Today In Space

On this episode, we look back at 5 years of the Falcon Heavy and what that inaugural launch means today. The Tesla Roadster and Starman was iconic, and the double landing of both side boosters blew everyone's minds. After the 5th FH launch in January 2023, how far have we come? For me, it's a flaashback to my days working in Apple Retail, sitting in my car after my shift and waatching the inaugura...

On this episode, we discuss some of the exciting progress in Human Spaceflight so far in the first month of the year! We're discussing how SpaceX's Starship had it's first full wet dress rehearsal in Boca Chica, Texas at Starbase. As well as an update from the Polaris Dawn crew training: they recently completed some decompression sickness training for when the attempt depressurizing the Dragon Cap...

On this episode, our iMac has entered a blackhole of corrupt data so our usual studio is not operational. While I spent my free time since the last episode "troubleshooting" this issue (now resolved...hopefully), I was able to record some Space, Walk, & Talk thoughts and wanted to see what YOU thought? Looking to learn together and find new topics for the show - so let us know what you find intere...

On this episode we chat with James Maynard, the host of the 'The Cosmic Companion' podcast, where he explores the future of science education! He has talked with guests such as Neil deGrasse Tyson, Kathy Sullivan, and Sylvia Earle - and we're honored to have him on to share his STEAM Origin Story! We discuss his early days as a child to two NASA Apollo-project parents. James believes that humans a...

On this episode, we review 2022 in Space & Podcast as we celebrate the coming of the New Year! There's lots of excitement to cover from the last year, and so much Space Progress to look forward to in 2023. We cover the most popular space missions of the year, the major themes of 2022, and what we learned about making science content this year. We also look forward to what we can expect in 2023 in...

On this episode, we take some time to discuss the annoucement surround dearMoon as we now know the crew selection! These are exciting times for the abundant opportunities for civilians to go to Space. These are also dark and complex times, and some of the online STEM community offered criticism and comparisons to Mars One. To me, summoning the Mars One mission is like awarding someone the Darwin A...

On this episode. we are recording this on December 13th, 2022 on planet Earth as Artemis 1 has successfully returned to Earth after a 1.4 million mile journey. - We have to discuss the newly attempted skip reentry done by Orion, and why it might be valuable for humans on Artemis 2. - The first potential privately funded mission to land on the moon just launched on a Falcon 9 this part week. - And...

Welcome to Today In Space the all things space podcast. I am your space science podcast host from the East coast Alex G Orphanos. We are recording this from Planet Earth as Artemis 1 travels the Moon, the date is December 5, 2022. Here's what we're talking about this week: In our last episode we reviewed the NASA Artemis 1 mission leading up to its first lunar flyby as it was on its way to enter D...

On this weeks episode we are celebrating Thanksgiving and all of our thanks for this year in 2022. There's a lot to be thankful for - from the successful Artemis 1 mission underway to the influx of space progress we have with private and public companies. We can now look up the moon and KNOW we're involved in moon missions!! We also share how our Wasp EVA in our new Bee suit to deal with the invas...

On this episode we are catching up on some Space News: NASA's Artemis 1 launch Nov 16th, 1 AM ET (2 hour launch window) - SLS & Orion just survived (?) Hurricane Nicole wind gusts at the safety limit! NASA reports their annual economic output is TRIPLE the agency's budget - @THESHEETZTWEETS via NBC We reveal the WINNER of the Estes Rockets Falcon 9 giveaway on Instagram!!! The Polaris Program is g...

On this episode we dedicate an ENTIRE episode to the Falcon 9 - a rocket that in many ways has changed the future of humanity! We discuss why the rockets ENABLE access to space, and what the world was and might be without the Falcon 9.  From reusability to lower $$/kg to orbit, SpaceX's workhorse launch system has done many things in it's young life, with its 178 launches and only 32 boosters to d...

On this episode, we have Space Storytime as Alex takes events from his life and adds a space-spin. For the past few weeks our home has been slowly invaded by wasps as summer turns to fall. We discuss how similar this "alien invasion" of wasps is to what might happen if ACTUAL aliens invaded. Consider this our Halloween episode, as this sci-fi horror turned reality has been consuming our lives the...

