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Jacob Rauhut

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    Starliner’s Redo & Measuring The Pulse Of Mars

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 28:36


    Boeing's Starliner is set to launch on an uncrewed mission from Cape Canaveral to the International Space Station later this week on a critical test mission to certify the vehicle to fly astronauts. It's a redo of a previous test attempt in late 2019 that failed to reach the space station. We'll speak with Michelle Parker, Boeing's space and launch chief engineer about the mission and what the team learned from the previous attempt.

    A Space For All? How Will Space Tourism Shape Access To Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 28:36


    Billionaire Jeff Bezos has reached a life-long goal of flying in space. His company Blue Origin launched its first mission with passengers Tuesday morning from West Texas, ushering in a new era of private space tourism. But with a high price tag can only the wealthy fly?

    A Countdown To Clean Clothes In Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 28:36


    Astronauts rarely get the comforts of home. Fresh food is scarce, a hot shower is unheard of, and they're asked to wear their clothes multiple times before tossing them to the trash. Laundry is something missing from human space exploration, but scientists at Proctor and Gamble are hoping to change that.

    10 Years Since Shuttle: A Look To The Past & Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 28:16


    On July 8, 2011, Atlantis launched from Kennedy Space Center, the final mission of the shuttle program. We'll revisit the Space Shuttle program with two time astronaut Bruce Melnick, who was a mission specialist on both Space Shuttle Discovery and Endeavour. Then, we'll speak with Space Florida's Dale Ketcham about the Space Coast plan post-Shuttle and how commercial companies are filling in the void left by the program.

    Mercury Rising: John Glenn And The Space Race

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 28:36


    When we think of the space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, we focus much on the Apollo program and the U.S. astronauts who crossed that finish line. But the space race began earlier than that and was far more perilous than we thought.

    NASA Investigates UFOS & Tiny Mars Mic Captures Big Sounds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 28:36


    Why NASA is joining the inquiry into Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP), how a tiny mic on Mars is beaming back bigs sounds and a profile of a launch photographer capturing rockets leaving the planet.

    Space Tourism: Up There & Down Here

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 28:36


    A seat on Blue Origin's first crewed New Shepard flight went for $28 million at auction. It marks the start of a new chapter of space tourism. So what's the future of this burgeoning market?

    We’re Going To Venus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 28:37


    NASA selected two missions to head to Venus by the end of the 2020s. VERITAS and DAVINCI+ will be the first U.S. mission to Venus in decades. So why study Venus?

    Bringing Mars To Earth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 28:37


    NASA's Perseverance rover is sending back some of the clearest and most dramatic images of the Martian surface ever. It landed earlier this year, and since then has been beaming back detailed panoramics, up close images, even sound and video of one of our closest celestial neighbors.

    Decade of Discovery & Dating Stars

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 28:16


    Every 10 years, NASA tasks the science community to chart the course for the next decade of discovery and exploration. As NASA and other agencies push forward looking for signs of life in our universe, what's the path ahead? We'll also talk with ERAU's Terry Oswalt about techniques to uncover the age of stars.

    The Next Space Telescope Will Peer Deep Into The Universe. Scientists Can’t Wait To See What It Sees.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2021 28:16


    The next space-based telescope is almost ready to head into orbit. The James Webb Space Telescope aims to look deeper into the history of the universe, piggy-backing off the incredible observations of the Hubble Space Telescope.

    Interplanetary Helicopters & SOFIA’s New Eyes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2021 28:16


    NASA's Ingenuity helicopter had a Wright Brothers moment on Mars after performing the first powered flight on another planet. It's the first in many planned helicopter missions to other worlds. So what are engineers learning from the test? And -- an aerial telescope is getting some new hardware to peer deep into the universe.

    NASA’s Moon Mission Hardware: SLS Arrives, SpaceX Wins Lunar Landing Contract

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 28:16


    NASA's next moon rocket has reached its final destination before launching from Kennedy Space Center. The massive 212-foot tall rocket will carry the Orion space capsule on an uncrewed mission around the moon and back, possibly launching at the end of this year.

    Sleeping In Space & “Woman In Motion”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 28:14


    Later this week, a new crew will launch to the International Space Station from Kennedy Space Center here in Florida. When the four astronauts arrive in SpaceX's Dragon capsule about a day after launch, they'll join the seven already on board bringing the total number of people on the station to 11. Where will they all sleep?

    A Helicopter On Mars, Some Gas On Venus

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 28:12


    NASA's Perseverance rover is hard at work, exploring Jezero crater since landing back in February. But the dune-buggy sized rover is about to get upstaged by a tiny helicopter.

    Michio Kaku & The Quest For A Theory Of Everything

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 28:12


    Before he died, Einstein was working on a theory of everything. It aims to combine all the forces in the universe into one beautiful, mathematical equation to explain everything. That equation remains incomplete, but physicists like Michio Kaku are charging ahead using new scientific observations from gravitational wave detectors and particle accelerators.

    Scientists Are Hunting For Alien Worlds Outside Our Solar System

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 28:15


    Scientists are on the hunt for exoplanets, planets that exist outside our solar system. So far, they’ve found thousands of planets orbiting other stars and some that might be like our own world.

