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Wealth On Any Income168: Financial Wisdom and Hollywood Insight with Andrew WinnettIn this episode, Rennie and Andrew cover:[02:01 - 05:00] Andrew Winnett shares his background, the founding of Retirement Renegade, and his mission to help people avoid financial pitfalls like those his mother faced after his father's passing.[07:43] Andrew discusses his experience during the 2008 financial crisis, the mistakes made, and how this shaped his approach to financial planning, focusing on minimizing risks for clients.[05:57] Andrew talks about his philanthropic efforts, particularly his support for the A21 Campaign, an organization fighting human trafficking, and his upcoming gala event to raise funds for the cause.2024-08-1919 min
The Space ShowBoeing Starliner: Not quite stuck in spaceOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 7 August 2024:
Boeing Starliner Crewed Flight Test:
The details of the Starliner CFT and some of the headlines and stories about it. Also, scheduling of traffic at the International Space Station. (Inserts courtesy JSC)
Satellite-based Augmentation Systems (SBAS) for Position, Navigation and Timing
SBAS panel session recorded at the Space Industry Association of Australia Conference, Melbourne Exhibition Centre, chaired by Roger Franzen:
Roger Franzen, Principal, Earthspace
John Dawson, Section Leader, National Positioning Infrastructure Branch, Geoscience Australia
Andrew Anderson, Co-chair...2024-08-1648 min
The Space Show2024.05.01 | Boeing CST-100 Starliner Prepares for Crew Flight TestOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 1 May 2024:
CST 100 Starliner and Other Matters:
* The crew exchange on the China Space Station
* Chang'e 6 due for launch
* Meet the crew of the CST-100 Starliner Crew Flight Test (Inserts courtesy JSC).
Australian Space News:
* SR75 paraffin rocket due for launch at the Koonibba Test Range
* Gilmour Space Technologies’ Eris orbital space vehicle continues to await a launch license
* Valiant Space's VS-1 thruster on Optimus satellite (Inserts courtesy Ch7, ABC).
* An...2024-05-1141 min
The Space Show2024.01.24 | Artemis: Return to the Moon — Part 2 with Angelo Di GraziaOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 24 January 2024:
Artemis: Return to the Moon — Part 2
The Space Show’s Andrew Rennie continues his conversation with Space Association of Australia Committee member, Angelo Di Grazia (@GoCats2007) about the delay to the Artemis II and Artemis III crewed lunar missions and the future of the Artemis lunar exploration program, including commentary on:
Orion heat shield degradation
Artemis III flight profile and mission architecture
SpaceX Starship Human Landing System variant and Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Lunar Landing System
Human Landing System in-space refuelling
Artemis III, IV, V and beyond2024-01-2553 minThe Space Show2023.11.15 | Remembering Frank Borman & 50 years since the launch of Skylab 4On The Space Show for Wednesday, 15 November 2023:
Remembering Frank Frederick Borman II: American United States Air Force colonel, aeronautical engineer, NASA astronaut, test pilot, and businessman. He was the commander of Gemini 7, and Apollo 8 — the first mission to fly around the Moon, and together with crewmates Jim Lovell and William Anders, became the first of 24 humans to do so, for which he was awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. (Audio inserts courtesy NZBC and Andrew Rennie).
50 years since Skylab 4: Marking the 50th anniversary of the launch of the Skylab 4 mission through th...2023-11-1854 minThe Space Show2023.09.13 | Lunar Orbit Rendezvous or "How to land on the Moon"On The Space Show for Wednesday, 13 September 2023:
James Webb Space Telescope Discovers Methane and Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere of a Habitable-zone Exoplanet: K2-18b
A new investigation with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope into K2-18b, an exoplanet 8.6 times as massive as Earth, has revealed the presence of carbon-bearing molecules including methane and carbon dioxide. Webb’s discovery adds to recent studies suggesting that K2-18b could be a Hycean exoplanet, one which has the potential to possess a hydrogen-rich atmosphere and a water ocean-covered surface.
Lunar Orbit Rend...2023-09-1759 minThe Space Show2023.08.09 | Unidentified Anomalous PhenomenaOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 9 August 2023:
Space Show News:
Chandrayaan-3
Luna 25
Chang'e 7
Euclid
Aeolus mission ends
The third stage of a Russian Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M rocket makes a fiery re-entry over Melbourne, Australia
Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena:
The testimony of David Grusch to the United States Congress on UAPs, their possible origin, a dozen retrieved crashed UAPs, and non-human biologics; Ryan Graves on a 100 yard square UAP allegedly seen at Vandenberg Air Force Base; and commentary by Andrew Rennie.
What does UAP stand for?
UAP stands...2023-08-1354 minThe Space Show2023.06.14 | Australian Defence Science and Technology Roadmap with Andrew SeedhouseOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 14 June 2023:
Australian Defence Science and Technology Roadmap
A presentation by Andrew Seedhouse, Chief, National Security and Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Division, at the Defence Science and Technology Organisation about the Defence Science and Technology Roadmap.
Themes include: accessing space; satellite technologies; assurance of access to space; satellite constellation options; space situational awareness; space cloud service; and the DST Roadmap. (Recorded at the 2019 Space Industry Association of Australia Conference, South Melbourne)
Message in a Bottle: details of how you can send your name...2023-06-1540 min
Coastal FrontThe Condo King: Bob Rennie & Vancouver Real EstateSome may know him as the “Condo King,” Bob Rennie is the founder and executive director of rennie. Born and raised in East Vancouver, Bob has been in real estate over the course of 4 decades.
We discuss the reality of real estate development, expansion, affordability and the politics associated with it in Vancouver.
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The Space ShowBONUS | Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 22The Space Show Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 22
The Space Show podcast is on its annual summer hiatus for six weeks. In its place, we are pleased to present our Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era.
This episode features Astrophysics, astronomy and the Moon with:
* Heidi Hammel
* Neil Bassett
* Mason Bell
* Jan Harms.
Lunar Science In the Artemis Era is a series which focuses attention on the science to be done at the Moon by both robotic missions and the crewed A...2023-01-1330 min
The Space ShowBONUS | Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 21The Space Show Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 21
The Space Show podcast is on its annual summer hiatus for six weeks. In its place, we are pleased to present our Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era.
This episode features Geophysics, Geolab, fundamental physics research, flammable materials, and lunar research gaps with:
* Ernie Bell
* Cynthia Evans
* Slava Turyshev
* Gary Ruff
* Francis Chiaramonte.
Lunar Science In the Artemis Era is a series which focuses attention on the science to be done at...2023-01-1337 min
The Space ShowBONUS | Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 20The Space Show Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 20
The Space Show podcast is on its annual summer hiatus for six weeks. In its place, we are pleased to present our Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era.
This episode features lunar foothold, Artemis Basecamp, lunar lava tubes, human research program and the destiny of humanity with:
* Samuel Lawrence
* Jacob Bleacher
* Peter Anto Johnson
* Laurie Abadie
* David Draper.
Lunar Science In the Artemis Era is a series which focuses attention on...2023-01-1234 min
The Space ShowBONUS | Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 19The Space Show Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 19
The Space Show podcast is on its annual summer hiatus for six weeks. In its place, we are pleased to present our Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era.
This episode features lunar regolith simulant, cerametals, energy generation, COLDArm, Lunar Terrain Vehicle and Lunar Orbital Capabilities with:
* John Bussey
* Abdul Masoud
* Nikolai Zarkevich
* Ryan McCormick
* Nathan Howard
* Ben Greenhagen.
