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149. Planetary Scientist Alan Stern talks Virgin Galactic, New Horizons & Pluto

November 24, 2020 Chuck 00:21:08 0 Comments

Planetary scientist Dr. Alan Stern has been chosen to be the first to conduct NASA-funded science experiments while flying aboard a commercial spacecraft. In this interview Dr. Stern discusses the experiments he will perform aboard Virgin Galactic’s “SpaceShipTwo” on a suborbital mission from the Spaceport America launch site in New Mexico. He also discusses software…

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148. OSIRIS-REx Asteroid “Smash & Grab” – Mission Update

November 17, 2020 Chuck 00:20:04 0 Comments

Interview with OSIRIS-REx Project Scientist Dr. Jason P. Dworkin On October 20th, 2020, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft made history as it collected samples from asteroid Bennu, which are expected to return to Earth in 2023. For this episode I’m pleased to introduce Dr. Jason Dworkin, the project scientist for OSIRIS-REx, for an update and more details…

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Water Discovered on Sunlit Surface of the Moon

147. Water Discovered on the Sunlit Surface of the Moon – Lunar Geologist Sarah Noble

October 29, 2020 Chuck 00:13:37 0 Comments

Water on the Moon – Sunny side up! NASA’s aircraft SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) has confirmed for the first time, water on the sunlit surface of the Moon. Previously NASA had discovered evidence for water in shadows of craters, but this new discovery has incredible implications for possible use of this water as…

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144. SpaceX Crew-1: Interview with Commander Mike Hopkins

October 6, 2020 Chuck 00:24:13 0 Comments

In this interview, recorded via phone on September 29, 2020, I speak with Commander Mike Hopkins about this mission, his training and the challenges (and thrills) of commanding the SpaceX Crew-1 mission, currently scheduled to launch in mid-November 2020. BONUS: Mini-Interview with Felix Schlang of What About It!? Felix joins me briefly to share how…

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125. SpaceX Crew Demo-2: Returning Human Spaceflight to the U.S.

May 24, 2020 Chuck 00:45:01 0 Comments

SpaceX Crew Demo-2 launching soon, and we’re SO EXCITED! For the first time since 2011, astronauts are set to once again launch from U.S. soil aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon–and we’re SO EXCITED! The SpaceX Crew Demo-2 mission is set to launch from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 4:33 pm EDT…

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124. TORY BRUNO, CEO of United Launch Alliance discusses Vulcan Centaur

May 17, 2020 Chuck 00:30:25 0 Comments

ULA President & CEO Tory Bruno discusses the new Vulcan Centaur In this episode we welcome Tory Bruno, the president & CEO of United Launch Alliance. Tory joins us by phone to discuss how his interest in model rockets at the age of nine years old let to him pursuing a career in aerospace engineering,…

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117. SunRISE – NASA’s new mission to study giant space weather storms

April 3, 2020 Chuck 0:20:17 0 Comments

Special Guest: Dr. Justin Kasper, SunRISE Principal Investigator NASA has just selected a new mission to study how the Sun generates and releases giant space weather storms into space. The new mission is called SunRISE, which stands for Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment. This mission will ultimately help protect astronauts traveling to the Moon and Mars…

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113. NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly – A Year in Space

March 19, 2020 Chuck 0:15:58 0 Comments

Scott Kelly is a former military fighter pilot and test pilot, an engineer, a retired astronaut, and a retired U.S. Navy captain. A veteran of four space flights, Kelly commanded the International Space Station (ISS) on three expeditions and was a member of the yearlong mission to the ISS. In October 2015, he set the…

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111. At the Top of NASA with Administrator Jim Bridenstine

March 5, 2020 Chuck 0:18:49 0 Comments

An amazing space journey from a childhood dream of becoming a pilot to leading NASA In this episode, we feature my interview with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, conducted from his office at NASA Headquarters in Washington D.C. in early November 2019. We discuss his incredible space journey, as well as the current and future missions…

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103. SpaceX JCSAT-18/Kacific1 Mission Update with Kacific CEO Christian Patouraux

January 2, 2020 Chuck 0:14:03 0 Comments

In this episode we welcome Christian Patouraux, the CEO of Kacific, a next-generation broadband satellite operator. SpaceX just launched Kacific1 aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on December 16, 2019. Kacific1 is a next-generation geostationary satellite that will stream high-speed, low-cost, ultra-reliable broadband to rural and suburban areas of the Pacific and South East Asia. Kacific1…

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149. Planetary Scientist Alan Stern talks Virgin Galactic, New Horizons & Pluto

148. OSIRIS-REx Asteroid “Smash & Grab” – Mission Update

147. Water Discovered on the Sunlit Surface of the Moon – Lunar Geologist Sarah Noble

144. SpaceX Crew-1: Interview with Commander Mike Hopkins

125. SpaceX Crew Demo-2: Returning Human Spaceflight to the U.S.

124. TORY BRUNO, CEO of United Launch Alliance discusses Vulcan Centaur

117. SunRISE – NASA’s new mission to study giant space weather storms

113. NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly – A Year in Space

111. At the Top of NASA with Administrator Jim Bridenstine

103. SpaceX JCSAT-18/Kacific1 Mission Update with Kacific CEO Christian Patouraux

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