaps the biggest stories in space exploration. This week: Supercluster’s Robin Seemangal and Supercluster contributor Chris Gebhardt are at Cape Canaveral covering milestone developments occurring throughout the space industry. Last Tuesday, the SpaceX Falcon Heavy STP-2 mission successfully launched with much fanfare, and a week later, NASA performed a critical abort test on the Orion capsule in preparation for the new spacecraft's first passenger flight to the moon.

On a special edition of The Supercluster Podcast, Robin Seemangal, travels down to Cape Canaveral, Florida to prepare for the SpaceX Falcon Heavy STP-2 launch. Space reporter and space coast native Emilee Speck hosts the Supercluster team at WKMG’s studio in Orlando for a discussion on the launch and the the second renaissance occurring at Cape Canaveral.