Sinopsis
This Week in Space is your source for space news and analysis. Tune in on Fridays for editorials, panel discussions, and updates on everything from the latest in space science to the progress of commercial rocketry.
Episodios
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Episode 66: Perseverance: Dare Mighty Things
27/02/2021This Week in Space, we cover news about SpaceX Starlink, the Cygnus Spacecraft Launch, and of course, the landing of Perseverance, and even more.
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Episode 65: There's Space for Everyone in Space!
27/10/2020This week in space, our cast interviews Diana ElSindy, a propulsion engineer and the founder of The Arabian Stargazer, an exciting science communication platform and we talk about science communication and the future of the space industry
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Episode 64: Toilets Also Go to Space
01/10/2020This week in space, a German startup is working on getting a hybrid motor to space, NASA is sending a $23 Million toilet to the ISS, and a new price tag is announced for the Artemis program
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Episode 63: Sad Rockets and Rusty Moon
14/09/2020This week in space, Astra flies its first rocket, NASA pays commercial companies to get lunar samples, and scientists find out that the moon is rusty
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Episode 62: Come on, SLS!
07/09/2020This week in space, the White House releases a new space cyber security policy, China launches a reusable spacecraft to space, and we talk about delays in the SLS
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Episode 61: I Wanna Be a Space Dentist
01/09/2020This week in space, Boeing makes progress with their Starliner capsule, California wildfires are seen from space, and we talk about dental hygiene in space missions
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Episode 60: Rockets Go To Space
23/08/2020This week in space, China comes up with their own Artemis program, astronomers bounce a laser off the LRO, and we talk about more rocket news
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Episode 59: SpaceX Joins The Establishment
17/08/2020This week in space, Pluto is discovered to have water under its surface, more satellite servicing happens, and we talk about SpaceX winning the NSSL contract
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Episode 58: Many Questions
09/08/2020This week in space, our cast interview a Boeing engineer with 33 years of experience in satellite propulsion and who is currently working on the Commercial Crew and SLS programs
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Episode 57: Mars, Mars, and Mars
02/08/2020This week in space, Amazon get FCC license for 3,200 satellites, Dawn Aerospace dawns on the space industry, and we talk more about Mars now that the triple is all on their way there
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Episode 56: A Skyrocketing Launch Industry
26/07/2020This week in space, two out of the three mars missions are successfully launched, Russia and the US relations in the space sector get tense, and we talk about exciting updates for the launch industry
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Episode 55: The Sun and Its Friend, The Comet
21/07/2020This week in space, The Department of Defense focuses on nuclear thermal propulsion technology, new science data about the Sun is published, and we talk about the wonderful sight in the night sky that is comet NEOWISE, and more
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Episode 54: Failures and Mysteries
06/07/2020This week in space, Rocket Lab's 13th launch fails, OneWeb gets acquired by the UK government, the DoD withdraws contracts, and space perfume is released in the markets.
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Episode 53: The Road to Mars
29/06/2020This week in space, OneWeb receives half a billion dollars in a bid by the UK, speculations about Biden's space policy arise, and we discuss more about the Perseverance Rover and the future of Martian exploration
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Episode 52: Commercial Companies Assemble
19/06/2020This week in space, Solar Orbiter completes its first flyby, high profile members leave NASA, and we discuss the interesting news of Kathy Lueders being the new head of NASA Human Spaceflight
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Episode 51: News Here and There
12/06/2020This week in space, we have a short episode this week in response to the BLM movement.
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Episode 50: Go Endeavor!
04/06/2020This week in space, China has major advancements to their space plans, Virgin Orbit performs their first test, and we talk about the big news of the Demo-2 launch.
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Episode 49: Gasps and Speculations
28/05/2020This week in space, Earth's magnetic field is changing, the cast of TWIS speculate about the mysterious resignation of the head of NASA human space flight, a very exciting announcement about next week's episode and more.
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Episode 48: Space, But Weird
23/05/2020This week in space, it is all about space media. Movies, TV Shows, ads and more.
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Episode 47: Happy News in Spite of Corona
14/05/2020This week, Mars helicopter got her name, UAE is going beyond orbit for the first time, and NASA selects commercial companies to land astronauts on the moon.