NASA provided a comprehensive update on its lunar exploration program this past Monday including holding a media teleconference to answer questions from journalists.
Read More »Designing a space station and other stories
Welcome to the Terranauts first episode of Season 2. On this episode we talk to Colleen Merchant who worked on the international team that designed and built the Space Station and the international flight control team that continues to support it on orbit today.
Read More »The status and future of NASA’s in-space and lunar manufacturing
If humanity is to live in space, whether in low Earth orbit, on the Moon or elsewhere, we’re going to eventually need to setup in-space and lunar manufacturing.
Read More »The end of the universe
The universe will come to end, right? That’s a pretty heavy topic and can be very complicated to explain. Fear not though, today you can learn what the end of the universe means, astrophyically speaking, in easy to understand language.
Read More »Moving forward with satellite servicing standards
Satellite servicing is going from the realm of, I wish we could do this, to becoming a reality. That reality includes creating satellite servicing standards.
Read More »The state of Earth Observation
Earth Observation (EO) has been around since the beginning of the space age and the need for EO data is greater than ever.
Read More »The Surprise of Comet NEOWISE
Comet NEOWISE took astronomers somewhat by surprise. You see, comets can be very finicky with respect to how bright they get. And because the comet became bright enough for the public to see, well, it’s a rare treat.
Read More »Terranauts season one recap and season two preview
It’s hard to believe that we’ve come to an end of Season 1 of Terranauts. Iain shares his thoughts including what he learned from his guests and in creating a podcast for the first time.
Read More »The SpaceFund targets transformational space technologies
Rick Tumlinson has always had a vision for space development which is why he co-founded the Space Frontier Foundation in 1988 and the SpaceFund in 2018.
Read More »A Terranauts guide to leaving the planet – Rocket Science Part 2
In this episode of Terranauts, Iain Christie concludes the history of rocket science as part of a new series, a Terranauts guide to leaving the planet.
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