Interplanetary Podcast

This week features a Chat with Eddy Search at Goonhilly one of the UK's most important Space infrastructures Jamie is back to talk about the latest news Can artificial miniature magnetospheres be used to protect spacecraft Ariane Space having a bit of a rough ride China is developing a Long March launch vehicle with a reusable first stage Blue Origin flew its New Shepard system for the eighth time...

This week features a Chat with David Baker about Spy Satellites, SLS, Skylab an NASA Budgets. George steps in for Jamie to have a quick catchup up on the latest news Late Obituary Donald Lynden-Bell CBE FRS (5 April 1935 – 6 February 2018) TESS Sentinel-3B X37-B Amazing Gifs Jim Bridenstine confirmed as new NASA Administrator ESA's Gaia satellite data dump UK explores producing own satellite syste...

This week features a chat with prog rock legendJohn Mitchell of Lonely Robot, before he plays ESA Spacerocks Jamie and Matt have a quick catch up up on the latest news ESA SPACE ROCKS - www.spacerocksofficial.com Space diamonds came from an embryo planet Space Legend of the week!!! Robert Albert Charles Esnault-Pelterie Space Song playlist on spotify bit.ly/spacesongs If you enjoy the show please...

This week features a chat with youtube legend Isaac Arthur about Orbital Rings and much more Jamie and Matt have a quick catch up up on the latest news Virgin Galactic’s initial rocket-powered April 5 test flight of the “Unity” SpaceShipTwo Life in Venus Clouds? ESA remotely update the software on its Mars Express NASA has selected the Science Mission Directorate’s Planetary Science Division Direc...

This week features a chat with internationally renowned author Robert Kurson with a new and brilliant book on Apollo 8 called "Rocket Men" which is out this week. We have a quick catch up up on the latest news Dozen black holes found at galactic centre The RemoveDebris system is at the International Space Station A University of Bath scientist will see over 15 years of work realised with the launc...

This week features a Chat with Remco Timmermans about SpaceUp Sentinerds and more. Astronaut of the week features Ellen Ochoa whose first space flight was 25 years ago next week on STS-56. We have a quick catchup up on the latest news James Webb delays!!! ESA's massive ExoMars 2020 parachute 3 April 1966 - Luna 10 - First artificial satellite around another world (the Moon) Space Fact: Ultima Thul...

This week features a Chat with David Baker about Space Force, Chang'e-4, Deep space Gateway and Interstellar Navigation We have a quick catchup up on the latest news Mars Curiosity rover SpaceX’s official Facebook page Sentinel-3B ESA's fourth medium-class science mission, ... ARIEL Humanity Star ESA's Gaia satellite Tiangong-1 station Roscosmos launches Soyuz MS-08 mission, first crew launch of 2...

This week we talk to Mitch Hunter-Scullion of the Asteroid Mining Corporation, and Jamie is excited. We also discuss the late great Stephen Hawking and try to explain Hawking Radiation. We have a quick catchup up on the latest news Space Force UK Space Port And Drones that can fix satellites. Space Song playlist on spotify bit.ly/spacesongs If you enjoy the show please go over to www. Patreon.com/...

This week we talk about Black Holes, what Pauli Exclusion and Heisenberg Uncertainty have to do with them, and how everything Matt thought he knew was wrong. ESA-led team has built and fired an electric thruster to ingest scarce air molecules from the top of the atmosphere for propellant Lightsail 2 going up on Falcon Heavy Tim Peake Visits Airbus and the Eutelsat Quantum Satellite Bridenstine Nom...

This week we talk a lot about the amazing Planck Space Telescope and it's heroics with the Cosmic Background Radiation seeing back to the start of time from it's Lissajous orbit in the shade of the Legrange point. We have time for a bit of space news SpaceX testing the latest and last of it's Falcon 9 rockets the Block 5 Curiosity finds a new way to drill on mars, like a dad on DIY monday. TGO Exo...

Featuring an amazing interview with Head of ESA NBF Operations and EVA Training Unit Hervé Stevenin Sci-Fi Predictions with Harriet Brettle Goonhilly Earth Station, a commercial tracking station in Cornwall The Republic of Croatia signed a Cooperation Agreement with ESA All 7 Solar system Planets (not including Pluto) fit Between the Earth and Moon Space Song playlist on spotify bit.ly/spacesongs...

Featuring an amazing interview with Space Expert David Baker, taking a closer look at Falcon Heavy and what it all means, we also chat about Zuma!!!, and the new Nasa Budget. Venus V Mars Currently no manned missions to Venus in discussion at all ...But Why ? George Russell explains why there should be!!! New Horizons picture is Farthest Ever Taken From Earth! What really happened to GovSat-1’s Fa...

We Chat about the Falcon Heavy Launch OBVIOUSLY! Great news on the Dream Chaser Trappist-1 and Extragalactic Exoplanets ESA’s Rave in Space 10th anniversary of the launch of the ESA’s Columbus Laboratory Module Space Walk - Misurkin and Shkaplerov Quick interview with Paul Hildebrandt Director, Fight for Space, and new Apollo 8 Documentary "First to the Moon" https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/4...