Lunar Science In the Artemis Era is a series which focuse...2023-01-1128 min
The Space ShowBONUS | Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 18The Space Show Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 18
The Space Show podcast is on its annual summer hiatus for six weeks. In its place, we are pleased to present our Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era.
This episode features Lunar Exploration Roadmap, Human Exploration and Operations, and Farside Landing with:
* Amy Fagan
* Marshall Smith
* James Head.
Lunar Science In the Artemis Era is a series which focuses attention on the science to be done at the Moon by both robotic missions and the c...2023-01-1026 min
The Space ShowBONUS | Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 17The Space Show Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 17
The Space Show podcast is on its annual summer hiatus for six weeks. In its place, we are pleased to present our Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era.
This episode features Gandalf's Staff, Navigation and Cartography Knapsack, Infrared Spectral Imager, Snow Badger, subsurface surveys, magnetic surveys and heat flow probes with:
* Michael Evans
* Michael Zanetti
* Deanne Rogers
* Kevin Cannon
* David Kring
* Jacob Richardson
* Seiichi Nagihara.
Lunar Scienc...2023-01-0934 min
The Space ShowBONUS | Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 16The Space Show Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 16
The Space Show podcast is on its annual summer hiatus for six weeks. In its place, we are pleased to present our Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era.
This episode features CLPS, LuSEE, SunRISE, and Lunar Trailblazer with:
* Stuart Bale
* Alexander Hegedus
* Bethany Ehlman
* Lori Glaze
* Brad Bailey.
Lunar Science In the Artemis Era is a series which focuses attention on the science to be done at the Moon by both...2023-01-0825 min
The Space ShowBONUS | Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 15The Space Show Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 15
The Space Show podcast is on its annual summer hiatus for six weeks. In its place, we are pleased to present our Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era.
This episode features Early Artemis Science with:
* Julie Robinson
* Jacob Bleacher
* Kevin Sato.
Lunar Science In the Artemis Era is a series which focuses attention on the science to be done at the Moon by both robotic missions and the crewed Artemis missions. These programs are base...2023-01-0831 min
The Space ShowBONUS | Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 14The Space Show Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 14
The Space Show podcast is on its annual summer hiatus for six weeks. In its place, we are pleased to present our Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era.
This episode features Artemis Science Objectives with:
* Jacob Bleacher
* Julie Robinson
* Renee Weber
* James Head
* Jack Burns.
Lunar Science In the Artemis Era is a series which focuses attention on the science to be done at the Moon by both robotic missi...2023-01-0729 min
The Space ShowBONUS | Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 13The Space Show Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 13
The Space Show podcast is on its annual summer hiatus for six weeks. In its place, we are pleased to present our Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era.
This episode features Radiation and Astronauts, SWEPT, RADICAL-S with:
* Harlan Spence
* Sharmila Bhattacharya
* Anirudha Dixit
* Ian Mann
* Yairesk Collado-Vega
* Gail Iles.
Lunar Science In the Artemis Era is a series which focuses attention on the science to be done at the Moo...2023-01-0738 min
The Space ShowBONUS | Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 12The Space Show Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 12
The Space Show podcast is on its annual summer hiatus for six weeks. In its place, we are pleased to present our Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era.
This episode features Mining and Robotics with the Moon Village panel.
Lunar Science In the Artemis Era is a series which focuses attention on the science to be done at the Moon by both robotic missions and the crewed Artemis missions. These programs are based on a series of NASA workshops held...2023-01-0635 min
The Space ShowBONUS | Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 11The Space Show Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 11
The Space Show podcast is on its annual summer hiatus for six weeks. In its place, we are pleased to present our Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era.
This episode features Moon Medicine with the Moon Village panel.
Lunar Science In the Artemis Era is a series which focuses attention on the science to be done at the Moon by both robotic missions and the crewed Artemis missions. These programs are based on a series of NASA workshops held duri...2023-01-0638 min
The Space ShowBONUS | Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 10The Space Show Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 10
The Space Show podcast is on its annual summer hiatus for six weeks. In its place, we are pleased to present our Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era.
This episode features LEAP, ESA Lunar Science, Prospect, Omotenshi, SLIM, Selene-R, Toyota Pressurised Rover, and DUET with:
* Martin Bergeron
* James Carpenter
* Masaki Jujumoto.
Lunar Science In the Artemis Era is a series which focuses attention on the science to be done at the Moon by both robotic missions and the crewed Artemis missions. These programs are based on a ser...2023-01-0539 min
The Space ShowBONUS | Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 09The Space Show Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 09
The Space Show podcast is on its annual summer hiatus for six weeks. In its place, we are pleased to present our Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era.
This episode features CLPS, VIPER, ad strategic volatile resources with:
* Anthony Colaprete,
* Clive Neal
* Robert Staehle.
Lunar Science In the Artemis Era is a series which focuses attention on the science to be done at the Moon by both robotic missions and the crewed Artemis missio...2023-01-0531 min
The Space ShowBONUS | Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 08The Space Show Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 08
The Space Show podcast is on its annual summer hiatus for six weeks. In its place, we are pleased to present our Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era.
This episode features the Apollo Science Support Room with:
* Harrison Schmitt
* James Head.
Lunar Science In the Artemis Era is a series which focuses attention on the science to be done at the Moon by both robotic missions and the crewed Artemis missions. These programs are based on a...2023-01-0431 min
The Space ShowBONUS | Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 07The Space Show Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 07
The Space Show podcast is on its annual summer hiatus for six weeks. In its place, we are pleased to present our Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era.
This episode features CLPS, Polar Night Vision, Lunar Flashlight, Lunar Ice Cube, Luna H-map, VIPER, MoonLIGHT, Lunar Exocam with:
* Paul Hayne
* Pam Clark
* Sarah Noble
* Simone Dell'Agnello
* Jason Mazilis
* Brad Bailey.
Lunar Science In the Artemis Era is a series wh...2023-01-0432 min
The Space ShowBONUS | Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 06The Space Show Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 06
The Space Show podcast is on its annual summer hiatus for six weeks. In its place, we are pleased to present our Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era.
This episode features resource knowledge gaps, CLPS, Cube Rover, Heimdall Camera System, GLEE with:
* Gerard Sanders
* Mike Provenzano
* Aileen Yinst
* Walter Johnson
* Chris Koehler.
Lunar Science In the Artemis Era is a series which focuses attention on the science to be done at...2023-01-0337 min
The Space ShowBONUS | Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 05The Space Show Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 05
The Space Show podcast is on its annual summer hiatus for six weeks. In its place, we are pleased to present our Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era.
This episode features exploration mission requirements for the Artemis program with:
* Harrison Schmitt
* Renee Weber
* Sheyna Gifford.
Lunar Science In the Artemis Era is a series which focuses attention on the science to be done at the Moon by both robotic missions and the crewed Artem...2023-01-0228 min
The Space ShowBONUS | Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 04The Space Show Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 04
The Space Show podcast is on its annual summer hiatus for six weeks. In its place, we are pleased to present our Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era.
This episode features the Apollo lunar samples with:
* James Head
* Juliane Gross
* Chip Shearer
* Chiara Ferrari-Wong
* Judy Allton.
Lunar Science In the Artemis Era is a series which focuses attention on the science to be done at the Moon by both roboti...2023-01-0230 min
The Space ShowBONUS | Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 03The Space Show Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 03
The Space Show podcast is on its annual summer hiatus for six weeks. In its place, we are pleased to present our Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era.