    Celebrating Five Years Of WMFE’s Space Exploration Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 28:14


    This podcast and radio show is celebrating its five year anniversary. To celebrate this milestone event we invited frequent guests for a virtual conversation last week -- Charlie Bolden, a former NASA administrator under President Obama and retired astronaut, and Nicole Stott, a retired astronaut who spent more than 100 days in space.

    Alien Evolution & A Civilian Space Mission

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 28:14


    At 10 years old, Hayley Arceneaux was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer. Now at age 29 she's a physician's assistant at St. Jude Children’s research hospital and about to launch to space.

    The Big Business Of Small Space Tech

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 28:15


    Small satellites plus small rockets equals big business.

    The Early Days of SpaceX & Crew Dragon’s Next Commander

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 27:52


    From booster landings to astronaut launches, it’s hard to imagine a time when SpaceX struggled. But once it seemed like the company may never get off the ground. Eric Berger, journalist and Ars Technica’s senior space editor, chronicles the company’s desperate first years in his new book Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX, starting with the company's founding 2002 and ending with the successful launch of Falcon 1 in 2008.

    Welcome To Mars, Percy. It’s Time To Do Science.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 27:52


    After a seven month journey hundreds of millions of miles through our solar system, NASA’s Perseverance rover safely landed on the surface of Mars. Now, the science campaign begins.

    The Long Road To Mars

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 27:52


    Getting to Mars isn’t easy, but so far this month two space agencies have delivered payloads to the red planet’s orbit -- China and the United Arab Emirates. A NASA mission is also on course for Mars.

    First Of Mars Mission Trio Arrives At Red Planet

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 27:52


    The first of three robotic explorers has arrived at the red planet. The United Arab Emirates Hope probe successfully entered the orbit of Mars Tuesday, marking the UAE's first mission to the red planet. 

    The Hunt For Planet 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 27:52


    On the outer edges of our solar system, beyond the orbit of Neptune, objects cluster in weird ways. This clustering led some scientists to search for something that could be acting as a gravitational shepherd, moving and modifying their orbits. That something could be Planet 9, a hypothetical planet at the edge of our solar system that could be tugging and clustering these far-out objects.

    As Bridenstine Says Goodbye, What’s Ahead For NASA?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 27:52


    NASA’s administrator Jim Bridenstine stepped down last week as a new presidential administration took office. President Biden will now select the next leader of the civilian space agency -- could that mean a new direction for NASA?

    Speedy Space Delivery

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 27:52


    After spending about a month on the International Space Station, SpaceX’s new Cargon Dragon capsule splashed down off the coast of Florida. It’s a departure from previous versions of the vehicle which splashed down in the Pacific. The new splash zone means scientists can get their hands on their returning equipment faster, meaning they can make critical observations of experiments quicker and opening up more opportunities for space-based science.

    Rockets With Frickin’ Laser Beams. Uncovering The Mystery Of Moon Dust

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2020 27:52


    When it comes to how dirt on the moon behaves, scientists are still in the dark. Moon sand, also called regolith, is pretty mysterious — but one team of University of Central Florida scientists want to shed some light on lunar dust clouds…by shooting lasers at it. Understanding how dust behaves on the moon and other planetary surfaces is critical for future space exploration missions. Exhaust from a spacecraft’s landing engines could kick up razor-sharp moon dust that could damage instruments or obscure the view of landing. A team led by scientists Addie Dove and Phil Metzger is developing a sensor that can measure how these dust particles interact with rocket exhaust — a study that garnered the interest of ...

    An Artemis Astronaut & Recap Of 2020 Space News

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 27:52


    NASA announced the first group of astronauts who will train for a mission to the moon. We’ll talk with one of those astronauts, Kayla Barron, about the selection and what the mission means for women in the astronaut corps.

    Hubble: 30 Years Of Spectacular Celestial Images

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 27:52


    For the last three decades, the Hubble Space Telescope has peered deep into our universe, exploring the origins of the cosmos and capturing stunning views of stars, clusters and galaxies. Now, NASA is releasing a catalogue of some of its most dazzling images -- some you can see yourself from your own backyard.

    The Big Business Of Small Satellites

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 27:52


    A new company plans to launch small satellites from the belly of a drone. It joins the growing number of small launch companies popping up to send tiny payloads into space. So what’s the market for these small satellites?

    Remembering Arecibo & Sending Science To Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 27:52


    A 305-meter radio telescope in Puerto Rico collapsed after sustaining damage earlier this year -- sending 900 tons of radio equipment crashing into the dish.

    Arecibo’s Legacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 27:52


    For nearly six decades, a 1,000 foot dish in a Puerto Rican forest has led the charge in searching for far away planets, alien life and tracking near-Earth asteroids. It’s also had cameos in television and film including the 1995 James Bond movie Goldeneye. Now, that dish is going dark.

    A New Era In Human Spaceflight

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 27:52


    Four astronauts successfully launched and docked to the International Space Station this week, flying on the first commercially designed and built spacecraft -- SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule.

