Today In Space

Today In Space

By Alex G. Orphanos, Science CommunicatorScienceAstronomy
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Today In Space episodes

  • Taking on 'the Hill' of Health, Life, and the Space Industry | How is Progress like climbing a metaphorical hill?

    On this episode, we bring back an old Star Trek influenced segment of the podcast from a few years back: The Personal Log. Remember when Captain Picard (or any of your favorite Captains/Crew) would have a "Personal Log" Entry? Well, this is mine. We discuss human matters, and the mindset & thoughts behind tackling challenges in life.

    For this Personal log, we dive into some fitness progress I've had and revelation about tackling "the hill" both literally and figuratively. While I challenge the literal hill in my 30's that helped me become an athelete as a kid, I realized that this idea of a "hill" is also apparent in life and anything us humans decide to try and accomplish. It's also a great reminder of what the Space Industry has gone through over the past decade to go from rags (no more Space Shuttle) to riches (More access to space than ever before, including human spacecraft like Dragon).

    It's no easy challenge, and gravity and the hill's angles are constant. But you can train the hill, and change yourself to meet the challenge. It's a journey and one we can do together! Join us for some stories, thoughts, and space - let us know what you thought about this week's episode.

    Email/DM us [email protected] / @todayinspacepod Twitter & Instagram / @todayinspace TikTok / /TodayInSpacePodcast on Facebook and

    Here's to building a fantastic future - and continued progress in Space (and humanity)!

    Spread Love, Spread Science Alex G. Orphanos

    Timestamps:

    00:00 New merch coming soon 02:24 Sponsor: manscaped 04:11 Getting back into shape on "the Hill" 06:10 Tackling the hill 07:42 The Space Industries "Steep Hill" after Space Shuttle retired 09:29 Using the hill to develop speed 11:22 The hill was perfect for developing me as a human 13:31 Taking on the hill as a mental challenge 16:15 Taking on the hill is a daily discipline 19:10 What is your "hill" in your life?

    We'd like to thank our sponsors:

    • Caldera Lab • Manscaped • AG3D Printing

    Follow us: @todayinspacepod on Instagram/Twitter @todayinspace on TikTok /TodayInSpacePodcast on Facebook Support the podcast:

    • Get 20% OFF at Caldera Lab - use code SPACE or go to calderalab.com/SPACE

    • Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code SPACE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod #sponsored

    • Buy a 3D printed gift from our shop - ag3dprinting.etsy.com

    • Get a free quote on your next 3D printing project at ag3d-printing.com

    • Donate at todayinspace.net

    #space #rocket #podcast #people #spacex #moon #science #3dprinting #nasa #tothemoon #spacetravel #spaceexploration #aerospace #spacetechnology #engineer #alien #stem #listenable #iss #alienlife #astronomy #astrophysics #starship #rocketpen #saturn #moon #enceladus

    22 min
  • Vast Space Station 2025?, Artemis 2 LasersComms, and Phosphorous in Enceladus Oceans!

    On this episode, we have our Top 3 space news stories from May to mid-June - and they don't disappoint! All the other space articles we've been gathering will be available in the description here.

    • Vast Space is ambitiously shooting for 2025 to launch their Haven-1 space station module into orbit and have a crew of 4 stay for 30 days in orbit. Who is helping them send their space station up? How is the station going to allow for life support?
    • Artemis 2 will have alot of firsts, including the first person of color, the first woman, and first Canadian to orbit the Moon. But it will also be the first to use Lasers to send HD footage back to Earth and improve how much data can be sent thanks to the O2O technology.
    • Saturn's Moon Enceladus is spewing water into space, but recently a paper was published that shows those plumes contain a key ingredient for the building blocks of life. The benefits from the Cassini Spacecraft continue to this day, and the find of phosphorus in the plumes opens our minds to more possibilities for life in the universe. And points us to a very likely place to look in our own Solar System.

    So email/DM us [email protected] / @todayinspacepod Twitter & Instagram / @todayinspace TikTok / /TodayInSpacePodcast on Facebook and let us know your Questions and Thoughts about the episode!

