Cities in Space

Join us with astronaut and author  Hoot Gibson on this Special Edition podcast. Here, we take an amazing ride as we fly in Top Gun, command space shuttles, and break records for speed! You won't want to miss this one as we hear about so many “firsts” astronaut Gibson makes throughout his multi-decade career. You can find his children's book, First Flight  and his biography Space Ace here! https://...

Join us as astronaut and author Susan Kilrain tells us about her amazing journey becoming an astronaut! On this Special Edition podcast, she discusses her story of moving from Navy Test Pilot to becoming the second woman, and youngest person, to pilot the space shuttle, logging over 470 hours in space! You can find her inspiring book for all ages, An Unlikely Astronaut HERE!  And..keep a look out...

Astronauts Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon share their incredible journey on the Polaris Dawn Mission! Listen in as they answer questions about testing space suits, medical experiments the Polaris Dawn team conducted, their first-ever commercial space walk 1,400KM above the Earth, whether it's easier to enter or exit our Earth's atmosphere, and what it was like to communicate in real-time with friends...

Co-founder, President & CEO of For All Moonkind & Executive Director of the Center for Air & Space Law at the University of Mississippi School of Law, Michelle Hanlon, discusses the fast-growing field of space law, protecting heritage sites, and the complexities of humanity's race to the Moon in this golden age of space.

Dr. Metzger discusses newly developing fields that combine Planetary and Space Science with engineering and economics and how YOU can plan your trajectory into the space industry.

Scientist, Astronaut, Aquanaut, Martial Artist, and Space Medicine and Extreme expert Dr. Pandya discusses her upcoming suborbital launch with the International Institute for Astronautical Sciences (IIAS) and Virgin Galactic and how her research will benefit science and space medicine. We'll delve into her training and what specific life lessons she thinks are essential for growth.

Astronauts Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon of the Polaris Dawn Mission discuss their upcoming five day mission into our Earth’s outermost orbit. While in space, they and the rest of their four person crew will be doing the first commercial space walk, testing Starlink laser-based communications, and doing 40 research experiments for colleges and research centers across the US!

Space architect, technologist, and researcher, Melodie Yashar, is the VP of Building Design & Performance at ICON Build. On this episode we discuss ICON's work on Project Olympus and their collaborative efforts with NASA's Artemis Initiative which includes exploration and building on the moon.

Planetary Scientist and leading Mars expert Dr. Pascal Lee discusses his expeditions in the Arctic and Antarctica, his analog studies of Mars and Earth, and the challenges we will face in exploring Mars and beyond.

Director of Education at Explore Mars & Founder of the renowned television series Janet's Planet, Janet Ivey, will focus on the intersection of Science, Technology, Engineering, and the ARTS, highlighting how each child’s passion can be supported in building the pipeline to space!

Rocket scientist, space entrepreneur and storyteller, Dr. Vanstone joins us to tell his story and offer his insight on where we will be going next in this golden age of space exploration.

Let's talk about space. Where do YOU want to go? We are in a Golden Age of space Where settlement and exploration is moving at a stellar pace. Join us on the Cities in Space podcast as we talk with rocket scientists, space entrepreneurs, film makers, space ecologists and more. Science! Technology! Engineering! Art! Mathematics!  STEAM means you, and your place, wherever you choose to go. I'm Holly...