On this episode there's SO much Space news to cover! We Lightning round through the orbital news of today: - DART mission results are in! How well did NASA do affecting the orbital period of the moonlet Dimorphos with its asteroid Didymos? - Teslabot was a controversial topic but thanks to everyone for the great feedback! I recap what I learned and shared my final thoughts on why this could be rev...

On this episode we talk about the DART mission AFTER impact and how the observed debris doesn't match any of our prediction models - and planetary scientists are loving it! We share part of a Twitter thread from @DrPhilTill all about how they expected the debris to act one way, and it did something else instead!  Teslabot Optimus was revealed on AI Day and we were shocked, excited, fascinated, and...

On this week's podcast we discuss all-things space NOT including NASA's Artemis & SpaceX. But instead share some updates from the AG3D Printing Lab, Orbital News from Mars, & review the upcoming DART mission. - AG3D Lab releases it's v3 design for the James Webb Space Telescope. We tested out a new durable resin and share some of the process of using our larger resin 3D printer the ELEGOO Saturn S...

We are all human beings. We have our own incentives to achieve goals in our lives. In the Space-game, incentive for progress depends mostly on how you decide to do space. SpaceX offers engineers of all ages the opportunity to be a part of something revolutionary, like making life interplanetary. NASA offers the best and brightest a chance to join the royal ranks of the United States space program...

On this episode we are catching up after a busy, but scrub-filled week here in Florida. The first launch attempt for Artemis 1 scrubbed on Monday 8/29/22 originally due to an Engine 3 cooling issue. We discuss what went wrong and the balance that NASA has to strike as they learn their Space Launch System on the fly. Meanwhile, SpaceX launched twice while I've been here, once on the east coast and...

Hello space-folks! We are here at the eve of the Artemis 1 and getting very excited for launch day. We've travelled to Florida to help cover the launch and cannot wait to share more after Space Launch System and Orion take off to the moon! This episode I share my thoughts on launch day, and how insanely packed with people it will be. We also talk about the night launch I watched (my first night la...

On this week's episode we are honored to have Chris Wade of Ethereal Geometry Arts in Hunstville, Alabama on People of Science!  Chris is an artist who works in surrealist style with and Aerospace Engineering, capturing the awe and wonder of his dreams finding abandoned rockets. Alex and Chris discuss the challenges of being an artist, making a living in your passion, and what it takes to get the...

On this episode we try out a new segment called Spacewalk & Talk where I keep myself honest by recording thoughts and ideas I have ONLY ON MY WALKS to keep myself consistent and focused on my own health. We all have our own balance, and we can "hack" our inbalance by thinking outside the box....like having a podcast episode dedicated to only recording WHILE I walk so that I feed the podcast addict...

We are getting ready for the Artemis 1 launch to robotically send the Orion Capsule to the Moon and back! We update you on how our NASA social application went, and our plans to be in Florida for the entire launch window (August 29, September 2, and September 5). We are so excited to be there for the maiden launch of the worlds most powerful rocket and the first stage to send the first woman and f...

On this episode, we have compiled all-things JWST after the 1st images were released on July 11th-July 12th! We are living in a post-JWST world and already the amazing piece of space technology is a suitable successor for the Hubble Space Telescope. And NASA/ESA/CSA are just getting started, as images continue to be released and show us even more about the unseen infrared spectrum of the universe....

On this episode, we interview Jim Cantrell for another segment of People of Science. We learn about Jim's childhood inspiration in STEM and go through his time at JPL, working with the French Space Agency, and being a founding member of SpaceX (that's just up until the 2010's, there's more!). Jim shares his experience as part of the crew with Elon Musk the day SpaceX was created while they were tr...

This episode, we dive into the balance of being a human-being in a demanding and engaging career in STEM, specifically Technology & Engineering. Even more so at a place like SpaceX, Blue Origin, or NASA (to name a few). While the job can very technical and detail oriented, there's also the fact that you're still a human-being and it's a difficult challenge. You have to juggle your desire to do coo...

In this episode we have alot of space & science to cover! There were so many exciting things that happened in May/June that we are only just catching up. Lot's of 1sts going on lately: 1. Blue Origin's NS21 mission sends the 1st Mexican-born woman to the Edge of Space 2. NASA grows plants in Lunar Regolith for the 1st time. The soil was saved from the Apollo-era missions that brought back moon soi...