This episode features CLPS, LunaH-Map, Lunar Trailblazer, Halos, LEMS, VIPER, AEGIS and Moonba Microrover with:
* Craig Hargrove
* Bethany Ehlmann
* John Keller
* Mehdi Benna
* Anthony Colaprete
* Daniel Moriarty
* Mike Barker.
Lunar Science In the Artemis Era is a series wh...2023-01-0131 min
The Space ShowBONUS | Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 02The Space Show Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 02
The Space Show podcast is on its annual summer hiatus for six weeks. In its place, we are pleased to present our Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era.
This episode features Artemis science at the lunar south pole with:
* NASA Lunar Science Institute - now known as the Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI)
* Jacob Bleacher - Chief Exploration Scientist, NASA
* Clive Neal - Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Notr...2023-01-0131 min
The Space ShowBONUS | Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 01The Space Show Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 01
The Space Show podcast is on its annual summer hiatus for six weeks. In its place, we are pleased to present our Summer Series: Lunar Science In the Artemis Era. Lunar Science focuses on the science to be done on, and around the Moon, by both robotic missions, and the crewed Artemis missions.
This episode features:
* Artemis project science overview with Jacob Bleacher
* Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) with Steve Clarke
* Lunar Polar Hydrogen Mapper (LunaH-Map) Mission wi...2022-12-3133 minThe Space Show2022.12.21 | 50th Anniversary of Apollo 17 - Part III: On the Shoulders of GiantsOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 21 December 2022:
50th Anniversary of Apollo 17 - Part III: On the Shoulders of Giants — Gene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt and Jim Lovell in conversation with journalist Phil Rogers at Chicago’s Adler Planetarium on 13 November 2012.2022-12-2240 minThe Space Show2022.12.14 | 50th Anniversary of Apollo 17 - Part II: A Second Mission to Taurus-LittrowOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 14 December 2022:
Space Show News:
* Artemis I Mission Update — The Orion spacecraft returns to the Earth and splashes down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja, California.
* The HAKUTO-R and NASA's Lunar Flashlight spacecraft successfully launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and are now both on course for the Moon.
50th Anniversary of Apollo 17 - Part II: A second mission to Taurus-Littrow
* Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt describe their voyage to the Moon.
* The Apollo Next Generation Sample Analysis (ANGSA) pro...2022-12-1552 minThe Space Show2022.12.07 | Southern Launch and ATSpace to launch two Kestrel I rockets and 50th Anniversary of Apollo 17 - Part IOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 7 December 2022:
Space Show News:
* The three-person crew of Shenzhou 14 return to Earth after a six month stay aboard the China Space Station
* The Australian companies Southern Launch and ATSpace have announced they intend to launch two South Australian built Kestrel 1 rockets from the Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex in South Australia. Learn about ATSpace.
* HHAKUTO-R is a multinational commercial lunar exploration program operated by ispace. It includes ispace’s first two lunar missions: Mission 1, a soft lunar landing in 2022 — this will be the first privately-led Japane...2022-12-0841 minThe Space Show2022.11.30 | Meet ESA astronaut candidate and Australian citizen Dr Meganne ChristianOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 30 November 2022:
The launch of Shenzhou 15: Six Chinese astronauts make historic gathering in space aboard Tiangong, the China Space Station.
The European Space Agency has announced the names of 17 new astronaut candidates for its 2022 astronaut class: Meganne Christian was born in 1987. In addition to British and Italian citizenship, she also holds Australian and New Zealand citizenship.
Space Show News: Australia and Japan recommit to deepening their bilateral collaboration in space.
50 years of the Voyager I & II spacecraft and Project Scientist Ed Stone - Part II
2022-12-0143 minThe Space Show2022.11.23 | Aussie Plants for Space & Artemis 1 Mission UpdateOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 23 November 2022:
Space Show News:
* Funding for a new Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space (P4S) is announced.
Artemis 1 Mission Update:
* Outbound powered lunar flyby for insertion into distant retrograde orbit (DSO)
* Orbital manoeuvring system (OMS) engine burn
* Alexa around the Moon
* Helga and Zohar medical phantoms
* Artemis Flight Director report
* Orion Integration Manager report
* Artemis 1 Mission Manager report
* The trials, tribulations and triumphs of the cubesats...2022-11-2446 minThe Space Show2022.11.16 | Artemis I Launch Redux – Apollo 4 Launch RetrospectiveOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 16 November 2022:
Liftoff! NASA’s Artemis 1 Mega Rocket Launches Orion to the Moon:
* Following a successful launch of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), the agency’s Orion spacecraft is on its way to the Moon as part of the Artemis program. Carrying an uncrewed Orion spacecraft, SLS lifted off for its flight test debut at 5:47 p.m. AEDT on Wednesday, 16 November from Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
* The European Space Agency contributions to the Artemis program
55 Years Ago: Apollo 4, the First...2022-11-1755 minThe Space ShowPREVIEW | Lunar Science In the Artemis Era – Episode 1On The Space Show for Wednesday, 9 November 2022:
Due to a power outage affecting the studios of Southern FM, this week's episode of The Space Show did not go to air. In its place, we are pleased to present a preview of a forthcoming series of programmes called, Lunar Science In the Artemis Era.
Lunar Science In the Artemis Era — Episode 1:
* Artemis project science overview with Jacob Bleacher
* Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) with Steve Clarke
* Lunar Polar Hydrogen Mapper (LunaH-Map) Mission with Craig Hardgrove.
Lunar Science In the Artemis...2022-11-1333 minThe Space Show2022.11.02 | InSight and MRO combine to reveal newly formed crater on MarsOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 2 November 2022:
Space Show News:
* NOAA’s JPSS-2 is set to launch atop an Atlas V rocket and will join the fleet of Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) satellites.
* Rocket Lab prepares to launch its “Catch Me If You Can” Electron booster recovery mission carrying the MATS (Mesospheric Airglow/Aerosol Tomography and Spectroscopy) satellite
* Update on the CAPSTONE mission
* Final module docks at China's Tiangong space station
InSight and MRO combine to discover newly formed crater on Mars:
* NASA’s InSight la...2022-11-0351 minThe Space Show2022.10.26 | “Victorian Space Opportunities": A panel discussion at Engineers AustraliaOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 26 October 2022:
Space Show News:
* A breakdown of the Australian Federal Budget — What’s in it for space?
Panel discussion — “Victorian Space Opportunities" recorded at Engineers Australia, Melbourne featuring:
* Peter Moar, La Trobe University, Bundoora
* Mark Fittock, OHP, Germany
* Rebecca Allen, Astrophysicist, Swinburne University, Glenferrie
* Mathew Bricali, Research Fellow and Team Lead at the Co-operative Research Centre, RMIT University, Melbourne
Diary time:
* 4th Annual International Humans in Space Summit 2022: 7-11 November 2022, University of Technology, Sydney
* Detail...2022-10-2753 minThe Space Show2022.10.19 | Career opportunities, skill shortages and $1.2 billion dollars for Australian Earth observationOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 19 October 2022:
In anticipation of next week's Federal Budget, a Space Show exclusive interview with Sussan Ley, Shadow Minister for Small and Family Business, on potential delays to funding space activities.
Jenny Mitchell, Director, Civil Space Policy at the Australian Space Agency on space career opportunities, skill shortages and $1.2 billion dollars for Australian Earth observation.
