Central Florida Public Media
Are We There Yet?
Your weekly podcast journey into the latest news, missions, and stories shaping space exploration.
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Jul 7, 2026
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Episodes
Spacesuits out of a science fiction novel and sulfur on Mars 25.07.2024
Researchers are trying to make a spacesuit that can recycle urine into clean drinking water for astronauts and curiosity accidentally discovered pure sulfur on Mars.
Two years of JWST science and a Falcon 9 rocket malfunction 16.07.2024 28:00
A new James Webb Space Telescope image of two galaxies in a cosmic dance was released for the telescope’s two-year anniversary of science operations. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket malfunction resulted in satellites burning up in Earth’s atmosphere, and the rocket grounded.
Uncovering the mysteries of Bennu and a space news roundup 09.07.2024 28:00
From the OSIRIS-REx mission, phosphate was found in a sample from the asteroid Bennu, a necessary building block for life to exist here on Earth. Then, as NASA grapples with aging space suits on the International Space Station, efforts to build the next generation of space suits hit a major snag.
Launching a new weather satellite and fixing a spacecraft in interstellar space 02.07.2024 28:00
The fourth and final satellite of the GOES-R weather satellite constellation is one step closer to tracking weather from space like never before. Plus, after a year of lost communication, Voyager 1 is back online after engineers delivered a fix 15 million miles away from Earth.
Mystery lunar domes and missing moon trees 25.06.2024 28:00
Scientists are sending instruments to the moon to explore unique domes similar to ones on Earth, but how they were made is a mystery. Plus, one man is trying to save and document moon trees, seedlings sent to orbit the moon that now are scattered across the country.
Another Starliner delay and an update from Mars 18.06.2024 28:00
After helium and thruster malfunctions, Boeing’s Starliner has been delayed once again, with the crew still on the International Space Station. Plus, the rovers on Mars have been hard at work drilling on the red planet to find answers to how and why water flowed abundantly on Mars in the past.
The future of Hubble and a mission to Saturn’s moon Titan 11.06.2024 28:00
For over three decades, the Hubble Space Telescope has remained in low earth orbit sending images to Earth for scientific research. But now, the telescope is starting to show signs of its age. Plus, a look at a new mission is headed far into our solar system to study one of Saturn’s moons.
‘Challenger’ takes a new look at the 1986 Space Shuttle disaster 04.06.2024 28:00
Author and journalist Adam Higginbotham and his new book Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space explores the events that led up to the disaster in 1986.
Mini moon rovers and communicating in deep space 30.05.2024 28:00
A trio of mini moon rovers will launch to the moon later this year and an Italian space company is trying to communicate farther into space than ever before with new transponders and satellites.
Saving the Space Coast’s future and past from rising water 21.05.2024 28:00
On the space coast, engineers and anthropologists are trying to combat rising sea levels that threaten to wash away launch pads at the Kennedy Space Center and thousands-years-old village sites in the Indian River Lagoon.
Space Kids Global heads to space and a mission to Venus is back on track 07.05.2024 28:00
Space Kids Global is inspiring the next generation of space enthusiasts and scientists are preparing to study the hottest planet in our solar system.
Curious Space and Starliner’s first crewed mission 30.04.2024 28:00
Young space enthusiasts are asking an astronaut their burning questions about space exploration.
Exomoons and lunar cameras 23.04.2024 28:00
Scientists and astronomers are on the search for moons outside our solar system. Meanwhile, NASA and Nikon are working on a new camera designed to withstand our own moon’s environment.
Space bites 16.04.2024 28:00
Space food scientist Vickie Kloeris, speaks about her new book Space Bites, a memoir of her career with NASA preparing food for orbit.
The future of pharmaceuticals in space 09.04.2024 28:00
Varda Space Industries is working on pharmaceutical research in space that could help produce HIV therapy drugs at a much lower cost.
Sun science during a solar eclipse 02.04.2024 28:00
Viewers across the country are gearing up for the upcoming solar eclipse, and scientists are using this time to launch rockets into the skies – for science!
Exploring the women of U.S. space exploration 26.03.2024 28:00
It’s Women’s history month and ‘Are We There Yet?’ is exploring the women that made history in space with Wendy Lawrence, a veteran NASA Astronaut.
Starship’s success and the Space Coast celebrates a launch icon 19.03.2024 28:00
In Texas, Starship’s third orbital test flight was a win for SpaceX. Here in Florida, the Space Coast is celebrating the life of Robert Osband.
Starship, take three 12.03.2024 28:00
SpaceX is launching its third orbital test flight off Starship. How high are the stakes? Plus, a glimpse into the history of women in the space program and the fight for female astronauts.
Stuck on Mars 05.03.2024 28:00
As NASA explores human isolation on other planets, the agency’s plan to return Mars rocks to Earth is in limbo.
Astronaut Winston Scott’s journey to space 27.02.2024 28:00
Former NASA astronaut Winston Scott shared his academic journey that brought him to space and his hope for the future of space exploration.
Weather satellites in space and humans on Mars 20.02.2024 28:00
A new satellite will track things like hurricanes and volcanoes from space. Plus, a conversation with the Walkabout the Galaxy podcast hosts Josh Colwell, Audrey Martin and Jim Cooney about humans on Mars.
Observatories on the moon and art that reaches orbit 13.02.2024 28:00
New technology on the moon and a space art competition that highlights the importance of space.
Space science gets microscopic 08.02.2024 28:00
Plankton and staph bacteria are being studied in space to help keep humans and our oceans safe.
A new space race and dust from an ancient asteroid 30.01.2024 28:00
The Congressional response to Artemis delays and looking at ancient space rock samples.
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