This Week in Space (Audio)
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This Week in Space (Audio)
The new space age is upon us, and This Week in Space leaves no topic untouched. Every Friday, join Editor-in-Chief of Ad Astra magazine, Rod Pyle and Managing Editor of Space.com, Tariq Malik as they explore everything related to the cosmos. You can join Club TWiT for $10 per month and get ad-free a...
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46 episodis
TWiS 214: Moon Man - With Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine
There are NASA Administrators, and then there are NASA Administrators—all are very accomplished individuals, but some stand out for their unique backg...
TWiS 213: Live From ISDC With Gerry Griffin - Legendary Flight Director Breaks Down the Realities of Spaceflight
Recorded live from the International Space Development Conference in McLean, Virginia, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Apollo legend and former...
TWiS 212: Kabooms, Starship, and a Moon Base - What New Glenn's Explosion Means for NASA's Moon Base
What a wild week in space news! We were all set to discuss Starship Test Flight 12 and NASA's recent press conference updating their lunar base plans,...
TWiS 211: Oysters in Space - With Jacob Scoccimerra of Monolith Space
When one ponders the diet of Mars-bound astonauts, oysters don't often come to mind... but they should. As it turns out, the plucky bivalves have much...
TWiS 210: ESCAPADES at Mars - Dr. Robert Lillis of the Mars ESCAPADE Mission
Poor Mars. After a warm, wet childhood, the planet dried out and became cold and arid. And why? Mostly because it lost most of its atmosphere, scraped...
TWiS 209: Astronauts for America - The Best of the Best Speak Out
Many of us grew up idolizing astronauts as the best of the best that America—and other nations—have to offer. After leaving NASA, many of them go on t...
TWiS 208: Lander, Lander, Who's Got a Lander - Will SpaceX or Blue Origin Touch Down First?
Lander, lander... who's got a lander? With NASA planning orbital tests of the Artemis landers in 2027 and a crewed landing in 2028, the pressure is on...
TWiS 207: What, This Again? - Attempted Cuts to the NASA Budget
As you have doubtless heard, the White House has once again proposed drastic budget cuts of about 24% for NASA's 2027 budget. It's deja vu all over ag...
TWiS 206: I Want to Believe - When We Meet the Aliens
What happens next when science can confidently announce the discovery of an alien life form? Whether it's a fully functioning civilization or a lowly...
TWiS 205: All About Artemis - The Brilliance of Artemis 2
This week's episode is devoted to the flight of Artemis II. From the spectacular, on-time launch to the lunar flyby to reentry preparation, we chart a...
TWiS 204: A New NASA - Artemis 2 Firsthand, and Isaacman Shakes up NASA!
We've seen NASA go through a lot of drama this year, and recently, some remarkable changes have been announced under the new administrator, Jared Isaa...
TWiS 203: China Rising - With Dr. Namrata Goswami
Many suggest there is a new space race afoot, this time between the US and China. We've also seen that America seems to be at its best in innovation a...
TWiS 202: Artemis Imminent - Artemis II Back on the Pad!
We've waited, and we've waited, and it looks like Artemis 2 might be ready to go in early April! It's moved back to the launch pad, LC-39B, and will b...
TWiS 201: Born to Explore - With Jay Gallentine
When most people think about deep space exploration, management acumen is generally not the first thing they settle on—but without it, no robotic miss...
TWiS 200: Our 200th Episode Listener Special! - We're Talking to You!
It's our 200th episode, our annual listener special! We took your comments, suggestions, advice, and insults and wove them into a rollicking, fun-fill...
TWiS 199: The Obsolete Astronaut? - And a New Report on Crewed Mars Missions
In this age of rapidly advancing AI and robotic technology, do we still need to send humans into space? The argument has long been that people can do...
TWiS 198: A Dragonfly on Titan - Inside the Dragonfly Mission
One of the most exciting missions to ever journey to the outer solar system has the be the Dragonfly multi-rotor helicopter that will head to Saturn's...
TWiS 197: Inside UNOOSA - The UN and Space
Most people don't think of spaceflight when talking about the United Nations, but the UN, through its Office of Outer Space Affairs, or UNOOSA, has be...
TWiS 196: Becoming Martian! - How Will Human Beings Evolve on Mars?
It is widely accepted that over time, humanity will need to expand its presence into the solar system. What are the challenges? Well, space and our ne...