Space Show News: An international team of researchers led by the University of Cambridge has revealed new evidence for the possible existence of liquid water under the south polar ice cap of Mars.2022-10-2039 minThe Space Show2022.10.12 | “What’s space ever done for me?” with Kerrie DoughertyOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 12 October 2022:
Speaking at the Final Frontier Festival at Melbourne University, space historian Kerrie Dougherty (@KerrieDougherty) asks the question: “What’s space ever done for me?”
China’s involvement in the space field across the African continent.
BlueWalker 3 by AST SpaceMobile: A revolution in mobile telephony.
Space Show News:
NASA confirms that the DART impact successfully changed the period of Dimorphos’ orbit around its companion asteroid Didymos
An update on some of the 152 cubesat missions launched by NASA since 2016
NASA and SpaceX to Study Hubble Telescope Reboost 2022-10-1346 minThe Space Show2022.10.05 | The Moon, Mars and the geographic significance of the Magellan-Elcano expedition 500 years onOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 5 October 2022:
National Space Council:
Scientific research on the International Space Station
Space Traffic Awareness in low Earth orbit
Chinese Moon exploration:
Chinese scientists have discovered a new mineral in lunar samples they have called Changesite—(Y)
Lunar Helium-3 analysis in lunar samples
High pressure minerals in lunar regolith
The identification of indigenous lunar water
Opinion: Lunar land grab and the Outer Space Treaty with Dr Malcolm Davis (@Dr_M_Davis) from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute
The European Space Agen...2022-10-0648 minThe Space Show2022.09.28 | On an asteroid far, far away, the Earth strikes back!On The Space Show for Wednesday, 28 September 2022:
NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) successfully scores a direct hit on the asteroid Dimorphos:
Tom Slater, DART Program Scientist at NASA, describes the test objectives of the DART mission
Elena Adams, DART Systems Engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, answers questions from the media and takes us through the final stages of the mission.
Space Show News:
Valery Polyakov: A record-breaking Russian cosmonaut dies aged 80. Valery Polyakov spent 437 full days orbiting the Earth between 1994 and 1995 on the Mir space stat...2022-09-2944 min
Deep LeadershipSelf Leadership with Andrew BryantToday I’m joined by Andrew Bryant. Andrew is a leadership coach, author, and keynote speaker. He is the founder of Self Leadership International and is considered the world’s leading expert on self-leadership. Andrew has coached hundreds of leaders and leadership teams to become the best version of themselves and to scale their companies. He’s written a new book called The New Leadership Playbook: Being human whilst successfully delivering accelerated results which helps readers become more effective leaders in the post-pandemic world. I’m excited to have him on the show to talk about it.Show res...2022-09-2847 minThe Space Show2022.09.21 | A Great American Space Adventure with Angelo Di GraziaOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 21 September 2022:
A conversation with the Space Association of Australia’s Angelo Di Grazia, reporting on his recent American space adventure including Vice President Kamala Harris’ remarks at her second National Space Council meeting in Houston and a visit to the SpaceX Starbase in Boco Chica.
See NASA Spaceflight’s 360 degree drive through of SpaceX Starbase at Boca Chica, Texas
September Public Meeting of the Space Association of Australia in person and online | Melbourne Space Program: ACRUX-2
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory briefing on NASA’s Double Ast...2022-09-2251 minThe Space Show2022.09.14 | “We choose to go to the Moon” – 60 years since Rice UniversityOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 14 September 2022:
60th anniversary of JFK’s address at Rice University on the Nation's Space Effort:
NASA Administrator, Bill Nelson
U.S. Representative, Brian Babin
U.S. Representative, Al Green
Greetings from astronauts aboard the International Space Station
French astronaut Jean-Loup Chrétien and U.S. astronaut Shannon Walker
Update on the status of Artemis I
NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft set to impact the asteroid Dimorphos on Tuesday, 27 September at 9:15am AEST
Voyager 1 and 2...2022-09-1552 minThe Space Show2022.09.07 | Artemis I: Angelo Di Grazia reports from the Kennedy Space CentreOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 7 September 2022:
Angelo Di Grazia reports from the Kennedy Space Centre on the two scrubbed launch attempts for the Artemis I test mission
Quinlan Buklap - A data scientist in space medicine takes us on a virtual journey to the Moon at the Moon Village Association conference
MOXIE (Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment) generates oxygen on the surface of Mars
Curiosity Rover searches for signs of life on Mars for 10 years
Solar Orbiter hit by a coronal mass ejection
2022-09-0850 minThe Space Show2022.08.31 | Artemis I: A review of the first launch attempt and more mission scienceOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 31 August 2022:
Mike Sarafin (Artemis I Mission Manager, NASA) - Mission status
Thomas Berger (Principal Investigator, German Aerospace Centre) - Helgar and Zohar
Ramona Gaza (MARE Team Lead, NASA Johnson Space Centre, Houston) - Radiation experiments on Artemis I
Shirit Schwarz (Director of Product Management, AstroRad at StemRad) - AstroRad is personal protective equipment for astronauts to wear beyond low Earth orbit (LEO) that markedly reduces Radiation Exposure Induced Death (REID) such as cancer, while eliminating the possibility of Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS) due to solar particle events (SPE).
Gender differences and radiation...2022-08-3152 minThe Space Show2022.08.24 | Artemis I: A preview of the science secondary payloadsOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 24 August 2022:
Rachael Craft, NASA Office of Communications — Introduction to the secondary payloads on the Artemis I mission
Jacob Bleacher, NASA Chief Exploration Scientist — Summary of the key science objectives of the Artemis I mission
Craig Hardgrove, Principal Investigator of LunaH-Map, Arizona State University — A cubesat creating higher-fidelity maps of near-surface hydrogen in craters and other permanently shadowed regions of the lunar South Pole with neutron spectrometers
Joseph Shoa, Architect for Small Satellite Missions, describes LunIR (formerly known as SkyFire) — A Lockheed Martin cubesat that will perform advanced infrared imaging of the lunar surface
B...2022-08-2456 minThe Space Show2022.08.17 | Artemis I: A preview of the mission milestones, priorities and science objectivesOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 17 August 2022:
Artemis I mission milestones, priorities and science objectives
Mike Sarafin (Artemis I Mission Manager) - Mission summary and priorities
Bhavy Lal (TPS Associate Administrator) - Cubesats and Orion cabin science
Sara Noble (Lead Lunar Scientist, NASA) - Lunar science - VIPER, LunaH-Map, Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter
Pam Clark (JPL) - Lunar IceCube
GSFC PR - Lunar IceCube BIRCHES
Craig Hardgrove (Arizona State University) - LunaH-Map
Biomedicine and lunar spaceflight with Gordon Cable (University of Adelaide)2022-08-1755 minThe Space Show2022.08.10 | The Curiosity rover has been exploring Gale crater on Mars for 10 years — Part 2On The Space Show for Wednesday, 10 August 2022:
Part 2 of a two-part special episode marking the 10th anniversary of the Curiosity rover's landing in and exploration of Gale crater on Mars — in this episode we find out what the rover has been doing in the 10 years since it landed in August 2012.
Announcing Lunar Science in the Artemis Era: a new series by The Space Show in which we discuss the scientific investigation of the Moon and its environment in the Artemis era. Lunar Science is about the science to be done on and near the Moon dur...2022-08-1045 minThe Space Show2022.08.03 | The Curiosity rover has been exploring Gale crater on Mars for 10 years — Part 1On The Space Show for Wednesday, 3 August 2022:
Part 1 of a two-part special episode marking the 10th anniversary of the Curiosity rover's landing in and exploration of Gale crater on Mars — we remember back to its landing day on 6 August 2012 and find out what it has been doing since.
