Today In Space

EXPLICIT MATERIAL Possible Today In Space, Alex introduces the new assistant to the show. The two go over the Big Bang, what it is and how we know about it. Alex then goes into the controversy with the Bicep teams study on Inflation and what the Standard Cosmological Model is - as it relates to the Big Bang. Enjoy! And don't forget to check out the SpaceX Launch tomorrow (01/06/15) at 6AM EST here...

HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE! EXPLICIT MATERIAL Welcome to the 16th episode of Today In Space. Thank you to everyone for listening and subscribing, and I'm looking forward to bringing you more of what is new, today in Space! Here is Part 2 of the the "Opinion Panel" featuring Brian Folan. Alex and Brian talk about the Scientific Method, String Theory, Theoretical Physicists, "Armageddon", "Gravity", a...

EXPLICIT MATERIAL POSSIBLE In Part 1 of this Two Part episode, Alex has Brian Folan (artist/musician out of Providence, RI) on the show to discuss Dark Energy. This episode is part of the "Opinion Panel" where Alex brings people who are interested in space and science to come on and give their opinion. The idea is to get people who aren't involved in science to "ask questions" and talk about Space...

EXPLICIT MATERIAL POSSIBLE The Sierra Nevada Corporation Dream Chaser flight vehicle is readied for 60 mph tow tests at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center on Aug. 2, 2013 Credit: NASA/Ken Ulbrich Alex talks about the postponing of SpaceX's CRS-5 mission to resupply the ISS and also talks about some other private companies and what they are doing to help bring the cost down for space travel and h...

EXPLICIT MATERIAL Alex brings you the information you should know as New Horizons makes its approach to Pluto and it's moons. Alex explains the history of why Pluto became classified as a "dwarf planet" in 2006. Learn a little bit about the mission & what to expect during the time until New Horizons reaches its closest approach to Pluto on July 14, 2015. Also, Alex goes over the different data the...

EXPLICIT Content Possible Alex talks about the technology that will be tested on the next SpaceX launch (CRS-5) on December 16th, 2014: Hypersonic Grid Fins https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/536258543675252739/photo/1 Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/536262624653365248/photo/1 Alex then talks about the craziness that is the space race we are in the middle of, a...

Alex gives you a play-by-play of the successful test flight of the Orion service module. Rapidly going through the highlights for today's incredible accomplishment, Alex goes through each major step, explaining different aspects of the mission as well.   Alex also shows you how to 'properly' react to this historic event, not only as an American, but as a human being. Launch video of Orion (12/05/1...

EXPLICIT MATERIAL Today, the Orion Test Flight attempted to launch and faced several challenges during it's launch window and had to scrub the launch for 24 hours.   Alex goes over the first (scrubbed) launch of the Orion Spacecraft from Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.   He goes over the incidents that caused the delay. ("Higher-than-expected" winds, another boat, and "stick...

EXPLICIT MATERIAL This is Part 2 of the Interstellar Podcast. Alex, and his guest John, discuss the problems of having a popular "main-stream" science movie. They also make their way through trying to explain the ending too. There is more film and science to learn about as well. Topics in Part 2: 'Her', Apollo 13, film, camera mounting, 'Gravity', field of view, Batman, Christopher Nolan, event ho...

EXPLICIT MATERIAL SPOILER ALERT! DON'T LISTEN TO THIS IS YOU HAVEN'T/STILL WANT TO/CARE TO SEE THIS MOVIE. WE WILL RUIN IT FOR YOU. Otherwise... Join Alex and special guest John as they talk about the movie Interstellar. They talk about their initial thoughts, comparing the movie to other great sci-fi epics; Star Wars, Star Trek, Back to the Future, Gravity, etc. Be prepared to learn a little bit...

EXPLICIT MATERIAL       Welcome back to another week of the show! Thank you everyone who got in touch with me about the show, I really appreciate the support!   Enjoy this weeks segment! ELGR3CO Credit: USGS Astrogeology Science Center/Wheaton/NASA/JPL-Caltech Ganymede (Jupiters Moon) What is it? What do we know about it? New scientific research might show it's more similar to Earth than we though...

EXPLICIT MATERIAL Updates on the Philae mission CORRECTION FROM LAST WEEK: Pronunciation of the "ORION"   Some information on why the harpoons may not have released   What is "Flight Heritage"   Asteroids Some research shows we're getting hit with more asteroids than we thought Some facts about asteroids How many people have been killed by them? What are they made of? Where do most of the asteroid...

Today, November 17, 2014, in Space! - Updates from the Philae mission        - Correction from the last show: How many times Philae "bounced" vs. "touched down" - Overview of the Orion Launch System        - 1st Test flight (12.4.14), overview of what to expect, etc - A few facts on why we use cones to exit atmospheres, and large wide surfaces to re-enter QUESTION OF THE WEEK: "How can we know wha...

The first independent segment of "Today in Space" with Alex. Alex explains some new things for the podcast, including the intent of the new 20 min episodes and what's to come. SPACE Topics: The Antares incident for Orbcomm3 The Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo Incident Test Pilots 3-Stage Rockets EXPLICIT MATERIAL POSSIBLE

Today, 11/13/2014, in Space! Alex covers the Rosetta mission and the landing of the Philae robot lander on comet 67P. He covers the mission, the after-math issues with the Philae lander. Later, he talks about the general use of the term "scientist", the difficulty of space travel, and his opinion on allowing robots to go first - then humans. Links: content via ESA http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities...