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The European Space Agency has found evidence of liquid water in a lake underneath the surface near the southern pole of Mars. But what does that mean for future spaceflight? Why does it matter and why should we care about it? Alex does his best to answer these questions and discuss this historic discovery.  You can get your free audiobook and free trial of Audible by going to audibletrial.com/toda...

Alex covers the latest discoveries in our solar system during the hunt for Planet 9. The latest discoveries include: 'A new Kuiper Belt object found who's strange inclined orbit can only be explained by the existence of Planet 9' and '12 New Moons found orbiting one of the largest planets in our Solar System' Get refreshed and learn more about Planet 9, the Kuiper Belt, Pluto and more! Subscribe t...

In this episode, Alex shares his thoughts (as an engineer) on the daring rescue in Thailand of the Wild Boar soccer team and their coach. He also shares some info on how Elon Musk developed two backup solutions for the Thai Navy Seals in the event that it was not possible to save the kids and their coach. The big question for this week was: "Why are people hating on Elon Musk, a wealthy and influe...

In this episode of Orbital News, Alex shares the story of the Opportunity rover that is attempting to survive yet another massive dust storm in it's 15 years on the Red Planet. We cover info on the storm itself and the concerns for Opportunity as it waits in low power until the storm subsides to charge it's batteries and survive the cold temperatures that probably put it's twin, Spirit, offline. L...

Recently, there has been a lot of talk about a 'Space Force'. But there are also new Space Policy Directives for NASA moving forward. In order to talk about these issues, given the state of US politics and news, we turned to science for a way to share the facts and help you come to your own conclusion. We set up a thought experiment where we asked what effect a Space Force and the new Space Policy...

We had the opportunity to interview Brian Stofiel of Stofiel Aerospace who with his daughter are launching 3D printed rockets and making space more accessible to everyone. Brian stated that with their launch system, if you came to them wanting to launch on Monday, then they could have your payload in orbit by Friday. We touched on so many different topics, including industry bias, the need and cha...

Alex shares his thoughts on the effects the Sun has on the Earth, as well as any Star. What kind of effects, other than temperature can a star have on it's orbiting bodies? He also discusses that even in science, there can be resistance to change by some.  This week's influence came from listening to episode #1124 of the Joe Rogan Experience with special guest Robert Schoch. A great listen and a r...

In this episode, Alex and special guest John take on Automation, AI, and Driverless Cars to question when technological improvement goes too far. At what point do you say - "That's Too Far!"? We challenged ourselves to think about the future and what possible outcomes could happen with all kinds of automation. Although the future will be more different than we can imagine, thinking ahead can bette...

The Today In Space podcast went to the March for Science in Boston this year, a year after their first M4S. Alex and Sara sit down to recap and share their thoughts. They share interviews with Dan, Doug, Dolly, and Anthony speaking about what got them into science and why science is so important to all of us. We even share a clip of Massachusetts Senator Marc Pacheco speaking to the March for Scie...

TODAYINSPACE.NET The first Falcon Heavy test launch occurred on February 6th, 2017. Onboard was the Starman in the driver seat of Elon Musk's cherry red Tesla Roadster. Enjoy a 3 minutes launch recap of the world's most powerful rocket and catch up on the latest details about the Starman and Tesla in space. Learn about where the idea came from, where Starman and the car might end up in a million y...

WWW.TODAYINSPACE.NET OPINION | SPOILER ALERT! In this episode (#127), Alex is joined by his friends (Erin & John) to review not only 'The Last Jedi', but the entire Star Wars movie series. The three of them rank all nine Star Wars movies (which includes Rogue One) and they share their thoughts, opinions, and fan theories. Join the discussion and leave your thoughts in the comments below! SPACE LIN...

The Falcon Heavy Inaugural Launch is set for February 6th, 2017. Learn the journey of SpaceX, NASA, and the 45th Space Wing took to get to this test launch. We talk about the various aspects of the Falcon 9 and how it all relates to the Falcon Heavy. Good luck to SpaceX, NASA, and the 45th Space Wing! SPACE LINKS: Falcon Heavy Animation - SpaceX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ca6x4QbpoM Falcon H...