    SOURCES:

    https://amp -cnn-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/05/09/world/artemis-2-laser-communications-scn/index.html

    https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/05/vast-says-it-will-launch-its-first-space-station-in-2025-on-a-falcon-9/amp/

    https://www.vastspace.com/updates/vast-selects-impulse-space-for-haven-1-space-station-propulsion?new=1

    https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-05987-9

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    Here's to building a fantastic future - and continued progress in Space (and humanity)!

    Spread Love, Spread Science Alex G. Orphanos

    Timestamps:

    00:00 Intro to the podcast - NEW MERCH coming soon 03:16 Vast Space plans to launch a commercial Space Station by 2025 with Falcon 9 & send 4 Astronauts for 30 Days with Crew Dragon 09:49 Manscaped Ad 11:35 Artemis 2 to use LASERS to send HD footage back to Earth and push data comms into the future from radio 17:49 Enceladus is spewing Phosphorous from its underground oceans - another building block for life on a Moon in our Solar System

    Space News that didn't make out Top 3:

    https://rnasa.org/2023files/press2023.html

    https://exterrajsc.com/mars-sample-recovery-helicopters-to-be-designed-by-aerovironment/2023/05/08/

    https://www.oodaloop.com/archive/2023/06/03/space-based-power-project-successfully-transmits-power-to-earth-for-first-time/

    https://www.nasa.gov/feature/glenn/2023/3d-printed-rocket-launched-using-innovative-nasa-alloy

    https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/raising-orbit-by-186-miles-water-propulsion

    https://www-cnbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2023/05/17/virgin-orbit-17-million-bankruptcy-bid-for-aircraft-from-stratolaunch.html

    https://www-forbes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.forbes.com/sites/gregautry/2023/05/27/lunar-orbital-congestion-ii-economic-and-strategic-drivers/amp/

    https://www-cnbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2023/06/01/pentagon-awards-spacex-with-ukraine-contract-for-starlink-satellite-internet.html

    https://arstechnica-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/arstechnica.com/space/2023/06/boeing-stands-down-from-starliner-launch-to-address-recently-found-problems/amp/

    https://www.space.com/mars-astronauts-suspended-animation-sound-waves?

    https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Research/Flying_frying_in_microgravity

    https://exterrajsc.com/strategic-framework-for-space-diplomacy-released-by-state-department/2023/06/02/

    We'd like to thank our sponsors:

    • Caldera Lab • Manscaped • AG3D Printing

    Follow us:

    @todayinspacepod on Instagram/Twitter @todayinspace on TikTok /TodayInSpacePodcast on Facebook

    Support the podcast: • Get 20% OFF at Caldera Lab - use code SPACE or go to calderalab.com/SPACE • Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code SPACE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod #sponsored • Buy a 3D printed gift from our shop - ag3dprinting.etsy.com • Get a free quote on your next 3D printing project at ag3d-printing.com • Donate at todayinspace.net

    #space #rocket #podcast #people #spacex #moon #science #3dprinting #nasa #tothemoon #spacetravel #spaceexploration #aerospace #spacetechnology #engineer #alien #stem #listenable #iss #alienlife #astronomy #astrophysics #starship #rocketpen

    28 min
  • NASA UAP Science Team, Starship Pen 3D Printing Production, and my 1st time using ChatGPT

    On this episode we have alot to cover! We're in FULL 3D printing production for our Starship Pen and we talk about the latest design changes and the "Hexatube".

    While I had plans for another topic this week, NASA's new UAP task force had their first meeting live streamed - so of course we had to talk about that. We watched the 4 hour meeting and share our thoughts - AND WE WANT TO HEAR YOURS! So email/DM us [email protected] / @todayinspacepod Twitter & Instagram / @todayinspace TikTok / /TodayInSpacePodcast on Facebook and let us know your Questions and Thoughts on the latest news on UAPs

    We close out the episode sharing our first time using ChatGPT, and some thoughts on AI in general. Specifically, how we are using it to free up more creative time by having AI help us with the more mundain/difficult tasks in life and for the podcast. Our first project is something for planning my meals around my food allergies. It's a large task to plan and cook almost every meal, but its a life changer. So anything I can do to save mental energy, spend less time planning, and more time cooking is worth it! We gave our first try at prompting and learned alot in only 30 minutes!

    SOURCES:

    https://science.nasa.gov/uap

    https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt

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    Here's to building a fantastic future - and continued progress in Space (and humanity)!

