Best JAXA Podcasts (2025)

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Think Yourself Into A Positive Mood - with Mayim Bialik 1:17:19

5h ago1:17:19

1:17:19

In this enlightening episode, we sit down with the brilliant Mayim Bialik to dive into the heart and soul of her podcast, Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown. From mental health to relationships to the human experience, Mayim shares why these conversations aren’t just important… they’re essential. Whether you’re a longtime fan or new to the journey, this epis…

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200 - On the Interstages of Giants (with Matt Gjertsen) 59:52

5d ago59:52

59:52

Jake and Anthony are joined by Matt Gjertsen, founder of Better Every Day Studios, to talk about leadership and management development in the space industry (and elsewhere!). Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 200 - On the Interstages of Giants (with Matt Gjertsen) - YouTube Better Every Day Studios Follow Matt Easily listen to Leadership Launchp…

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Unmasked - with Candace Cameron Bure 1:06:49

7d ago1:06:49

1:06:49

Candace Cameron Bure is back on the pod and we’re catching up on everything! From her surprise reveal on The Masked Singer (yes, that was really her!) to what it’s like working on set with her daughter, Candace brings all the fun, energy, and behind-the-scenes scoop. Hit play and hang out with us! ✨ COME SAY HI : CANDACE CAMERON BURE - https://www.…

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199 - The Thing That We Grow Plants 58:04

12d ago58:04

58:04

It returns. Hot drama. Also a moon lander is happening right now. Also Twitter fights break out. Also a moon lander doesn’t happen. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 199 - The Thing That We Grow Plants - YouTube Isaacman: people with ‘axes to grind’ about Musk caused withdrawn NASA nomination - SpaceNews White House to withdraw Isaacman nominati…

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America's Little Sister - with Melissa Gilbert 1:05:20

14d ago1:05:20

1:05:20

You may know her as Laura Ingalls from Little House on the Prairie... but there’s so much more to Melissa Gilbert than the roles she’s played. In this special episode, Melissa joins us for an honest and open conversation about what it means to grow up in the public eye, throwback stories from set, and creating a space that supports women ages 50 an…

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198 - Gotahm 1:01:15

18d ago1:01:15

1:01:15

Jake and Anthony figure out if we should panic about Starship, or just Starship Block 2, or not. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 198 - Gotahm - YouTube Starship’s Ninth Flight Test - SpaceX - Launches Northrop Grumman Invests $50 Million in Firefly Aerospace to Advance Medium Launch Vehicle Named Eclipse™ Introducing the new Northrop Grumman l…

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Shaved Heads and Sharp Minds - with Robin Tunney 1:16:19

21d ago1:16:19

1:16:19

🚨Podcast exclusive🚨 From The Craft to Empire Records to the Mentalist and MUCH MORE, Robin Tunney ruled the ’90s with iconic roles. In her FIRST EVER podcast episode, we sit down with the queen of cool herself to talk about her legendary career, growing up in New York in the ’90s, and how life looks these days outside the Hollywood spotlight. Get r…

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197 - Valves and Cranberries 59:30

26d ago59:30

59:30

Anthony is in his new studio! He and Jake catch up on his recent trip to Marotta Controls, Anthony shares the good news about valves, and they try to figure out what the hell is going on with VIPER. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 197 - Valves and Cranberries - YouTube T+302: A Tour of Marotta Controls - Main Engine Cut Off Controls Engineerin…

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Happy Space News! Aurorae, Planet 9, and weird things that make us say "it's not aliens" 30:14

27d ago30:14

30:14

This week, we take a closer look at the weirdly twisty search for a possible planet in our outer solar system. We'll also take in the happy science of aurorae here, at Jupiter, and over Neptune, as well as a bunch of weird discoveries that has some people screaming "It's Aliens!" (it's not aliens).

