Made of Stars Podcast
1) Satellite of Love?
Russian Soyuz has returned to Earth full of love. NASA is preparing for Artemis IV by selecting instruments. MAVEN has gone silent. AI discovered and fixed vulnerabilities for NASA spacecraft. SpaceX ...Show More
2) Space Turkeys? A Big Helping of Tryptophan on an Astreoid
The Russian Cosmodrome was damaged after a launch over Thanksgiving. A Russian cosmonaut won't be flying aboard a SpaceX mission because of his cell phone. Tryptophan is the 15th amino acid found on B...Show More
3) NASA Is Getting Closer to Sending Astronauts to the Moon
NASA has begun the next phase of preparations to send a crewed mission around the Moon next year. NASA has made a pivot to Starliner. Perseverance has discovered a meteorite on Mars. A nearby super-Ea...Show More
4) Aurora Aftermath
Scientists say the auroas brought us milstone solar radiation. Plus NASA's possible new chief is expected to appear before Congress again next month. NASA has released some 3i/ATLAS photos and they do...Show More
5) CMEs Generating Excitement and Complications
Solar activity gave all fifty states aurora borealis this week and there's a chance for more tonight. Blue Origin wants to launch today by the solar activity could complicate things. Astronomers have ...Show More
6) Live from CSU's Coca-Cola Space Science Center!
Recorded November 1, 2025: It's Made of Stars... LIVE! How do you move a space shuttle without a shuttle mover and while preserving it? We're learning more about Jupiter's role in our solar system. Pl...Show More
7) Blue Origin Has Entered the Chat
Blue Origin was preparing a lander for the Artemis V mission that may never happen and now it could be used for Artemis III. SpaceX has broken one of its own launch records. Venus has lost its last ac...Show More
8) Voyager Set to Make History Again
NASA's voyager 1 is set to make history again. Elon Musk isn't happy with NASA's decision to re-open bidding for Artemis III's Moon landing contract. NASA has awarded Katalyst Space Technologies a con...Show More
9) Episode 250! Isaacman, SpaceX and Breaking Bad
Jared Isaacman could actually head NASA after being dropped from consideration. SpaceX successfully launched the final Version 2 Starship Super Heavy this week. A NASA payload unintentionally landed o...Show More
10) Following Up on Four Stories
NASA and Blue Origin are preparing to launch two spacecraft to Mars. Dream Chaser is preparing to debut as a free-flying spacecraft in 2026. ESA's TGO has gotten some slightly closer images of 3I/Atla...Show More