Today In Space

Hello space-folks! We are here at the eve of the Artemis 1 and getting very excited for launch day. We've travelled to Florida to help cover the launch and cannot wait to share more after Space Launch System and Orion take off to the moon! This episode I share my thoughts on launch day, and how insanely packed with people it will be. We also talk about the night launch I watched (my first night launch/second launch ever) of a SpaceX Falcon 9 which was the best appetizer to SLS you could ask for. We also end the episode with Spacewalk & Talk 02, discussing the first all-female spacewalk/EVA, the challenges of human spaceflight, and my progress with the Wim Hof breathing method (and what I learned I was doing wrong). Live long and prosper and good luck to the NASA team launching Artemis 1 tomorrow! It begins and we are going!

On this week's episode we are honored to have Chris Wade of Ethereal Geometry Arts in Hunstville, Alabama on People of Science!  Chris is an artist who works in surrealist style with and Aerospace Engineering, capturing the awe and wonder of his dreams finding abandoned rockets. Alex and Chris discuss the challenges of being an artist, making a living in your passion, and what it takes to get the creative works out of you and on a 'blank canvas', whatever the medium is. We learn about Chris' origin story and how it went from drawing jets, to being obsessed with the guitar & music, and then finding his passion to reenter the arts and start Ethereal Geometry! Please check out Chris' accounts to see his artwork, including some of his latest work making wacky Pet portraits in his surreal-space style. You can also visit him at the Lowell Mill in Huntsville (just give him a heads up you're coming by!) We really enjoyed hearing about how Chris' life has been interconnected with aerospace from a very young age, l

On this episode we try out a new segment called Spacewalk & Talk where I keep myself honest by recording thoughts and ideas I have ONLY ON MY WALKS to keep myself consistent and focused on my own health. We all have our own balance, and we can "hack" our inbalance by thinking outside the box....like having a podcast episode dedicated to only recording WHILE I walk so that I feed the podcast addiction, and a health benefit is included. Instead of saying "I can't" or "I don't have time" I am trying "What if I did this...". Let me know what you think! Shout out to Gary Vee who gave me the idea - the name is still being decided but regardless of that, this episode will be all about Spacewalks, or Extra Vehicular Activities. Human activities outside the confines of the spacecraft they are surviving in. We dicsuss: - Some of the 1st EVAs/Spacewalks and how dangerous they really are - What is an Astronaut? Cassic Astronauts vs. Commercial Astronauts - How Artemis will ALL be about EVAs/Spacewalks, starting with

We are getting ready for the Artemis 1 launch to robotically send the Orion Capsule to the Moon and back! We update you on how our NASA social application went, and our plans to be in Florida for the entire launch window (August 29, September 2, and September 5). We are so excited to be there for the maiden launch of the worlds most powerful rocket and the first stage to send the first woman and first person of color to step foot on the moon.  This episode, we talk about NASA's SLS and Orion and SpaceX's Starship will make it possible for us to send humans to the moon again. We also talk about how the Gateway will look to make moontravel 'routine' and Starship can help make solar system planet hopping possible! This whole month is about Artemis, and we want to hear your questions! Send us your questions and we'll share and answer them on the podcast. Here's to building a fantastic future...and seeing Artemis 1 launch in Flordia!! All this and more on this episode of Today In Space! Support the podcast: Get 20

On this episode, we have compiled all-things JWST after the 1st images were released on July 11th-July 12th! We are living in a post-JWST world and already the amazing piece of space technology is a suitable successor for the Hubble Space Telescope. And NASA/ESA/CSA are just getting started, as images continue to be released and show us even more about the unseen infrared spectrum of the universe. We share a whole lot of info in this episode, including: What to look for when you're looking at JWST images Where to find the original images and explore, as well as process your own images to share with others! The Challenge of JWST's release schedule and keeping the average citizen up-to-date on the latest discoveries Reflections on what JWST has already shown us We answer some of the questions you reached out to us about on the podcast: What are we seeing in these first images from JWST? How Hubble & JWST are different? How JWST moves in space and how it gained it's usable fuel to extend its lifetime almos