Featuring our space chat with Tim Peake, Britain's ESA astronaut 60th Anniversary of the start of the Space Race Ariane 5 Launch stress. SpaceX and Soyuz triumphs. Opportunity 14 years on Mars Falcon Heavy, Fox and the Grapes Space Song playlist on spotify bit.ly/spacesongs If you enjoy the show please go over to www. Patreon.com/Interplanetary and become a Patron or even a producer of the show. I...

Atmospheres are special. Is it all over for the ISS, How's Falcon Heavy doing, What's up with the Lunar Xprize, Looking forward to the Ariane5 Launch and GOLD. Are Rocket Lab graffiti of the skys with Humanity Star? Crypto funding and democratising space with Spacebit A spacewalk to fix a trusty workers hand Remembering the fallen heroes of Space Featuring our Space Song playlist on spotify bit.ly...

Featuring our 50+ Space Song playlist on spotify Bowie, Radiohead, Strauss, Holst, Eno, Sufjan Stevens all give Space a go. Zuma Blame Game Begins Bad Delays to NASA’s commercial crew program Crater Neukum named after Mars Express founder International Space Station spacewalks Jan. 23 and 29 Venus with Akatsuki NASA Announces Updated Crew Assignments for Space Station Missions Launches! Space fact...

Featuring our chat with Eric Berger of ArsTechnica about what to expect in 2018 Space Science : Tabby Star Update Astronaut of the Week: John Young Space fact: Fastest Launch Quote: Nadia Drake If you enjoy the show please go over to www. Patreon.com/Interplanetary and pecome a Patron or even a producer of the show. If you enjoy why not join the BIS at www.bis-space.com the oldest space advocacy o...

The first Podcast of the year - The preview of the YEAR 2018 !!! Out a little early Can you spot the mission in the cover shot? We launch our Patreon page Recording on January the 1st 2018 News Angosat has been recued!!! Progress MS-06 freighter undocks from ISS Helen Sharman, the first Briton in space, has been made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Prof Michele Dougherty from...

Review of the year! Our favourite episodes, our favourite guests, our favourite news items. We also have a look at all the news this week, Falcon Heavy, NASA Chooses New Frontiers Mission Finalists, Space flights this week The Launch Table - The Launches of the year, the EVA's of the year and the Deep Space activities. Look out for the launch of our Patreon Page next week. Shout out to a few of ou...

Featuring our chat with Mike Foale, legendary NASA astronaunt and fellow Brit, at Estec earlier this year. We chat about Christmas in Space including, Apollo 8 the first christmas in space, Scott Kelly's first spaceflight (with Mike Foale) We also fall out over Star Wars. Space facts: What is a Parsec?, Who cooked Peake's Christmas dinner? Christmas Constellation NGC 2264 What ever happened to tho...

It's Arthur C Clarke's 100th Birthday!!! Jamie and Matt soldier on with colds! We have a look at all the news this week, Falcon Heavy, Trump signs Space Policy Directive-1, Expedition 53 Commander Randy Bresnik, Paolo Nespoli and Sergey Ryazanskiy landed, Blue Origin and the New Shepard flies again after 14 months, Kepler-90i was discovered using machine learning, space launches inc Rocketlab, Ari...

Featuring Matt's chat with Giorgio Tumino Head of the Vega and Space Rider development Programmes, about Europe's new spaceplane We have a look at all the news this week, Falcon Heavy and Musk's Car, 50th anniversary of the death of America's first black astronaut, Robert Lawrence Jr, Rocket Lab launch, Nasa firing up a set of reserve thrusters on Voyager 1, 37 years after last burn, More SLS dela...

Featuring part 2 of Matt's chat with David Baker about Mars Base Camp, China and the general future of space flight We have a look at all the News this week, Flat earth Rockets, Soyuz, Fregat cockup and the loss of Metoer M2-1, Falcon Heavy delay, Orbital ATK / NG merger. UKSpace gets 50 million, Space Mission: Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, featuring antimatter from lightning. Space fact: The Hug...

Featuring part 2 of our interview with living legend Brian Blessed Chatting about pretty much everything. Part 1 of Matt's chat with David Baker about SLS and the future of space flight We have another quick chat about `Oumuamua a visitor from another solar system, GomX-4B, Swedish Space and neutron stars If you enjoy why not join the BIS at www.bis-space.com the oldest space advocacy organisation...

Featuring part 1 of our interview with living legend Brian Blessed Chatting about pretty much everything. We have a quick chat about a visitor from another solar system, A/2017 U1, Dream Chaser flight test, Gravitational waves, SpaceX and Zuma and more launch news. Corrections from Jake and Alex If you enjoy why not join the BIS at www.bis-space.com the oldest space advocacy organisation in the wo...