Announcing Lunar Science in the Artemis Era: a new series by The Space Show in which we discuss the scientific investigation of the Moon and its environment in the Artemis era. Lunar Science is about the science to be done on and near the Moon during the Ar...2022-08-0444 minThe Space Show2022.07.27 | Lunar-VISE, VIPER, JUICE, Draper SERIES-2 and a potpourri of other space itemsOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 27 July 2022:
Space Show News:
Lunar-VISE (Lunar Vulkan Imaging and Spectroscopy Explorer): NASA Selects New Instruments for Priority Artemis Science on Moon.
VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) lunar rover: On 21 September 2021, NASA announced the landing site for its VIPER mission to the Moon’s south pole. On 19 July 2022, NASA reschedules CLPS delivery of VIPER to 2024 to reduce risk to the mission.
NASA has awarded Draper of Cambridge, Massachusetts a contract to deliver Artemis science investigations to the Schrödinger Basin on the far side of the Moon in 2025: The commercial deli...2022-07-2753 minThe Space Show2022.07.20 | Landsat turns 50 while Saber Astronautics launches an Australian Astronaut ProgramOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 20 July 2022:
Planet Earth — Episode 44
The 50th Anniversary of the Landsat Earth Observation Program:
The history of the Landsat satellites: a feature courtesy of the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland
The Space Show in conversation with David Hudson, Director of Satellite Programs for Satellite Land Imagery Collection at Geoscience Australia about Landsat and Australia
Jeff Masek, the Project Scientist for Landsat 9 answers questions from the Goddard Space Flight Center Public Affairs team
Nine facts about Landsat
EMIT (Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation): EMIT will be the...2022-07-2155 minThe Space Show2022.07.13 | First Light: Images from the James Webb Space Telescope revealedOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 13 July 2022:
The James Webb Space Telescope's first images shed new light on the cosmos: with Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Bill Nelson and a little help from James E. Webb.
Psyche: Mission objectives, mission team and mission postponement announcement.
Planet Earth — Episode 43:
CYGNUS (Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System): Estimating methane emissions from wetlands
SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity): A European Space Agency Earth Explorer Mission measures the water cycle - an ESA feature
ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti addresses the World Economic Forum on orbit from the Intern...2022-07-1345 minThe Space Show2022.07.06 | Telstar 1 and the Goonhilly Ground StationOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 6 July 2022:
In this special episode, we mark the 60th anniversary of the launch of Telstar 1: the world’s first active telecommunications satellite. On only its second day in orbit, the satellite relayed the first live television pictures broadcast across the Atlantic. The satellite captured the imagination of people all around the globe and sparked a new age of instant worldwide communications.
The event also inspired a chart-topping musical tribute. "Telstar" is a 1962 instrumental recording originally written and produced by Joe Meek for the English band the Tornados. In December 1962, the...2022-07-0751 min
The Space Show2022.06.29 | NASA launches twice down under within 48 hours from Australia and New ZealandOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 29 June 2022:
NASA successfully launched the first of three sounding rockets from Equatorial Launch Australia’s Arnhem Space Centre in East Arnhem Land on the weekend. The rocket carried the X-ray Quantum Calorimeter, or XQC, from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. XQC contained unique X-ray detectors, cooled to a frigid one-twentieth of a degree above absolute zero, to measure interstellar X-rays with unprecedented precision to better understand the interstellar medium and its influence on the structure and evolution of galaxies and stars. Australia Sounding Rocket Campaign Press Kit.
Successful launch of CA...2022-06-3050 minThe Space Show2022.06.22 | Growing the Australian Space IndustryOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 22 June 2022:
Space Show News:
NASA prepares to launch three sounding rockets from the Arnhem Space Centre, Equatorial Launch Australia’s launch facility near the township of Nhulunbuy, East Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory
Fleet Space Technologies launches another of its Internet of Things satellites, Centauri 5
NASA successfully completes the Artemis-1/Space Launch System wet dress rehearsal at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida
NASA Ingenuity helicopter makes its 29th flight on Mars.
Growing the Australian Space Industry | A panel discussion at the Australian Space Industry Association of Australia confe...2022-06-2257 minThe Space Show2022.06.15 | How To Land On The Moon: The Apollo Mission Mode DecisionOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 15 June 2022:
We mark the sixtieth anniversary of the 7 June 1962 public announcement of the Apollo lunar mission mode decision with a special episode of The Space Show.
The episode details the history of the technical and political reasons why the Lunar Orbit Rendezvous method won out over the Direct Ascent and Earth Orbit Assembly (or Rendezvous) methods of travelling to and landing on the Moon.
View the original 2019 PowerPoint presentation version of this talk (no audio - 239.5 MB).2022-06-1652 minThe Space Show2022.06.08 | Over The Rainbow: A conversation with Shoaib Iqbal of Esper Satellite ImageryOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 8 June 2022:
Planet Earth - Episode 40
Esper Satellite Imagery is a Melbourne based space startup focusing on collecting hyperspectral imagery from micro satellite constellations to supercharge industries with environmental data. Esper Satellite Imagery is developing small satellites capable of hyperspectral Earth observation, to deliver intelligent data from space for industrial efficiency on Earth.
Troy McCann, founder and CEO of space startup accelerator, MoonshotX (now Moonshot Space Co.)
Space Show News:
NASA to launch three sounding rockets from Equatorial Launch Australia’s facility in the Northern Ter...2022-06-0945 minThe Space Show2022.06.01 | CAPSTONE: An Artemis precursor mission validating the lunar Gateway orbitOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 1 June 2022:
Space Show News:
Ed Husic is sworn in as Minister for Industry and Science: Australia’s new “Space Minister”
Planet Earth - Episode 39:
Moon Bounce: The Hubble Space Telescope detects signs of life on Earth by looking at the Moon during an eclipse
Bushfire smoke detection from space with the TERRA, CloudSat and Suomi satellites
GOES-18 (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite)
CALIPSO (Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation) detects the extent of bushfire smoke
Dr Stephen Giovannoni is discovering life deep underground on Earth (a feature cou...2022-06-0252 minThe Space Show2022.05.25 | Future Australian Space Workforce and its DevelopmentOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 25 May 2022:
Vale Vangelis:
For 31 years, The Space Show has used as its opening theme, “Motion of Stars” by Vangelis. The Space Show is sad to report the death of Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou last week, at the age of 79. The artist, known professionally as Vangelis, was a Greek musician, composer, songwriter and producer of electronic, progressive, ambient, and classical orchestral music. Vangelis was best known for his Academy Award-winning score to Chariots of Fire (1981), as well as for composing the scores to the film Blade Runner (1982), music for the...2022-05-2653 minThe Space Show2022.05.18 | From Eurovision to Sagittarius A*: The black hole at the heart of our galaxyOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 18 May 2022:
Eurovision 2022 (yes, there are space/astrophysics links):
Italian and ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti (@AstroSamantha), aboard the International Space Station, sends her greetings to the Eurovision Song Contest being held in Turin, Italy
Sam Ryder (@SamRyderMusic) with “Space Man”, the United Kingdom’s entrant in Eurovision 2022, which placed second behind Ukraine
Sagittarius A* black hole is imaged for the first time:
Sagittarius A*, abbreviated Sgr A*, is the supermassive black hole at the Galactic Center of the Milky Way. It is located near the border of the co...2022-05-1940 minThe Space Show2022.05.11 | “This thin blue line of atmosphere that blankets and protects us all”On The Space Show for Wednesday, 11 May 2022:
Space Show News:
NASA’s CAPSTONE (Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment) spacecraft is in transit from California to Rocket Lab’s launch complex 1B on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand
A report on the first two years of Yutu-2, the robotic lunar rover component of CNSA's Chang'e 4 mission to the far side of the Moon
Hayabusa2 (the asteroid sample-return mission operated by the Japanese state space agency JAXA) sample analysis reveals the presence of organic material (amino acids), the building blocks of life
Ingenuity helico...2022-05-1352 minThe Space Show2022.05.04 | Nothing So Hidden (Part 3) and the Apollo Lunar Surface JournalOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 4 May 2022:
The third and final part of a series of special episodes celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 16 mission to the Descartes region of the lunar highlands in the words of Commander, John Young and Lunar Module Pilot, Charlie Duke, as recorded by The Space Show.