    The Path Ahead In Space Policy & A “Black Hole Survival Guide”

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 31:31


    All eyes have been on the Presidential race, but the 2020 election will also have an impact on the U.S. space program. From Congressional funding to NASA leadership -- what’s ahead? Then, black holes have captured the attention of the masses with breakthroughs in imaging, gravitational wave detection and Nobel Prize recognition. What’s spurring this new dawn of black hole discovery?

    A Space For Comedy & SLS Testing

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 27:52


    We’ll speak with co-creators, writers and stars of the new show Moonbase 8, John C. Reilly, Tim Heidecker and Fred Armisen about the inspiration and research behind the series.

    Searching For Aliens

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 28:00


    We’re on the hunt for aliens. NASA astrobiologists are scanning the skies for signs of life. But will extraterrestrials look like the little green humanoids from science fiction movies, books or TV?

    Terry Virts & The Space Toilet: Exploring The Human Side Of Space Exploration

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 27:52


    There’s a lot about space travel that doesn’t get talked about -- like how do astronauts shower or go to the bathroom?

    Ancient Asteroid Dust & Deep Space Delivery

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2020 27:52


    After launching from Cape Canaveral, Florida back in 2016, OSIRIS-REx is about to execute one of its most critical mission objectives -- suck up some dust on a far away asteroid.

    Mars Opposition & Worried Astronomers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 27:52


    This week Mars is set to come closer to Earth than it has been in more than a decade. The Mars Opposition is when the red planet becomes a visible bright red spot in the night sky.

    Inclusion And Diversity In Space Exploration

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 27:52


    NASA and other space and science agencies are striving to diversify their workforces, but there’s still a long way to go. As the country grapples with racial inequality, so do these organizations.

    Life On Venus? What A Stinky Gas Means For The Search For Life In Our Universe

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 28:00


    Last week, scientists announced the finding of phosphine gas in the atmosphere of Venus, one of our closest planetary neighbors. This stinky gas is linked to life here on Earth -- could that be the case on Venus?

    Fixing Arecibo & Tracking Near-Earth Asteroids

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 28:00


    It’s been more than a month since an asteroid-hunting telescope in Puerto Rico has gone dark. The Arecibo Observatory’s dish is broken after a piece of scaffolding fell, damaging the surface. So what will it take to fix it?

    Humans To Mars & A Supernova Extinction

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 27:52


    Last week, scientists, engineers and visionaries met at the annual Humans to Mars summit, outlining current challenges and technological breakthroughs in developing a plan for how to live on the red planet.

    A Space For Curiosity & An Observatory Goes Dark

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 27:53


    Public interest in space exploration is on the rise, partly due to high-profile missions like SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, returning to human launches from the U.S. and excitement around the launch of three missions to Mars this summer. With new interest comes questions from amateur space fans and a new podcast from WKMG’s space reporter Emilee Speck aims to answer those questions submitted by listeners

    Assembling NASA’s Deep Spacecraft & Heavy Metal Asteroids

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 27:52


    NASA’s Orion spacecraft is the next deep-space vehicle designed to take humans to the moon.

    The Big Business Of SpaceX & The Discovery Of A Tiny Black Hole

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 27:52


    It’s been a busy year for the private space company SpaceX -- from launching and landing two NASA astronauts in its Crew Dragon Capsule, to the deployment of hundreds of tiny satellites to blanket the globe with internet access. Now, SpaceX is pushing ahead with development of its Starship spacecraft, with ambitious plans to send humans to the moon and Mars.

    Out Of This World: Building Helicopters To Explore The Solar System

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 27:52


    NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover launched last week carrying a stow-away -- a tiny helicopter named Ingenuity. If it works, it will be the first helicopter on another world and engineers and scientists are eagerly awaiting the results of the test flight, calling it Mars’ Wright Brother moment. Ingenuity might be the first, but it certainly won’t be the last. Work is underway on another off-planet helicopter named Dragonfly, with a plan to send it to Saturn’s moon Titan in 2027.

    Space News Roundup – Mars Rovers, Astronaut Splashdown & Mission: Impossible (Possibly In Space)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 27:52


    Astronaut splash downs, Martian missions and a new Mission:Impossible movie shot in space — there’s a lot going on up there. We’ll dive into the space news headlines this week with WKMG’s space reporter Emilee Speck and take a look at the missions and events on the horizon. Then, NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover is set to launch this week from Cape Canaveral. We’ve spent the past few shows talking about this flagship mission to the red planet. Today we’ll chat with our panel of expert scientists on this week’s “I’d Like to Know” segment to preview the exciting science this rover promises to collect.

    What Does Mars Sound Like? NASA Is Sending A Microphone To The Red Planet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 27:52


    The next Mars rover will have something no other Mars rover has ever had – a microphone. When the Mars Perseverance rover lands next February, scientists will get the chance to hear the red planet.

    It’s The Summer Of Mars

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 27:52


    It’s the summer of Mars. Three spacecraft are heading to the red planet. Rovers from NASA and China, as well as an orbiter from the United Arab Emirates.

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