In this episode, Alex was joined by Jerry Goodson for some Space Shuttle Talk. Jerry Goodson worked on the Space Shuttle Program for over 35 years and worked all the way from being a technician in the aft section of the spacecraft to Launch Test Conductor. This episode is a great starting point for anyone who wants to learn about the Space Shuttle. We covered the three major stages of the shuttle...

In this episode, Alex explains the differences between Hypothesis, Theory, and Law in Science as well as how ideas go from hypothesis to theory to law up the scientific ladder of ideas. Later, Alex tells the tale of Einstein's Theory of General Relativity and how it's his favorite example of how ideas climb the scientific ladder of ideas. To tie it all together, Alex shares his backyard viewing of...

Here is the audio from the LIVE broadcast of "What's Up?" on the morning of the Great American Eclipse 2017. Alex dove deeper into why total solar eclipse's are so important for science? Alex also gives a short intro on what's been going on with Today In Space! www.todayinspace.net/home Brought to you by: www.ag3d-printing.com - Bring your ideas into reality! Get your 3D Printed part(s) today

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ON THIS WEEK'S EPISODE Inference, Infer, Data, Science, Theories to Support Facts, Sherlock Holmes, Deductive Reasoning, Flat-Earth, Kyrie Irving, Shaquille O'Neal, Engineering Aptitude, Sputnik, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Cold War, Hollowed-out ICBM, Nuclear Warhead, Fear, Logic, NASA, SpaceX, SES-10, First Reusable 1st Stage Rocket, Reusability IF YOU'D LIKE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST - SHOP ON AMAZON WIT...

ON THIS WEEK'S EPISODE TRAPPIST-1, 7 Terrestial Planets, NASA, SPITZER, TRAPPIST, Ultra Cool Dwarf Star, Orbital Periods, Goldilocks Zone, Habitable Zone, SPECULOS (?), Exoplanets, TRAPPIST-1e, TRAPPIST-1f, TRAPPIST-1g, Light-speed, Parsec, Fusion Energy, Warp Drive, Alien Life, Microbial Life, The Search for Water IF YOU'D LIKE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST - SHOP ON AMAZON WITH OUR LINK: https://www.am...

ON THIS WEEK's EPISODE SpaceX, NASA, Falcon 9 launch & landing, March for Science, New Space, Old Space, LC39A, Space Shuttle, Apollo 11, the Moon, Mars, Saturn V, Space Politics, Launch Hangout, SAGE-3, CRS-10, Climate Change CHECK OUT OUR FIRST LIVE LAUNCH HANGOUT! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8sqLK1Uq1w SUPPORT THE PODCAST BY SHOPPING ON AMAZON WITH OUR LINK https://www.amazon.com/ref=as_li...

ON THIS WEEK's EPISODE Gene Cernan, Last Man on the Moon, Buzz Aldrin, Charles Bolden, NASA, Mars, the Moon, Curiosity finds Ancient Mud on Mars, Opportunity turns 13, Cassini, Saturn, JUNO, Jupiter, OSIRIS-REx, AG3D Printing, SpaceX, Iridium-1, Pokemon Chess, CHECK OUT OUR FIRST LIVE LAUNCH HANGOUT! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8sqLK1Uq1w SUPPORT THE PODCAST BY SHOPPING ON AMAZON WITH OUR LIN...

ON THIS WEEK's EPISODE Alex discusses Engineering, and how the engineering mindset can help save and change the world for the better. TOPICS: Climate Change, Taxes, Emotion, Logic, Education, College of Engineering, Engineering Culture, A fantastic future, Doing the impossible, discipline, New Horizons, Mars, the Moon, SpaceX, Blue Origin, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, NASA, OSIRIS-REx, Gene Cernan SUPPO...