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Sweet As Apple Pie - with Jason Biggs & Jenny Mollen 1:14:53

28d ago1:14:53

1:14:53

Pie oh pie are we back! What do you get when you mix an American Pie icon, a New York Times bestselling author, endless laughs, and zero filters? This episode. Jason Biggs and Jenny Mollen join us for a real and raw convo about love, colonoscopies, auditioning fails, parenting, the 90s.... and Jason Bateman?? ✨ COME SAY HI :⁠SHOW INSTAGRAM⁠ ⁠DAVID …

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A failing look at Earth, a first look at other worlds, and more 34:01

29d ago34:01

34:01

In this week’s closer look we are going to look at the earth-facing missions that are getting dragged down by our atmosphere and will be forcibly retired by physics in the next few years, again with no replacements in the works. These missions allow us to do long term monitoring of our planet, its atmosphere, and the variables that help us understa…

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196 - ❌ Lady Telescope ❌ 59:03

1M ago59:03

59:03

Jake and Anthony talk about Firefly’s latest spectacular Alpha failure, and the skinny budget request. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 196 - ❌ Lady Telescope ❌ - YouTube Trump Proposes $6 Billion Cut to NASA – SpacePolicyOnline.com NASA scrambles to cut ISS activity due to budget issues - Ars Technica Firefly Alpha launches FLTA006 Message In …

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195 - Dirtiest Thing in the Cleanroom (with Dante Lauretta) 58:46

2M ago58:46

58:46

Jake and Anthony are joined by Dante Lauretta, Principal Investigator of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, and Professor of Planetary Science at the University of Arizona, to talk about—take a guess!—returning and studying pristine samples from Bennu. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 195 - Dirtiest Thing in the Cleanroom (with Dante Lauretta) - YouTub…

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Federal Budget Cuts: An extinction-level event 32:37

2M ago32:37

32:37

This week we look at how the elimination of science programs, projects, datasets, and funding may be shaping into an extinction-level event for US Space-related sciences. Come cry with us.By Pamela Gay

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194 - St. Bart’s on a Tuesday (with Roman Chiporukha) 52:09

2M ago52:09

52:09

Jake and Anthony are joined by Roman Chiporukha, founder of SpaceVIP, a travel agency for space. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 194 - St. Bart’s on a Tuesday (with Roman Chiporukha) - YouTube SpaceVIP | Your Gateway to the Cosmos Space Prize Blue Origin’s First All-Female Spaceflight Stunt - The New York Times Radian Aerospace – World’s First…

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193 - The Secretary of Land 59:08

2M ago59:08

59:08

Jake and Anthony talk about Jared Isaacman’s confirmation hearing, and the apocalyptic NASA science budget. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 193 - The Secretary of Land - YouTube Isaacman Insists NASA Can Pursue Moon and Mars Goals Simultaneously – SpacePolicyOnline.com Isaacman’s “Golden Age of Science & Discovery” on Shaky Ground – SpacePolic…

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192 - Accordion-Based ECLSS (with Chris Carberry and Sam Burbank) 1:02:35

2M ago1:02:35

1:02:35

Jake and Anthony are joined by Chris Carberry and Sam Burbank to talk about their first documentary film, Alcohol in Space - The Movie, their upcoming projects, and the 2025 Humans to the Moon & Mars Summit. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Watch Alcohol in Space - The Movie | Prime Video The Music of Space: Scoring the Cosmos in Film and Television: C…

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EP: 13 Recent Rocket Failures, Super Heavy Re-Flight, FRAM2 and More 50:05

2M ago50:05

50:05

In this episode Tim talks about Recent Rocket Failures, Super Heavy Re-Flight, FRAM2 and MoreIf you want your questions answered, just use hashtag #spacewalkpodcast and we’ll take questions from there each episode, but we’ll also be taking questions from our patron supporters, YouTube members and X subscribers as well.…

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From the beginning of the universe to the beginning of spring, it's all science 31:13

2M ago31:13

31:13

Let's take a fast-paced journey through all that's new in space and astronomy, including dark energy news, the death of supersymmetry, a closer look at remoting sensing in Earth science, and tales from the launch pad.By Pamela Gay

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Space is hard: IM2 Failure, Starship 8 explosion, Mars Sample Return delays, and more 29:09