    Spread Love, Spread Science Alex G. Orphanos

    Timestamps:

    00:16 Starship Pen in FULL 3dprinting Production 03:19 Sponsor: manscaped.com05:25 NASA UAP Science Team meets for the 1st time 07:17 Alien Life in the Universe? 10:34 Four Hour NASA UAP meeting Breakdown in minutes 16:40 Sponsor: Calderalab.com/space 18:40 My 1st Chat w/ ChatGPT - build tools for my life and creativity 21:32 Chatgpt and how I use it.

    We'd like to thank our sponsors:

    • Caldera Lab • Manscaped • AG3D Printing

    Follow us:

    @todayinspacepod on Instagram/Twitter @todayinspace on TikTok /TodayInSpacePodcast on Facebook

    Support the podcast: • Get 20% OFF at Caldera Lab - use code SPACE or go to calderalab.com/SPACE • Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code SPACE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod #sponsored • Buy a 3D printed gift from our shop - ag3dprinting.etsy.com • Get a free quote on your next 3D printing project at ag3d-printing.com • Donate at todayinspace.net

    #space #rocket #podcast #people #spacex #moon #science #3dprinting #nasa #tothemoon #spacetravel #spaceexploration #aerospace #spacetechnology #engineer #alien #stem #listenable #iss #alienlife #astronomy #astrophysics #starship #rocketpen

    33 min
  • Astronomy & 3D Printing | Capturing the M101 Supernova with Vespera & Starship rocket pen ALMOST ready for launch!

    On this episode, we share an AG3D lab update on our 3dprinted Starship rocket pen and the latest design development - its almost ready for launch! We also chat about astronomy and capturing the M101 pinwheel galaxy Supernova with our Vespera Telescope

    We discuss how important new observations are for continuing our understanding of the universe and reality we live in...

    Let us know what you think, and if you have any thoughts on our 3dprinted rocket pen or the M101 supernova! Please send us any requests for topics on future shows, or stellar objects we should observe - Email us at [email protected]

    SOURCES:

    https://science.nasa.gov/supernova-discovered-nearby-spiral-galaxy-m101 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/astronomers-have-spotted-a-once-in-a-decade-supernova-and-you-can-too/ 17 people in space https://www.space.com/record-17-people-in-earth-orbit-at-once

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    Here's to building a fantastic future - and continued progress in Space (and humanity)! Spread Love, Spread Science Alex G. Orphanos

    We'd like to thank our sponsors:

    • Caldera Lab • Manscaped • AG3D Printing

    Follow us:

    @todayinspacepod on Instagram/Twitter @todayinspace on TikTok /TodayInSpacePodcast on Facebook

    Support the podcast: • Get 20% OFF at Caldera Lab - use code SPACE or go to calderalab.com/SPACE • Get 20% OFF@manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code SPACE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod #sponsored • Buy a 3D printed gift from our shop - ag3dprinting.etsy.com • Get a free quote on your next 3D printing project at ag3d-printing.com • Donate at todayinspace.net

    #space #rocket #podcast #people #spacex #moon #science #3dprinting #nasa #tothemoon #spacetravel #spaceexploration #aerospace #spacetechnology #engineer #alien #stem #listenable #iss #alienlife #astronomy #astrophysics

    32 min
  • Axiom 2 SpaceX Crew Dragon to Space Station: The 'Gateway' for Humanity & All-Nation Astronauts

    On this episode, we review the Axiom 2 launch and docking to the ISS after riding up on Crew Dragon 'Freedom' and a brand new Falcon 9! (A rare sight these days). Lots of great 1sts on this mission, including a great crew of four that will spend 8 total days on station before returning to Earth for splashdown.

    We'll also share our thoughts on why the International Space Station really is the original 'gateway' for humanity post-cold war. And with the boom in New Space business and lower cost to access space, the Space Station will usher us into the age of commercial space stations and Artemis with the Lunar Gateway! But it didn't seem like that 10 years ago...alot has happened since then...

    Let us know what you think, and if you have any thoughts on how influencial the space station has been, and will continue to be in its final decade of service.

