Every week we cover the latest spaceflight news, discuss past, current and future exploration efforts, and take a look at upcoming events. Tune in to hear about how humans get to space, how they stay in space and how unmanned craft reach farther and farther into the universe around us.
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Episode 246: Cupola Virus
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Episode 243: Ad Astra Per DARPA
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Episode 242: DOWNLINK--Dr. Martin Elvis
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Episode 241: Clock Kerfuffle
Space software engineer and friend of the show Emory Stagmer joins us to discuss CST-100 Starliner's recent failure to rendezvous with ISS.
Episode 240: Nightingale
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Episode 239: DOWNLINK--Kyla Edison
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