Are We There Yet?
Episodes
Starliner's redo, part two. Plus, the story of Susan Borman, Apollo 8 commander's wife
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Boeing’s Starliner is set for yet another test mission, a critical step before NASA lets its astronauts fly to space in it. So what’s at stake for...
What's at the center of our galaxy?
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At the center of our galaxy lies a supermassive black hole. It’s a region of space where gravity is so strong nothing can escape it, not even light....
A new chapter in commercial space & how Elon's Twitter buy might impact SpaceX
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With the first all-private space mission in the books, what's ahead for the commercial space economy? Plus, a look at the impacts to SpaceX after foun...
The case for Uranus: Outlining the next decade of discovery
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Every 10 years, the National Academies submits a report, outlining what it thinks NASA should focus on when it comes to planetary science efforts. Ura...
Catching up with NASA's administrator & keeping an eye on the planet's health
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a busy week for space news. The first all-private crew is set to depart the space station after spending more than a week on board, a new crew ...
Private space station missions, Amazon's big rocket buy and NASA's next budget. Here's a rundown of the latest space news stories
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been a busy few weeks on the space beat. We’ll chat with Anthony Colangelo, he covers spaceflight and the aerospace industry on his podcast M...
What it's like when black holes collide
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Some nine billion light years away, a pair of black holes are on a collision course. It’s a cosmic waltz that could come to an end in 10,000 years w...
A new era of space science takes flight thanks to private civilian missions
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
SpaceX is set to launch another crew of private astronauts from Kennedy Space Center, this time on a ten-day mission to the International Space Statio...
NASA'S new moon rocket has left the building & UAE's Hope probe tracks a year of Martian weather
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
NASA’s mega-rocket the Space Launch System has left the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center and made its way to a launch pad, ahead of...
A Florida couple heads to space on Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Next week, Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket is set to take 6 people to the edge of space and back. Central Florida married couple Sharon and Marc Ha...
"Becoming Off-Worldly" & the hunt for moon water
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It seems like a lot more people are going to space these days. Commercial companies are not only sending NASA astronauts into space, they’re giving ...
Can the U.S. and Russia partnership in space last despite growing tensions here on Earth?
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tensions between the U.S. and Russia are high as the U.S. imposed strict sanctions in the wake of the Russian military’s invasion of Ukraine, but so...
Taking art to new heights. A conversation with Dr. Sian Proctor about creating a space for inspiration
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Sian Proctor was one of four civilians to head to space last year thanks to SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule. The mission called Inspiration 4 sent ...
A year on Mars & the gift of space
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
NASA’s Perseverance rover is celebrating one year on Mars. The robot explorer arrived last year after a seven month journey from Cape Canaveral in F...
"Alexa, take me to the moon."
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
NASA’s Orion space capsule will soon head on a mission to the moon and back, launching from Kennedy Space Center later this year. There won’t be a...
A curious carbon finding on Mars & the long wait for James Webb Space Telescope's first science campaign
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This past year, all eyes have been on NASA’s Perseverance rover as it explores Mars during its first year on the red planet. But a robotic explorer ...
The great Pluto debate reignites once more
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Back in 2006, a science organization changed the classification of Pluto as a planet, sparking a debate in both the astronomical community and pop cul...
Tracking a changing climate on Earth and the robots exploring Mars
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
NASA is focusing on climate change -- specifically, observing our changing climate from space. But NASA’s focus on climate isn’t new. It has been ...
Another year of space exploration
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It was a very busy year for space exploration. In 2021 we saw the arrival of three missions to Mars, multiple human launches -- from suborbital space ...
Inside NASA's Mission Control Center with its longest-serving flight director Paul Dye
28 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
NASA’s Mission Control Center is responsible for the safety of its astronauts and space hardware.It takes a special kind of person to take on that r...
The James Webb Space Telescope takes flight
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After decades of development, the James Webb Space Telescope takes flight. Scientists have been thinking about this moment since the 1990s -- a new se...
New astronauts, new rockets
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Meet new astronaut candidate Luke Delaney and hear from "Main Engine Cut Off" host Anthony Colangelo about the new commercial rockets in development.
Biden's space agenda & the ethics of exploration
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What's ahead for space policy under a Biden administration? And how can we ethically explore space?
"A smashing good time": NASA plans to knock an asteroid out of orbit to learn how to save our planet from a future impact
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
NASA’s DART mission is set to launch tonight from Vandenberg in California, on a 10-month mission that ends when it smashes into a tiny rock in spac...
"Delusions of space enthusiasts." Neil deGrasse Tyson on balancing the ambitions of space exploration with the reality of global politics
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Astrophysicist, author and science communicator Neil deGrass Tyson says space enthusiasts are delusional. Exploration is aspirational, and the reality...
Lunar litigation, space tourism and the software driving NASA's SLS rocket to the moon
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Blue Origin sued NASA over its selection of SpaceX to build the agency's next moon lander. With the lawsuit behind it, what's ahead for NASA's Artemis...