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Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams is an examination of the past, present, and future of human spaceflight. Throughout the series, we'll examine the breakthroughs that revolutionized our understanding of the Universe and our place in it. We'll take a look at the brave individuals who work tirelessly to advance the frontiers of our understanding. We'll analyze the time-honored concepts that are getting closer and closer to realization. And we will talk to the esteemed people who continue to push the boundaries of the unknown. There are some fascinating stories up there. Listen up!

ITSPmagazine, Matthew S Williams


    • Jun 2, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 31m AVG DURATION
    • 101 EPISODES


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    Episode 101 - My Interview with AADYA Geo Talks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 33:38


    A few months ago, I had the honor of appearing on AADYA Geo Talks, the podcast series launched by Bharti Sharma and the organization she founded – AADYA, whose name means “origin” in Hindi. As a geologist and world-traveller, Sharma launched this organization to promote knowledge about planetary and geoscience and create opportunities for collaborative research to address critical global challenges. During the interview, we talked about how I got into science journalism, my podcast series, and my science fiction writing. The interview lasted for more than an hour because she asked great questions about a range of wonderful topics!

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    NASA's Budget for 2026: Tough Times Ahead

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 17:33


    The White House recently released its budget for FY 2026, which has led to significant concerns at NASA as it recommends significant cuts to international programs, education, and research. In addition, many of these cuts call for the cancellation of key elements of NASA's Artemis Program and its plans for sending crewed missions to Mars. This includes the Space Launch System (SLS), the Orion spacecraft, and the Lunar Gateway.

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    The Kerbal Space Program and Mission Design (feat. Dr. Rodrigo Schmitt)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 44:09


    The Kerbal Space Program is currently used as an educational tool to teach about spacecraft and mission design. But as Dr. Schmitt tells us, it should be used as a method for designing whole mission architectures. For years, Schmitt has relied on KSP and its realism mods to design and simulate missions, including those that will take astronauts back to the Moon!

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    The Growing Problem of Space Junk

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 23:45


    In Earth's orbit, there are millions of debris objects that pose a collision risk for satellites and space stations. If left unchecked, the situation could lead to a cascading effect known as Kessler Syndrome. While space agencies worldwide track and monitor objects in orbit to prevent collisions, strategies for active debris removal are needed and many are being researched.

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    Celestial Steward | A Conversation with Moriba Jah | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 35:28


    Guest | Dr. Moriba Jah, Professor, The University of Texas at Austin [@UTAustin]On Twitter | https://x.com/moribajahOn LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jahniverse/On Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/moribajahWebsite | https://www.moriba.com/Host | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  

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    WTF Is Happening At NASA? | A Conversation with Keith Cowing (Part II) | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2025 39:53


    Guest | Keith Cowing, Creator / Editor, NASA Watch and Astrobiology.comOn Twitter | https://x.com/keithcowingOn LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-cowing-9b94076/On Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/keith.cowingHost | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  

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    WTF Is Happening At NASA? | A Conversation with Keith Cowing | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2025 29:49


    Guest | Keith Cowing, Editor, NASA WatchOn Twitter | https://x.com/keithcowingOn LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-cowing-9b94076/On Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/keith.cowingHost | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  

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    Pluto and the Great Planet Debate | A Conversation with Dr. Will Grundy | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 28:24


    Guest | Dr. Will Grundy, Astronomer, Lowell ObservatoryHost | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  

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    The History and Future of Space Stations | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 38:38


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    Are Wormholes Possible? | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 26:12


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    Are Red Dwarf Star Systems Habitable? | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025 34:15


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    Going Interstellar: Will Humanity Ever Reach for the Stars? | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 37:01


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    The Coming Age of Astrobiology with Kenneth Goodis-Gordon | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 33:48


    Guest | Kenneth Goodis-Gordon, Ph.D candidate and Graduate Research Assistant, University of Central FloridaOn LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenneth-goodis-gordon-05217a130/On Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/kenny.gordon.18Host | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  