On this episode, we interview Jim Cantrell for another segment of People of Science. We learn about Jim's childhood inspiration in STEM and go through his time at JPL, working with the French Space Agency, and being a founding member of SpaceX (that's just up until the 2010's, there's more!). Jim shares his experience as part of the crew with Elon Musk the day SpaceX was created while they were trying to buy rockets from the Russians for a Mars mission. Jim shares his journey as an entrepeneur, maker, and builder and we discuss his lessons learned from his time at Vector Space. Jim's current venture, Phanton Space Corporation is looking to change daily access to space by becoming the "Henry Ford of Space". Their first launch is NET August 2023, and did we mention they are using Ursa Minor's 3D printed rocket engine?? All this and more on this episode of Today In Space! Ways to support us: Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code SPACE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod How to Support the podcas

This episode, we dive into the balance of being a human-being in a demanding and engaging career in STEM, specifically Technology & Engineering. Even more so at a place like SpaceX, Blue Origin, or NASA (to name a few). While the job can very technical and detail oriented, there’s also the fact that you’re still a human-being and it’s a difficult challenge. You have to juggle your desire to do cool science stuff with not getting completely overwhelmed by the work to the point you have a breakdown. It is at the end of the day…a balance. And to make it even more challenging, sometimes you deal with assholes! But we wanted to define what a true “asshole” is in STEM. Do they attack ideas or people? That’s our gauge. Which one’s the asshole? Let’s find out - and I want to know from you what you consider an asshole at work to be? If someone is critical but sticks to the data and doesn’t attack you as a person…are they still an asshole? Is it on you? Is Elon Musk an asshole? Does this all relate to the internal

In this episode we have alot of space & science to cover! There were so many exciting things that happened in May/June that we are only just catching up. Lot's of 1sts going on lately: 1. Blue Origin's NS21 mission sends the 1st Mexican-born woman to the Edge of Space 2. NASA grows plants in Lunar Regolith for the 1st time. The soil was saved from the Apollo-era missions that brought back moon soil for us to test! 3. The EHT team captures the 1st image of the black hole at the center of our galaxy. Only the 2nd image EVER taken of a black hole 4. JWST plans to release the first images on July 12th! We discuss an event that happened on May23 & May25 to JWST. We share another Twitter Spaces clip where we got to ask the team about how the data JWST will take is different from Hubble. All this and more on this clip from the podcast! Follow us on social: - @todayinspacepod on instragram & twitter - @todayinspace on TikTok - /TodayInSpacePodcast on Facebook How to Support the podcast: Buy a 3D printed

On this segment of People of Science we welcome Jane Davies to the podcast! Jane is a Masters of Science student researching the Digital Anthropology of 3D printing in Space. Luckily, this podcast is all about that cross-section of humanity and Jane reached out to us! It's been great to have participated in Jane's research and it's awesome to have made a friend through the internet! Jane shares her research, creative process, and insights as a Digital Anthropologist and we discuss humanity and the science around it.  From NASA 3D printing the first wrench in space, to tracking down early Space Artifacts of Earth, the Moon and Mars, we discuss this incredible cross-section of additive manufacturing and human space travel. Jane shared her STEM origin story on how she started in Digital Anthropology at University College London, as well as her interest for a future career in the Space Industry. All this and more on this episode of the podcast! Follow us on social: - @todayinspacepod on instragram & twitter -

On this episode we recap the latest from a busy May in Space, including: - Boeing’s OFT-2 gets a Part DEUX after fixing some valve issues  - James Webb Space Telescope continues Science Instrument commissioning  - Rocket Lab catches their Electron Rocket with a Helicopter and the CAPSTONE spacecraft is on its way to New Zealand for an Artemis/Gateway mission to the Moon - The AG3D lab gets a new 3D Scanner We discuss the balance of staying on mission when things get tough, busy, and confusing. JWST is a great story of staying on mission Have a great week and make sure to spread love and spread science!  LLAP Alex G. Orphanos The unreal science behind how James Webb aligned its mirrors and go it working https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20358 https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/small_spacecraft/capstone https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/content/webbLaunch/whereIsWebb.html  