Nothing So Hidden: "There is nothing so far removed from us as to be beyond our reach, or so hidden that we cannot discover it." ~ Rene Descartes
Also on tonight’s episode:
Chiara Ferrari-Wong, a PhD candidate at the Uni...2022-05-0557 minThe Space Show2022.04.27 | Nothing So Hidden: The Voyage of Apollo 16 (Part 2)On The Space Show for Wednesday, 27 April 2022:
Part 2 of a three-part series of special episodes celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 16 mission in the words of Commander, John Young and Lunar Module Pilot, Charlie Duke, as recorded by The Space Show.
In tonight’s episode, the Apollo 16 astronauts take their lunar roving vehicle for a spin in the first "Grand Prix" held on the Moon; discuss potassium-induced astronaut flatulence; talk with John Saxon, the Operations Supervisor at the Honeysuckle Creek tracking station outside Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory (the only Australian ever to sp...2022-04-2755 minThe Space Show2022.04.20 | Nothing So Hidden: The Voyage of Apollo 16 (Part 1)On The Space Show for Wednesday, 20 April 2022:
Part 1 of a three-part series of special episodes celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 16 mission in the words of Commander, John Young and Lunar Module Pilot, Charlie Duke, as recorded by The Space Show.
Only twelve people have walked on the Moon.
Only one (the 10th person) of that dozen has walked into the studios of Southern FM where The Space Show is broadcast and recorded. On another occasion, The Space Show travelled to Canberra to record his commander’s (the 9th person) account of th...2022-04-2154 minThe Space Show2022.04.13 | Dr Malcolm Davis, Australian Strategic Policy InstituteOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 13 April 2022:
The Space Show interviews Dr Malcolm Davis, a Senior Analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI). In a wide-ranging conversation, Dr Davis breaks down the 2022 Federal Budget and its implications for the Australian Space Agency, the Australian Defence Force, the Defence Space Command, sovereign space capability and more. The Strategist is the commentary and analysis site of ASPI.
Planet Earth - Episode 36: Melting Ice
ICESat-2 (Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite-2) monitors the Earth’s melting ice sheets
Dr Alex Gardner, a Glaciologist at NASA’s Jet P...2022-04-1550 minThe Space Show2022.04.06 | NASA seeks proposals for future Lunar Human Landing SystemsOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 6 April 2022:
Space Show News:
Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1): A private crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS) for Axiom Space
Three Chinese taikonauts to return to Earth this month from the Chinese Space Station after completing their six-month Shenzhou 13 mission
Artemis 1: Space Launch System (SLS) wet dress rehearsal delayed
Sustaining Lunar Development Project: NASA seeks proposals for future Lunar Human Landing Systems
Hubble Space Telescope archival data reveals evidence of water vapour in the atmosphere of Jupiter’s moon Ganymede
Pl...2022-04-0652 minThe Space Show2022.03.30 | $1.3 billion to grow the Australian space sector and space manufacturing industryOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 30 March 2022: Space Show News: Australian Federal Budget 2022: $1.3 billion to grow the Australian space sector and space manufacturing industry. This includes $1.2 billion to establish a National Space Mission for Earth Observation to secure data streams, build Australia’s sovereign capability and enter agreements with international partners including for the procurement and operation of four Australian cross-calibration, radiometer satellites. Russia’s war in Ukraine and the effect on the international space industry with Space Association of Australia member, Angelo Di Grazia Ingenuity helicopter conducts it’s 22 flight across Mars while NASA has extended its operational missio...2022-03-3044 minThe Space Show2022.03.23 | Activation of the Australian Defence Space CommandOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 23 March 2022:
Space Show News:
Australian launch permit application fees abolished by the Australian Government
Australian Space Agency tasked with developing a Space Strategic Update
Activation of the Australian Defence Space Command
[Note: A feature on the formation of the Australian Defence Force Space Division from the 12 May 2021 episode of The Space Show can be found here: http://space.southernfm.com.au/spaceshow2021programmes.html]
A compilation of space-related items affected by the Russian war in Ukraine
Prof. Christian Barry, School of Philosophy at the A...2022-03-2352 minThe Space Show2022.03.16 | Artemis 1: NASA prepares to return humans to the MoonOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 16 March 2022:
SLS Artemis 1 rollout and wet dress rehearsal: Artemis 1, is a planned uncrewed test flight for NASA's Artemis program. It is the first flight of the agency's Space Launch System super heavy-lift launch vehicle and the first flight of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle.
Binar-2 and beyond including outreach to schools and the amateur radio community and the ambition of sending a Binar prospector to the Moon with Fergus Downey at the Space Science Technology Centre, Curtin University
A NASA primer on the Space Service Volume of the Global Navigation Satellite System
...2022-03-1651 minThe Space Show2022.03.09 | Project Rainbow Python: In-space imaging and processingOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 9 March 2022:
Andrew Sysouphat (BAE Systems) - Australian designed space telescope
Vasily Lobzin (Bureau of Meteorology) - Automated solar flare prediction
Kirco Arsov (Bureau of Meteorology) - Space Weather Services
Enrico Palermo and Campbell Pegg (Australian Space Agency) - Australian Moon to Mars Initiative
Carlos Espejel (iSpace) - A business case for mining the Moon
Peter Beck (Rocket Lab) - Introducing Pad B: A new launch pad as part of Launch Complex 1 on the New Zealand north island
Planet Earth - Episode 32:
Spiral Blue (Sydney) and Esper Satellite Imagery (Melbourne...2022-03-0953 minThe Space Show2022.03.02 | Australia, an astronaut nation?On The Space Show for Wednesday, 2 March 2022:
Space Show News: The Space Show takes a dig at Prime Minister Scott Morrison by giving him a lesson on the history of Australians in space
Ukrainian singer Alena Vinnitskaya performs “Stargazer (Astrologer)”
Suraj Bijjahalli (RMIT University): Augmenting global navigation systems
Belinda Nicholson (University of Southern Queensland): Stars as proxies for studying the Sun's early history
Planet Earth - Episode 31: A feature from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on its Earth observation spacecraft
2022-03-0244 minThe Space Show2022.02.23 | 60th anniversary of the flight of John Glenn: Part IIOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 23 February 2022:
“Splashdown, John Glenn”, a new song celebrating the 60th anniversary of the flight of Friendship 7 by the HR Arts Factory.