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    The Space Race: the American and Soviet Space Programs | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2024 23:27


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    India's Space Program | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 26:13


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    Islamic and Hindu Astronomers of the Middle Ages | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 18:47


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    China's Space Program | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 28:58


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    Where is Everybody? The SETI Paradox | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 21:51


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    Rising Stars: Rocket Lab | A Conversation with Sir Peter Beck | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 42:47


    Guest | Sir Peter Beck, Founder & CEO, Rocket Lab [@RocketLab]On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-beck-ab7b63b/On Twitter | https://x.com/Peter_J_BeckHost | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  

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    Indigenous Astronomy: The Legacy of the Aztecs | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 42:47


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    Where is Everybody? The Percolation Hypothesis | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 25:23


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    The Great Migration: Living at the Edge of the Solar System | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2024 26:21


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    Where is Everybody? The Waterworlds Hypothesis | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 22:31


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    The Grand Tour: The Legacy of the Voyager Probes | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2024 24:16


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    Voices of the Future: Alastair Reynolds | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2024 28:08


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    The Great Migration: Living on Uranus' Moons | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2024 21:24


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    The Gift of Gravitational Lensing | A Conversation with Dr. Slava Turyshev | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2024 51:01


    Guest | Dr. Slava Turyshev, Research Scientist NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory [@NASAJPL]On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/slava-g-turyshev-62b88/On Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/turyshevHost | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  

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    Voices of the Future: Frank Herbert | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2024 38:46


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    The Crisis in Cosmology: What is the Hubble Tension? | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2024 17:13


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    Rendezvousing with an Interstellar Object | A Conversation with Dr. Alan Stern | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 24:32


    Guest | Dr. Alan Stern, Associate Vice President Southwest Research Institute [@SwRI]On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-stern-0786409/On Twitter | https://twitter.com/AlanSternOn Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/s.alan.sternHost | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  

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    The STASH Experiment and Hibernation Technology for Space | A Conversation with Dr. Ryan Sprenger | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2024 34:42


    Guest | Dr. Ryan Sprenger, Senior Research Scientist, Fauna Bio [@faunabio]On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-sprenger-ph-d-66720a2a9/On Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/ryan.sprenger.77Host | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  

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    Swarming Proxima Centauri | A Conversation with Marshall Eubanks | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2024 36:44


    Guest | Marshall Eubanks, Chief Scientists, Space Initiatives Inc. [@AsteroidEnergy] On Twitter | https://twitter.com/tm_eubanks?On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/tmeubanks/On Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/tmeubanksHost | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  

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    The Cosmic Philosopher: Konstantin Tsiokolvsky | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2024 21:38


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    The Europa Clipper Mission | A Conversation with Dr. Steve Vance | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2024 50:32


    Guest | Dr. Steve Vance, Deputy Manager Planetary Science Section NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory [@NASAJPL]On Twitter | https://twitter.com/Steven_D_VanceOn LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-vance-12780825/On Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/steve.vance1Host | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  

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    The Great Migration: Living on Saturn's Moons | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2023 29:33


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    A Mars Sample Return Mission | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 23:05


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    The Dark Universe: What are Dark Matter and Dark Energy? | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2023 33:26


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    The Great Migration: Living on Jupiter's Moons! | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2023 46:38


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    Space is for All: An Interview with Space Policy Analyst Ruvimbo Samanga | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2023 33:15


    Guest | Ruvimbo Samanga, Space policy analyst, MILO Space Science Institute [@MILOInstitute]On Twitter | https://twitter.com/RueyAstraOn LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruvimbo-samanga-248212135/Website | https://ruvimbosamanga.com/Host | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  

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    The History of SETI | A Conversation with Dr. Rebecca Charbonneau | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2023 34:32


    Guest | Dr. Rebecca Charbonneau, Karl Jansky Fellow, National Radio Astronomy Observatory [@TheNRAO]On Twitter | https://twitter.com/StellarHistoryOn LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-charbonneau-31090aa1/On Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/rebeccaannecharbonneauHost | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  

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