This Week in Space (Audio) Podcast
1) TWiS 184: Space is Scary! - Halloween Movies About Space
This week we look at why space can be scary with a survey of some of the best (and some of the most laughable) movies about critters from outer space! Witness the terror of men in floppy rubber suits!...Show More
2) TWiS 173: The Return of the Malik - The Wild Proposals on NASA's Table
Tariq is back from the Far East and bursting with space news! This week we'll look at the passing of Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell, potential re-tasking of NASA's Juno probe from Jupiter to the inter...Show More
3) TWiS 172: Earth on Mars - Terraforming the Red Planet
If we're ever to make Mars a second home, we have some serious housekeeping to do... as in a total renovation. The Red Planet has little atmosphere, no radiation shielding, and some seriously toxic so...Show More
4) TWiS 142: 2025 in Space - The Year's Most Anticipated Space Missions & Developments
On episode 142 we're talking about 2025 in space! It's going to be an exciting year, kicking off with the first launch attempt for Blue Origin's New Glenn heavy booster and another test flight of Star...Show More
5) TWiS 139: Look to the Skies - Leonard David, Jared Isaacman, UFOs & UAPs
This week, we're covering a broad swath, from President-Elect Trump's shocking choice for NASA Administrator to new delays for the Artemis lunar program to UFOs/UAPs! And for such an adventure, we tur...Show More
6) TWiS 138: From the Garage to Mars - With Space Entrepreneur Scott Tibbetts
On this week's episode, Tariq and I speak with Scott Tibbitts, a dynamic and engaging space entrepreneur who spun $7 of hardware store parts into a 150-person, multimillion-dollar space company making...Show More
TWiS 138: From the Garage to Mars - With Space Entrepreneur Scott Tibbetts
1:15:25 | Nov 23rd, 2024
7) TWiS 137: Strange New Worlds - Kepler's Legacy With Dr. Jason Steffen
Kepler's Legacy With Dr. Jason Steffen Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik Guest: Dr. Jason Steffen For full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space/episodes/137
8) TWiS 132: Living in Martian Mushrooms - Growing Fungal Space Habitats
This week, we're diving deep into some really clever and cutting-edge tech for Martian habitats... made from fungus! Dr. Lynn Rothschild of the NASA Ames Research Center has been working for years on ...Show More
9) TWiS 131: The Star Wars vs. Star Trek Food Fight - Vulcan Launches, Voyager 2 Powers Down, the Sun Powers Up
It's a question that rivals the meaning of life itself: which is better, Star Trek or Star Wars? Of course, they are very different, and that's really the core of it--one is a sweeping fantasy adventu...Show More
10) TWiS 130: Dogs on Mars, Snakes on the Moon - Mars Sample Return and VIPER
NASA's planetary exploration program is in trouble. The Mars Sample Return program is verging on cancellation, and the VIPER mission to the moon already has been. Both are critical precursors to human...Show More
TWiS 130: Dogs on Mars, Snakes on the Moon - Mars Sample Return and VIPER
1:09:49 | Sep 27th, 2024