An interview with Simon Banks, an Australian composer and musician, about his song, five years in the making, about John Glenn.
Siddharth Pandey (Mars Society Australia): An Astrobiology Expedition to Ladakk, India.2022-02-2345 minThe Space Show2022.02.16 | Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the first U.S. human orbital spaceflight by John GlennOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 16 February 2022:
A special edition of The Space Show commemorating the 60th anniversary of the first United States human orbital spaceflight by John Glenn in his Friendship 7 Mercury spacecraft. The program will feature a 1962 audio documentary about the flight, a portion of Glenn's 2013 oral history recording, Glenn's 1962 speech to a joint sitting of the U.S. Congress, and several songs about John Glenn and his MA-6 mission.
2022-02-1651 minThe Space Show2022.02.09 | Hands-off Field Work: Comparing human and robotic gathered terrain dataOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 9 February 2022:
An update on the Swift Observatory satellite, together with a feature about one of its findings: a stellar tidal disruption event, courtesy of the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
China's Five Year Space Plan.
Steven Hobbs (University of New South Wales, Sydney) - Hands-off Field Work: Comparing human and robotic methods of gathering terrain data.
A preview of European Space Agency (ESA) missions in 2022.
Naveen Kodikara (RMIT University, Melbourne) - Efficacy of Global Ionospheric Maps.
...2022-02-0951 minThe Space Show2022.02.02 | A New Era of Space ExplorationOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 2 February 2022:
Upulie Divisekera (Monash University) - A New Era of Space Exploration
James Webb Space Telescope - The next-generation infra-red observatory has entered orbit around L2, the second Lagrange Point
Swift Observatory enters safe mode - Also, a feature from the Goddard Space Flight Centre, in Greenbelt, Maryland describes one of the discoveries during the Swift Observatory's 17 year mission.
Planet Earth Episode 29:
Enrico Palermo (Australian Space Agency) - Australian Earth Observation from Space Roadmap
Karen St. Germain (NASA) - Towards the Earth System Observatory
Ceddric David (JPL...2022-02-0249 minThe Space Show2021.12.15 | Astronomy in Space: The Great ObservatoriesOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 15 December 2021:
NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) satellite with Tiffany Russell-Lockhart, a systems engineer at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama
A primer on why astronomers need to see the non-visible wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum
Dr Ellen Stofan, Smithsonian Under Secretary for Science and Research and Dr Thomas Zurbuchen, Associate Administrator at NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, discuss XPIE at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C.
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST): A next-generation infra-red observatory is prepared for launch
James Webb Space Te...2021-12-1550 minThe Space Show2021.12.08 | The Space Show Off-Cuts Edition: A collection of tasty morsels that didn’t make it to air in 2021On The Space Show for Wednesday, 8 December 2021:
Launch coverage of Soyuz MS-20: a Russian Soyuz spaceflight to the International Space Station launched on 8 December 2021. Soyuz MS-20 is commanded by a single professional cosmonaut, Alexander Misurkin, and carries two space tourists, Yusaku Maezawa and Yozo Hirano for the space tourism company Space Adventures.
NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE): A space observatory built to discover the secrets of some of the most extreme objects in the universe – the remnants of supernova explosions and more.
Thomas Pesquet, ESA astronaut mission end: A profile of his second mission aboard the Inte...2021-12-1153 minThe Space Show2021.12.01 | Saber Astronautics signs with Axiom Space to develop Australian astronaut programOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 1 December 2021:
Aussie movers and shakers: Self-profiles by some of Australia's space industry's leaders.
Australian based Saber Astronautics has signed a deal with private U.S. spaceflight company Axiom Space to create an Australian presence on the International Space Station.
Ben Greene, Group CEO, Electro-Optics Systems, Canberra on 'Sovereign Space Situational Awareness Capabilities'.
Planet Earth - Episode 28: DSCOVR; INCUS; Landsat 9; Tropics Pathfinder; algal blooms.
2021-12-0154 minThe Space Show2021.11.24 | Planet Earth - Episode 27: Rising SeasOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 24 November 2021:
Planet Earth: Global Rising Sea Levels
Sentinel 6 satellite one year anniversary
Sea level rise
Glaciers driving sea-level rise
Land subsidence
High tide flooding
Australian buildings at sea level
El Nino and La Nina
Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) satellite
“Rising Seas” by the Australian band Midnight Oil (song)
Josh Willis, Lead Scientist, Sentinel 6 on the satellite's 1st anniversary
SWOT satellite
CSIRO "State Of The Climate" report
DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) asteroid impactor: NASA's first planetary defence mission2021-11-2455 minThe Space Show2021.11.17 | Russian anti-satellite missile test draws international condemnationOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 17 November 2021:
The United States has condemned a Russian anti-satellite missile test: The U.S. State Department has accused Russia of jeopardising the safety and security of space exploration following the launch of an anti-satellite missile against one of its own targets, the defunct Cosmos 1408 satellite.
Planet Earth - Episode 26
Global Methane Pledge at COP 26: The United Nations Climate Change Conference 2021
Ursula von der Leyen (President, European Commission)
Joe Biden (President, United States of America)
Scott Morrison (Prime Minister, Australia)
Gina McCarthy (former Head, U.S. Environmental P...2021-11-1755 minThe Space Show2021.11.10 | Q: How do you go to the toilet in space? A: Very carefully.On The Space Show for Wednesday, 10 November 2021:
A leaky toilet on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft has forced NASA to ask it's Crew 2 astronauts returning to Earth to use absorbent 'undergarments' – also known as 'adult diapers' for the eight-hour trip home.
LeoLabs to construct space radars in Western Australia: LeoLabs has announced it will construct two phased-array space radars in Western Australia, the sixth site for the Silicon Valley startup’s global space domain awareness tracking network.
The recently released United States Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics 2020 has listed the giant Magellan telescope as one of it’s top prior...2021-11-1047 minThe Space Show2021.11.03 | Planet Earth - Episode 25On The Space Show for Wednesday, 3 November 2021:
NASA's SpaceX Crew 3 mission: The launch of the next commercial crew mission to the International Space Station, already postponed by weather, has been further delayed by what NASA calls a “minor medical issue” with one of its four astronauts.
Lucy mission: Spacecraft in cruise mode but solar panel remains unlatched and only partially deployed
Mars Express: Ground penetrating radar sub-surface reflections from the Red Planet may not be liquid water after all
Planet Earth - Episode 25: CSIRO's AquaWatch Australia; astronaut Story Musgrave on the Earth from space; COVID-19 Earth Observation Dashboard; Apol...2021-11-0354 minThe Space Show2021.10.27 | Meet ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet and join him for the premiere of Coldplay's new single, Higher Power, aboard the ISSOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 27 October 2021:
Thomas Pesquet (@Thom_astro) is a French aerospace engineer, pilot, and European Space Agency astronaut, currently the commander aboard the International Space Station. In an interview, courtesy of The Karman Project, Pesquet discusses his life, interests and astronaut experiences and takes us on an audio tour of the space station.