2M ago29:09

29:09

Let's take a fast-paced journey through all that's new in space and astronomy, including new results from Perseverance Rover, Venusian Volcanism, Mars Sample Return (or not), Intuitive Machines' failure to land upright, Firefly Aerospace's amazing success with Blue Ghost, and tales from the launch pad.…

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191 - It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere…at a Rocket Lab Facility (with Richard French) 59:15

2M ago59:15

59:15

Jake and Anthony are joined by Richard French, Vice President, Business Development and Strategy, Space Systems at Rocket Lab, to talk about their Mars Sample Return architecture, the way they’ve been putting the word out on it, and to hear what’s been up with their space systems side of the business lately. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 191…

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190 - Poolonauts (with Jason Snell) 1:00:27

3M ago1:00:27

1:00:27

Jake and Anthony are joined by writer and podcaster Jason Snell, to talk about Jared Isaacman’s nomination to lead NASA, what’s been up in the NASA CFO scene, what astronauts really want to be doing, and so much more. Also, this episode completes the Lifoff-Nominal crossover spectacular, AND makes 10 year old Anthony very happy that he’s podcasting…

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189 - Glow in the Dark Plants (with Awais Ahmed) 58:02

3M ago58:02

58:02

Jake and Anthony are joined by Awais Ahmed, Founder and CEO of Pixxel, to talk about building a constellation of hyperspectral imaging satellites. Honestly, we mostly try to help Jake get his head around the electromagnetic spectrum. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Pixxel | Hyperspectral Imagery and Space Data Company Google leads $36 million funding …

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188 - Barry Up the Street (with Jonathan McDowell) 1:01:11

3M ago1:01:11

1:01:11

Jake and Anthony are joined by Jonathan McDowell, astrophysicist at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and the namesake of the McDowell Line at 80 kilometers, to talk about his fundraiser to move his epic space library to a new, permanent home. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 188 - Barry Up the Street (with Jonathan McDowell) - YouTub…

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The Book of Mars, Star Formation, and More 36:18

3M ago36:18

36:18

Let's take a fast-paced journey thru all that's new in space and astronomy, including DESI takes a census of central blackholes, star formation in clusters, and updates on Europa Clipper, along with a deep dive into Mars science, and tales from the launch pad.By Pamela Gay

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187 - Amazon Basics Lunar Lander 59:25

3M ago59:25

59:25

Jake and Anthony talk about the Moon lander mania this week has been—Firefly’s Blue Ghost 1 and Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 missions. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 187 - Amazon Basics Lunar Lander - YouTube Blue Ghost Mission 1 - Firefly Aerospace AstroForge | Earning the Learnings: The Launch of Odin NASA still working to restore contact with …

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186 - It’s Like the Cinnamon Challenge (with Casey Dreier) 1:05:33

4M ago1:05:33

1:05:33

Jake and Anthony are joined by Casey Dreier, Chief of Space Policy at The Planetary Society, to talk about the current era of Executive action, Congressional pushback (or not) against it, and the upcoming Day of Action. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 186 - It’s Like the Cinnamon Challenge (with Casey Dreier) - YouTube The Day of Action | The …

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185 - A Little Bit Like Mexico (with Matthew Weinzierl and Brendan Rosseau) 1:01:55

4M ago1:01:55

1:01:55

Jake and Anthony are joined by Matthew Weinzierl and Brendan Rosseau to talk about their new book, Space to Grow: Unlocking the Final Economic Frontier. Supply! Demand! Subsidies! Probably dunking on the commercial space station market! Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 185 - A Little Bit Like Mexico (with Matthew Weinzierl and Brendan Rosseau) …

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Temperatures That Kill 34:49

4M ago34:49

34:49

Let's take a fast-paced journey thru all that's new in space and astronomy, including a potentially killer asteroid, a new look at the history of Earth's water, and a mini-quasi-moon, along with a deep dive into climate change, and tales from the launch pad.