TWiS 195: Remembering Apollo 1, Challenger, and Columbia - NASA's Week of Remembrance with Gerry Griffin
This month marks a bitter annual anniversary for NASA. On February 1, 1967, the crew of Apollo 1 was killed in a horrific fire on the pad in Florida....
TWiS 194: COPs in Space! - Is the Outer Space Treaty Ready for the New Space Race?
The Outer Space Treaty of 1967, which was intended to regulate activities in space, is hard to enforce and woefully out of date. New nations and priva...
TWiS 193: A History of Tomorrow - A Conversation with Former NASA Chief Historian, Dr. Roger Launius
NASA's history is a long and fascinating story, and we decided we'd invite former NASA Chief Historian Dr. Roger Launius onto the show to tell us abou...
TWiS 192: Space, 2026! - What's Coming in Spaceflight This Year
2026 promises to be the most exciting year in the new space age yet! Shining bright is the prospect of an Artemis II launch to send astronauts around...
TWiS 191: Mars Throwback - The Pioneering Work of Dr. Robert Zubrin
One of our favorite interviews of 2025 was with Dr. Robert Zubrin, founder of the Mars Society and the mind behind Mars Direct, a streamlined approach...
TWiS 190: Holiday Special 2025 - A Look Back at 2025 in Space!
It's our annual holiday special for 2025, in which we look back at the past year in space—its ups, its downs, its all-arounds. What a year it's been,...
TWiS 189: Privatizing Orbit - The Pioneering Work of Jeffrey Manber
This week, we talk with our favorite Newspace Buccaneer, Jeffrey Manber. When so many people were touting their private spaceflight dreams in the 1980...
TWiS 188: A New NASA Leader Rises? - Trump's NASA Chief Pick Jared Isaacman Meets Congress Again
Jared Isaacman, the billionaire entrepreneur, philanthropist, and private astronaut, took on Capitol Hill this week in his second confirmation hearing...
TWiS 187: An Inspired Enterprise - A History of Star Trek with Glen Swanson
Were you inspired by "Star Trek" (or one of its innumerable spinoffs) as a young person? We know we were, so it was a pleasure to invite Glen Swanson,...
TWiS 186: Snow on the Moon? - With Dr. Jim Green, Former NASA Chief Scientist
Snow on the moon? Yes, though not recently... but maybe billions of years ago. Recent discoveries indicate that the early moon, orbiting just 20,000 m...
TWiS 185: Gutting Goddard - Dismantling a NASA Center
As you may or may not know, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center is in the administration's crosshairs. With cuts to their budget and staffing beginning...
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!...
TWiS 183: Lunar Lander Wanted! Apply Within - Artemis III Contract Opening Up?
Lander, lander, who's got the lander? Last week, acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy announced that the agency would be re-opening the contract for t...
TWiS 182: The Dream is Alive - With NASA Astronaut Terry Hart
If you ever saw the IMAX spectacular, "The Dream is Alive," you've seen astronaut Terry Hart in action, capturing the Solar Max satellite with the shu...
TWiS 181: World Space Week - A UN-Established Global Celebration of Space
World Space Week is a global celebration of all things space, bringing together thousands of participants from all over the planet to celebrate our fu...
TWiS 180: NASA is Closed for Business - And Other Top Space Stories
This week we cover the headlines, from the shutdown of NASA, to the risky dismantling of the space shuttle Discovery (because Texas insists), to a rog...
TWiS 179: The New Crew of Artemis II - Who Will Fly to the Moon in 2026?
It's almost time for Artemis II to fly to the moon! We got together with Space.com writer Josh Dinner, who joined our own Tariq to attend the "astro u...
TWiS 178: Tell It to the Mountain - Astronaut and Senate Hopeful Terry Virts Says NASA Needs a Major Rethink
There's a very elite club in astronaut circles, one in which former astronauts go on to political careers. The most elite are senators, and so far, Jo...
TWiS 177: Life on Mars? - With Dr. Michael Tice
You've heard the news about a possible detection of ancient life on Mars... now get the inside scoop from one of the paper's key authors. Dr. Michael...
TWiS 176: Beyond the Solar System - With Dr. Alan Stern, PI for New Horizons
What's next in deep space exploration? Dr. Alan Stern, planetary scientist and the Principal Investigator for the New Horizons mission to Pluto, joins...
TWiS 175: More AI in Space - Crews and AI with Dr. Daniel Selva
So you're on a months-long flight to Mars... seven months with five people and one computer as crewmates. You've been told to put any fears of a HAL-9...