    Email us at [email protected]

    SOURCES:

    https://www.npr.org/2023/05/22/1177567288/spacex-nasa-peggy-whitson-iss-international-space-station

    https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-station-astronaut-record-holders

    https://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/2023/05/17/spacex-launch-axiom-2-ready-private-astronauts-rocket/70207790007/

    https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/2022/07/26/who-is-emirati-astronaut-sultan-al-neyadi-2/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Crew-6

    https://www.britannica.com/topic/International-Space-Station

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    Here's to building a fantastic future - and continued progress in Space (and humanity)! Spread Love, Spread Science Alex G. Orphanos

    We'd like to thank our sponsors:

    • Caldera Lab • Manscaped • AG3D Printing

    Follow us:

    @todayinspacepod on Instagram/Twitter @todayinspace on TikTok /TodayInSpacePodcast on Facebook

    Support the podcast: • Get 20% OFF at Caldera Lab - use code SPACE or go to calderalab.com/SPACE • Get 20% OFF@manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code SPACE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod #sponsored • Buy a 3D printed gift from our shop - ag3dprinting.etsy.com • Get a free quote on your next 3D printing project at ag3d-printing.com • Donate at todayinspace.net

    #space #rocket #podcast #people #spacex #moon #science #3dprinting #nasa #tothemoon #spacetravel #spaceexploration #aerospace #spacetechnology #engineer #alien #stem #listenable #iss #alienlife #astronomy #astrophysics

    (0:00) Introduction to today's episode. (2:02) Today's Topic. (3:17) The axiom 2 mission took off. (5:26)The last time a Saudi astronaut went to space was in 1985. (7:35)Peggy Whitson is dominating time in space, and it's a busy time. (12:24)Blue Origin and the Elon Factor. (14:23) What the International Space Station has already done as an example of humanity. (16:06)It also provides in this next era a gateway for other nations to send their first astronauts. (18:24)What we need more and more is people believing in something. (20:41) The boom of progress in the space industry. Timestamps generated by AI (otter.ai)
    25 min
  • Thoughts from an Engineer: A Notebook, Anxiety, and Community | Notes for Mental Health Awareness Month

    On this episode, we spend some time talking about Mental Health and a period when it felt like chaos was all around - graduating from college with my Aerospace Engineering Degree. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...but I learned alot! One might say this period was where I first learned I could have control over my own mind if I put the work in. A little story time about one of the lowest periods of my life, and how human connections helped me get out of a serious rut. The reason I share this is to hopefully start the conversation and help one person get a little bit closer to healing or asking for help.

    Let us know what you think, and if you have any tools you use to manage your own mental health!

    Big Quesions/Thoughts for this episode:

    • "You don't know what you don't know"
    • Managing life vs. Survival mode
    • How meditation and breathe work helped me with Anxiety
    • What a notebook can do to focus your thoughts
    • How learning about your brain and body is critical for a fruitful life

    We'd love to know your thoughts and questions! Email us at [email protected]

    SOURCES:

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    Here's to building a fantastic future - and continued progress in Space (and humanity)! Spread Love, Spread Science Alex G. Orphanos

    We'd like to thank our sponsors:

    • Caldera Lab
    • Manscaped
    • AG3D Printing

    Follow us:

    @todayinspacepod on Instagram/Twitter @todayinspace on TikTok /TodayInSpacePodcast on Facebook

    Support the podcast: • Get 20% OFF at Caldera Lab - use code SPACE or go to calderalab.com/SPACE • Get 20% OFF@manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code SPACE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod #sponsored • Buy a 3D printed gift from our shop - ag3dprinting.etsy.com • Get a free quote on your next 3D printing project at ag3d-printing.com • Donate at todayinspace.net

    #space #rocket #podcast #people #spacex #moon #science #3dprinting #nasa #tothemoon #spacetravel #spaceexploration #aerospace #spacetechnology #engineer #alien #stem #listenable #iss #alienlife #astronomy #astrophysics

    26 min
  • Are YOU a 'Space Hero'? | Interview w/ Thomas Reemer Co-CEO of Space Hero | People of Space

    On this episode we share the exciting story of 'Space Hero', a worldwide competition with grand prize of a trip into SPACE! We were honored to have Co-CEO of Space Hero Thomas Reemer on the podcast to discuss the origin of the company and competition. Thomas shares his origin story of 25 yers in media & technology, starting as a music manager and event organiser, and even being an for artists such as Prince and George Clinton.