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184 - Trickle Down Space News 59:17

4M ago59:17

59:17

Jake and Anthony catch up on some news, stories they haven’t covered yet like Rocket Lab’s Mars Sample Return architecture, and discuss the glory of Super Bowl LIX. It’s Anthony’s birthday, so he will not be stopped by Jake. Go Birds. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 184 - Trickle Down Space News - YouTube Chiefs vs Eagles | Super Bowl LIX High…

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183 - Stumbling into Bridenstine Scoops (with Kristin Fisher) 1:01:02

4M ago1:01:02

1:01:02

Jake and Anthony are joined by Kristin Fisher to talk about her journey into independent journalism with her new YouTube channel, and we’ll probably kick around some news, too, because there’s been a lot, huh? Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube The Endless Void - YouTube Biden Administration “Certainly” Supports Artemis Program – SpacePolicyOnline.com Fo…

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Space stories of joy 33:36

5M ago33:36

33:36

It's the kind of week where we feel the need to put joy into the world, and we've made the decision to just find stories to bring a smile and share them with you. And also rockets, we're bringing you all the rocket news.By Pamela Gay

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182 - Firmly Against Night Launches (with Stephen Clark) 1:02:38

5M ago1:02:38

1:02:38

Jake and Anthony are joined by Stephen Clark, space reporter at Ars Technica, to talk about Starship Flight 7, New Glenn Flight 1, and let’s be real, probably space policy. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 182 - Firmly Against Night Launches (with Stephen Clark) - YouTube Starship’s Seventh Flight Test - SpaceX - Launches SpaceX Catches Booster…

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EP: 12 - Mark Rober, Starship Flight 7, New Glenn and More 25:35

5M ago25:35

25:35

In this episode Tim talks about the crazy last few weeks in spaceflight with New Glenn, Starship Flight 7, Mark Rober's Selfie Satellite and more. If you want your questions answered, just use hashtag #spacewalkpodcast and we’ll take questions from there each episode, but we’ll also be taking questions from our patron supporters, YouTube members an…

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181 - Down-Suggest (with Swapna Krishna) 1:01:56

5M ago1:01:56

1:01:56

Jake and Anthony are joined by Swapna Krishna to talk about the Mars Sample Return non-update…since they only gave it about 5 minutes of last week’s show. And hey, there are some big rockets on launch pads right now. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 181 - Down-Suggest (with Swapna Krishna) - YouTube New Glenn Mission NG-1 | Blue Origin New Glen…

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180 - Murgers Back on the Menu 1:01:56

5M ago1:01:56

1:01:56

Jake and Anthony take a look back at their 2024 predictions, make a few for 2025, and check in on Mars Sample Return announcements. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 180 - Murgers Back on the Menu - YouTube Launches, moon landings and more: Here's the top spaceflight missions to watch in 2025 | Space NASA to Explore Two Landing Options for Retur…

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Science Here & Far: The Moon, Asteroids, Dark Comets... & Dark Energy 29:59

6M ago29:59

29:59

Let's take a fast-paced journey thru new discoveries planetary science and Cosmology. We look at Dark Comets, Io's gooey mantle, the colonization of a Ryugu sample by Earth bacteria, galaxies growing too fast too early, and more. As always, we'll also bring you tales from the launch pad.

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179 - Not Supposed to Poof (Presenting the 2024 Off-Nominees with Loren Grush) 1:04:11

6M ago1:04:11

1:04:11

Jake and Anthony are joined by Loren Grush of Bloomberg to present the 2024 Off-Nominees: the most bizarre space news stories of the year. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 179 - Presenting the 2024 Off-Nominees (with Loren Grush) - YouTube The Off-Nominal Awards - Off-Nominal Follow Loren Loren Grush - Bloomberg Loren Grush (@grushcrush) • Inst…

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EP: 11 - How New Leadership Could Shape Spaceflight's Future 54:53

6M ago54:53

54:53

Tim dives into the ripple effects of a new political administration on the future of space exploration. From the surprise appointment of Jared Isaacman as NASA's new administrator to the status of key programs like the Gateway, the SLS, and Starship, Tim unpacks what these shifts could mean for future of spaceflight. If you want your questions answ…

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178 - Weirdest Midlife Crisis (with Tim Fernholz) 59:43