Listen in to members of the English band Coldplay (@coldplay) in conversation with Thomas Pesquet aboard the ISS on the release of their new studio album Music of the Spheres. The conversation features the premiere of the single, Higher Power. This...2021-10-2755 minThe Space Show2021.10.20 | Mythodia: Music dedicated to the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission celebrating 20 years mapping the Red PlanetOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 20 October 2021:
Mythodia by the Greek composer Vangelis: Music dedicated to the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission celebrating 20 years mapping Mars
Lucy: NASA’s mission to investigate the Trojan Asteroids launches successfully - Hal Levison, Lucy Principal Investigator
Soyuz MS-18 returns to Earth from the ISS with a cosmonaut, a Russian actress and film director aboard
Shenzhou 13 and Tianhe
Planet Earth - Episode 23: William Shatner and Chris Boshuizen speak after they return from their suborbital journey into space aboard Blue Origin's NS-18 mission
Rocket Lab selected as the launch provider for NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar...2021-10-2055 minThe Space Show2021.10.13 | Australian-built rover to be sent to the Moon under deal with NASAOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 13 October 2021:
Australia signs a deal with NASA to be part of a future Moon mission: The Australian Space Agency has reached an agreement with NASA for an Australian-made rover to be part of a future lunar mission, possibly as early as 2026, leveraging the nation's skills and experience in the resources sector. Leading Australian businesses and researchers will come together to develop the rover, backed by $50 million in funding from the Trailblazer program, a part of the Australian Government’s Moon to Mars initiative. The Trailblazer program is expected to open later this ye...2021-10-1350 minThe Space Show2021.10.06 | A Russian cosmonaut, a film director and an actress fly to spaceOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 6 October 2021:
Rocket Lab signs a dedicated launch contract with Astroscale Japan for the ADRAS-J (Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan) satellite
Rocket Lab awarded US$24.35 million contract with the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command for development of the upper stage of the company’s new Neutron launch vehicle
Soyuz MS-19 launches a Russian cosmonaut, a feature film director and an actress into orbit bound for a film shoot, on location, aboard the International Space Station
A tale about Klim Shipenko, Salyut 7 / “Salyut 7”, Vladimir Dzhanibekov and Soyuz MS-19
Matthias Maurer, German ESA astronau...2021-10-0655 minThe Space Show2021.09.29 | Dr Chris Boshuizen (aka @DrChrispyMusic), set to become only the third Aussie to fly to spaceOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 29 September 2021:
Dr Chris Boshuizen, a former NASA engineer at the Ames Research Centre and co-founder of Planet Labs (now Planet), is set to become only the third Australian to go to space when he launches aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard 18 suborbital mission, which is scheduled for October 14.
Soyuz MS-19 crewed mission to the International Space Station is scheduled for October 5. The three-person crew will include director Klim Shipenko, actor Yulia Peresild and cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, hoping to be the first feature film to shoot scenes in space.
Construction of the launch pad...2021-09-2953 minThe Space Show2021.09.22 | From the Kings of Leon's “Time in Disguise” in orbit to the legacy and future of the Landsat satellite programOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 22 September 2021:
Space Show News: Update on Hapith I launch campaign from Southern Launch’s Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex in South Australia; Black Sky Aerospace weekend launch attempt of a sounding rocket; Gilmour Space static test fire of its hybrid rocket engine; Inspiration4 crew plays Kings of Leon’s “Time in Disguise” NFT (Non-Fungible Token) music in space - another first for the mission; and more…
Planet Earth Episode 20: Space agency heads talk Earth observation; and the history, achievements and future of the Landsat satellite program, including a preview of Landsat 9 launching next Tuesd...2021-09-2253 minThe Space Show2021.09.15 | SpaceX Inspiration4 mission to orbitOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 15 September 2021:
The puzzle of the Australian satellites M2-A and M2-B: These satellites were launched on 2021 March 22 as one satellite, and separated last Friday, 10 September at 2:55 pm AEST. But M2-B has been given a NORAD number dated from March 22-24 period, not the range being allocated last week!
SpaceX Inspiration4 mission: first-ever non-government, human orbital spaceflight - an introduction to the crew and a preview of the mission plan
Lunar Environment: Part 2 of a panel discussion hosted by the Moon Village Association
Space Show News including Southern Launch, TiSPACE's Hapith...2021-09-1555 minThe Space Show2021.09.08 | Asteroid (551014) Gorman named for Australian space archaeologistOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 8 September 2021:
International Space Station: visible passes & cracks aboard the ISS
Asteroids named including Asteroid (551014) Gorman for Dr Alice Gorman aka @DrSpaceJunk in the International Astronomical Union’s Working Group on Small Body Nomenclature Bulletin (vol. 1 no. 7 p. 10) on 2 September 2021
Lunar environment panel discussion
GRAIL launch 10th anniversary: NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory mission
2021-09-0838 minThe Space Show2021.09.01 | Australian cubesats hitch a ride aboard SpaceX CRS-23On The Space Show for Wednesday, 1 September 2021:
CUAVA-1 with Iver Cairns et al from the Centre for Cubesats, UAVs & their Applications at the University of Sydney
Binar-1 with Stuart Buchan and Fergus Downey from the Space Science and Technology Centre at Curtin University
NASA’s Human Landing System (HLS) controversy with Angelo Di Grazia
Peter Beck, Founder, President & CEO of Rocket Lab describes progress being made to make the Electron rocket reusable through the Rocket Lab Reusability Program
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Doug Forrest, Space Artist
Adam Gilmour, Co-Founder & CEO of Gilmour Space
Episode 19 in our Planet Earth series: a weather report from Greenland; SMOS - an ESA satellite monitoring climate change; North American wildfires; Paul Davies on how life on Earth began; and the FORUM satellite
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2021-09-0155 minThe Space Show2021.08.18 | Antoinette Dailey, Australian Space AgencyOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 18 August 2021:
Antoinette Dailey, Executive Director, Operations and Communications, Australian Space Agency
NASA Explorer program (circa 1991)
Episode 18 in our Planet Earth series: ECOSTRESS, PACE, IceSat 2, greening Earth, IPCC scary story, methane on Earth and Mars, SMOS
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2021-08-2259 minThe Space Show2021.08.11 | Stan Anderson, Apollo Range Instrumentation Aircraft (ARIA)On The Space Show for Wednesday, 11 August 2021:
Stan Anderson, Facilities Manager at ARIA (Apollo/Advanced Range Instrumentation Aircraft) Control answering questions from secondary school students
Virtual Reality Flight Simulators (circa 1991)
SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography)
Episode 17 in our Planet Earth series
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Deep Leadership#0080 – The Power of Vulnerability with Andrew RyderToday my guest is Andrew Ryder. Andrew is executive coach who helps entrepreneurs become more authentic and vulnerable. This is an interesting topic for leaders. As leaders, we’re supposed to be strong, right? So what’s up with all this vulnerability stuff?? Well, vulnerability doesn’t mean being weak. It’s all about letting your guard down, being genuine, and avoiding the pretense that you know everything. This episode is going to challenge some of your preconceived notions of leadership.Learn more on Andrew Ryder's website_____Purchase my latest bestsell...2021-08-1448 min
Deep LeadershipThe Power of Vulnerability with Andrew RyderToday my guest is Andrew Ryder. Andrew is executive coach who helps entrepreneurs become more authentic and vulnerable. This is an interesting topic for leaders. As leaders, we’re supposed to be strong, right? So what’s up with all this vulnerability stuff?? Well, vulnerability doesn’t mean being weak. It’s all about letting your guard down, being genuine, and avoiding the pretense that you know everything. This episode is going to challenge some of your preconceived notions of leadership.Learn more on Andrew Ryder's website_____Purchase my latest bestselling leadership book now All...2021-08-1450 min