    Thomas is a wealth of knowledge about the current space industry and its capabilities to launch humans into space. His insight in the space industry is also unique with a media, event organizing, and technology mix that can help tell a powerful story about human space travel. It was also great to discuss music and share some thoughts on more philosophical and big picture themes for today.

    Let us know if YOU think you can be a Space Hero in the comments!

    Big Quesions/Thoughts for this episode:

    • How important television is as a form of entertainment?
    • How does SpaceX have so much drive to make progress so quickly?
    • What does 'space' mean to you?
    • Does NASA have a branding problem?
    • How does the 'Space Hero' competition work?

    We'd love to know your thoughts and questions! Email us at [email protected]

    SOURCES:

    https://tdgaholdings.com/

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    Here's to building a fantastic future - and continued progress in Space (and humanity)! Spread Love, Spread Science Alex G. Orphanos

    We'd like to thank our sponsors:

    • Caldera Lab
    • Manscaped
    • AG3D Printing

    Follow us:

    @todayinspacepod on Instagram/Twitter @todayinspace on TikTok /TodayInSpacePodcast on Facebook

    Support the podcast: • Get 20% OFF at Caldera Lab - use code SPACE or go to calderalab.com/SPACE • Get 20% OFF@manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code SPACE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod #sponsored • Buy a 3D printed gift from our shop - ag3dprinting.etsy.com • Get a free quote on your next 3D printing project at ag3d-printing.com • Donate at todayinspace.net

    #space #rocket #podcast #people #spacex #moon #science #3dprinting #nasa #tothemoon #spacetravel #spaceexploration #solarsystem #spacecraft #technology #carlsagan #aerospace #spacetechnology #engineer #alien #stem #listenable #iss #alienlife #astronomy #astrophysics #spacehero

    54 min
  • The Black Hole Symphony, iSpace's Lunar Quest Continues, and our 3D printed Starman helmet has it's 1st Yuri's Night

    On this episode, we share our experience at the "Black Hole Symphony". our thoughts and review of iSpace's Lunar Landing attempt with Mission 1, and unpackage our Starman Helmet after it's 1st Yuri's Night with Space United.

    Let us know in the comments!

    Big Quesions/Thoughts for this episode:

    • What does a musical & visual representation of a black hole sound like?
    • What caused the landing of Hakuto-R to lose communcation before landing?
    • How do you send 3D printed parts in the mail?
    • How difficult is Lunar Dust to deal with?

    We'd love to know your thoughts and questions! Email us at [email protected]

    SOURCES:

    https://www.multiverseseries.org/blackholesymphony

    https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/25/ispace-moon-landing-watch-live.html

    https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/11/israeli-spacecraft-beresheet-falls-short-of-history-as-moon-landing-fails-in-final-moments.html

    https://spaceunited.com/

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    Here's to building a fantastic future - and continued progress in Space (and humanity)! Spread Love, Spread Science Alex G. Orphanos

    We'd like to thank our sponsors:

    • Caldera Lab
    • Manscaped
    • AG3D Printing

    Follow us:

    @todayinspacepod on Instagram/Twitter @todayinspace on TikTok /TodayInSpacePodcast on Facebook

    Support the podcast: • Get 20% OFF at Caldera Lab - use code SPACE or go to calderalab.com/SPACE • Get 20% OFF@manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code SPACE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod #sponsored • Buy a 3D printed gift from our shop - ag3dprinting.etsy.com • Get a free quote on your next 3D printing project at ag3d-printing.com • Donate at todayinspace.net

    #space #rocket #podcast #people #spacex #moon #science #3dprinting #nasa #tothemoon #spacetravel #spaceexploration #solarsystem #spacecraft #technology #carlsagan #aerospace #spacetechnology #engineer #alien #stem #listenable #iss #alienlife #astronomy #astrophysics

    26 min
  • Starship's 1st Fully Integrated Test Flight, The Soviet N1, and NOT working yourself to death like Korolev

    On this episode, we review the SpaceX Starship's 1st fully integrated test flight! A highly entertaining test flight that was doomed to explode by design (or RUD, as SpaceX loves to say). This test flight took many by surprise as the joy of a successful failure was confusing to most. The iterative process has many failures before success, and that's part of the journey of progress. We review WHAT the test flight was, WHY Starship is important, and HOW this test was a successful failure for SpaceX and all of humanity. We close with Space Storytime about the only comparable heavy rocket to Starship in history - the Soviet N1, and how its chief designer Sergei Korolev worked himself to death trying to compete with the USA's Saturn V rocket.