6M ago59:43

59:43

Jake and Anthony are joined by journalist and author Tim Fernholz to talk about the election aftermath, the nomination of Jared Isaacman to be NASA Administrator, and whether Anthony is a space warmonger. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 178 - Weirdest Midlife Crisis (with Tim Fernholz) - YouTube Did Joe and Kamala Fumble Space? - Tim Fernholz …

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Searching for Dark Energy in Black Holes 27:04

6M ago27:04

27:04

From baby planets to ancient black holes, let's look at the week's space news, including the discovery of a planet around a still-forming star, our Sun's massive outbursts as measured by tree rings, a new catalog of white dwarfs in binary systems, and a deep dive into the possibility that black holes create dark energy. As always, we'll also bring …

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177 - Sudafed and Rockstars (with Matt Gialich) 1:00:21

6M ago1:00:21

1:00:21

Jake and Anthony are joined by Matt Gialich, Founder and CEO of AstroForge, to talk about asteroid mining. Yep, we’re doing the asteroid mining show. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 177 - Sudafed and Rockstars (with Matt Gialich) - YouTube AstroForge Against all odds, an asteroid mining company appears to be making headway - Ars Technica Why i…

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By fire and ice: mass extinctions gone wild 26:09

7M ago26:09

26:09

Let's take a fast-paced journey thru new discoveries in past planetary destruction. From fire to ice, let's look at snowball Earth, melting permafrost, volcanoes short and long, and more. As always, we'll also bring you tales from the launch pad.

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176 - Cosplaying the Shuttle (with Adrian Beil) 1:03:10

7M ago1:03:10

1:03:10

Jake and Anthony are joined by Adrian Beil of NSF (and a long-time beloved member of the Off-Nominal Discord) to talk about Starship Flight 6. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 176 - Cosplaying the Shuttle (with Adrian Beil) - YouTube Starship’s Sixth Flight Test - SpaceX - Launches SpaceX lands Ship 31 in the Indian Ocean but miss the Booster C…

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175 - Hijinks on the Moon 59:55

7M ago59:55

59:55

Jake and Anthony sit down for an election-week palate cleanser and explore some fun discussion prompts from Anomalies just like you! Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 175 - Hijinks on the Moon - YouTube “We Can Fix Anything”: Remembering Skylab’s Salvation, 50 Years On - AmericaSpace In 1973, as a prank to the Skylab 4 astronauts, the Skylab 3 c…

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Aerospace vs Climate Change 27:19

7M ago27:19

27:19

Let's take a fast-paced journey thru all that's new in space and astronomy, including the first results from Euclid, Roman and Rubin get ready to search for Dark Energy, a deep dive into the effects of rockets and satellites on our atmosphere, and tales from the launch pad.

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174 - Burning Bridges Together (with Eric Berger) 59:53

7M ago59:53

59:53

Jake and Anthony are joined by Eric Berger, Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica and author of Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space Age, to talk about the 2024 US elections, the return of President Trump, Musk’s role in the next administration, and what space policy looks like over the next four years. To…

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173 - A Bigger Diaper (with Scott “Kidd” Poteet) 1:01:22

8M ago1:01:22

1:01:22

Jake and Anthony are joined by Scott “Kidd” Poteet, Mission Pilot of Polaris Dawn, retired United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, and former Thunderbird #4 Demonstration Pilot, to talk about his recent flight to space. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 173 - A Bigger Diaper (with Scott “Kidd” Poteet) - YouTube Polaris Program Polaris Dawn P…

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EP: 10 - Starship Flight 5 38:59

8M ago38:59

38:59

In this episode Tim answers some of your questions about Starship Flight 5. If you want your questions answered, just use hashtag #spacewalkpodcast and we’ll take questions from there each episode, but we’ll also be taking questions from our patron supporters, YouTube members and X subscribers as well.…

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Hera and Clipper plan on getting up close with other worlds, and Black Hole News 33:05

8M ago33:05

33:05

Let's take a fast-paced journey thru all that's new in space and astronomy, including microscopic black holes trying to be dark matter, massive black holes firing off jets, a deep dive into Hera and Clippers journey to look at other worlds, and tales from the launch pad.

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