    What do YOU think?

    Let us know in the comments!

    Big Quesions/Thoughts for this episode:

    • What was the test supposed to prove?
    • Why were so many people confused by "success" with a rocket blowing up?
    • How does the Starship system help NASA? How does it help humanity travel the solar system?
    • How is Starship going to deal with the same challenges the N1 dealt with that led to its failure?

    We'd love to know your thoughts and questions! Email us at [email protected]

    SOURCES:

    Starship Test Flight (SpaceX Broadcast) Start at 44:40) https://www.youtube.com/live/-1wcilQ58hI?feature=share

    https://www.nasa.gov/feature/50-years-ago-soviet-s-moon-rocket-s-rollout-to-pad-affects-apollo-plans https://web.archive.org/web/20190804104053/https://www.energia.ru/en/history/systems/vehicles/vehicle_n1-l3_e.html (not sure if true) https://web.archive.org/web/20161031200800/http://www.starbase1.co.uk/pages/n1-project-history.html https://www.russianspaceweb.com/n1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20020612070438/http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/n1.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Korolev

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    Here's to building a fantastic future - and continued progress in Space (and humanity)! Spread Love, Spread Science Alex G. Orphanos

    We'd like to thank our sponsors:

    • Caldera Lab
    • Manscaped
    • AG3D Printing

    Follow us:

    @todayinspacepod on Instagram/Twitter @todayinspace on TikTok /TodayInSpacePodcast on Facebook

    Support the podcast: • Get 20% OFF at Caldera Lab - use code SPACE or go to calderalab.com/SPACE • Get 20% OFF@manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code SPACE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod #sponsored • Buy a 3D printed gift from our shop - ag3dprinting.etsy.com • Get a free quote on your next 3D printing project at ag3d-printing.com • Donate at todayinspace.net

    #space #rocket #podcast #people #spacex #moon #science #3dprinting #nasa #tothemoon #spacetravel #spaceexploration #solarsystem #spacecraft #technology #carlsagan #aerospace #spacetechnology #engineer #alien #stem #listenable #iss #alienlife #astronomy #astrophysics

    51 min
  • Thoughts on Infinity & Astronomy | Vespera Telescope, JWST Images Uranus, SciFi, Carl Sagan, and the Scientific Mindset

    On this episode, we are sharing our thoughts on Infinity with the help of our new telescope Vespera! Stargazing can be a very useful tool for your mental health and a good dose of reality and humility of just how infinite the universe is. We also share our latest books we're listening to from Carl Sagan & Andy Weir, as well as the latest image from JWST, and our thoughts about the potential alien life out there.

    What do YOU think?

    Let us know in the comments!

    Big Quesions/Thoughts for this episode:

    • How big is infinity? Do we even have the mental capacity to truly understand how infinite it really is?
    • What is it about stargazing and constellations that has the power to change humanity through storytelling and culture?
    • Is there Alien life out there? What's your favorite sci-fi first contact book or movie?
    • Do I have to be the smartest person in the room to consider myself a good scientist or engineer? Or is there more to it than that?

    We'd love to know your thoughts and questions! Email us at [email protected]

    SOURCES:

    Carl Sagan's CONTACT (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3L3GUXm Andy Weir's PROJECT HAIL MARY (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3L3GUXm https://www.instagram.com/todayinspacepod https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2023/nasa-s-webb-scores-another-ringed-world-with-new-image-of-uranus https://vaonis.com/vespera

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    Here's to building a fantastic future - and continued progress in Space (and humanity)! Spread Love, Spread Science Alex G. Orphanos

    We'd like to thank our sponsors:

    • Caldera Lab
    • Manscaped
    • AG3D Printing

    Follow us:

    @todayinspacepod on Instagram/Twitter @todayinspace on TikTok /TodayInSpacePodcast on Facebook

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The award-winning space science podcast about all things space! Hosted by Alex G. Orphanos, science communicator, maker, and aerospace engineer. Our mission: to spread love and spread science!