This week we have much to discuss about all things space!  - NASA's Crew 4 launches to the ISS on a SpaceX Falcon9 & Crew Dragon NET April 23 5:26AM ET - NASA's SLS Wet Dress Rehersal gets delayed & we get new launch window possibilties for this summer in Florida at Pad39A - The Jame Webb Telescope team was on Twitter Spaces talking about the cryocooling the MIRI instrument is doing to get it ready for first observations - I got to ask a question live! We share the engineer & scientist answers here - We also discuss the latest projects in the AG3D Printing lab, with out resin 3D printed Falcon9 and our early prototype of our next JWST product for our etsy shop! AG3Dprinting.etsy.com to support the podcast and get a cool 3D printing gift at the same time https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/crew-4_mission_overview.pdf https://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/launches-and-events/events-calendar/2022/april/rocket-launch-commercial-crew-spacex-crew-4 https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/syste

This week we discuss the nuanced topic of launch independence, the ability of a single country to continue their space programs regardless of global conflict that might interrupt international partnerships like the ISS and other space ventures. Given the continuing conflict in Ukraine, this story continues to develop. NASA also rolled out the SLS for the first time from the VAB to Pad 39B, which marks a momentus moment for Artemis 1 just around the corner. Looking forward to seeing that rocket in person in a few months! We're trying to go down to Florida and take it all in! Having a moon rocket along with all of our amazing "broomsticks" here in the US provides us an opportunity to continue our progress in space without the need for the Russian Soyuz system. US launch independence is at an all time strength given the last 10 years of work to allow America to launch its own Astronauts from American soil. What happened? How did we get here? Why are we so lucky? We attempt to answer those question throughout thi

On this episode we return with another People of Science segment! This week, we are honored to have Steve Good, the Chief Commercial Officer of Ramon.Space - a company dedicated to bringing software & supercomputing to space. Today Ramon.Space Announces their High-Capacity Space-Resilient Storage Solution to the public. The boom of interest in space has been helped out by the economical advancements in rocket launches thanks to companies like Spacex - but what happens now?  Steve shares his STEM origin stories and how math & physics connected with him at a young age while his love of space merged into a 25 year career in Aerospace and Satellites. We discuss the business of satellites, orbits, and computing in space - and how the storage solution Ramon.Space is offering for spacecraft can meet the growing need and bridge the gap of our infrastructure needs in space. If you really want to learn more about satellites and what it takes to launch hardware with 0% failure rate over 50+ missions to space, wh

After alot of delay we are back for another episode of the podcast. I've been through the ringer with food poisining and other life stuff, as I'm sure you have as well. There was alot to catch up on since our episode to close out January and we review what's new in space this week. The war in Ukraine and Russia's invasion is terrible, and I do my best to stay in my lane of experitise and share how this affects the space industry. I am no international expert or political scientist but this conflict is already changing the scope of international policies with the global Space Industry being affected directly. We are in strange and difficult times, and the conundrum of space progress repeats. Major Space Progress parallels Major Global Conflict.  We close out by catching up on some of my favorite space news from last month, including a new Director of JPL, a wild year of SpaceX's Starlink so far (the good & the challenging), and the first engineering images of the James Webb Space Telescope. Thanks for join

This week we are honored to have Jenna Bryant, the Co-Founder of Embedded Ventures and the CEO/General Partner on the podcast. We had Jordan Noone, her Co-Founder and CTO for Embedded at the end of last year (available here). We pick up our conversation about space "beyond launch".  We explore Jenna's non-linear STEM original story and discuss how we should be embracing that as the norm, becuase it has become the norm in Tech. Jenna's has seen this first hand in her early days as a Tech Recruiter during the hayday of Silicon Valley, and its helping her and Embedded Ventures shape the future of space with Dual-Use Technologies.   Learn more on this new exciting episode of the all-things space podcast!  https://www.embedded.ventures/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennabryant/ 00:15 welcome Jenna Bryant / Embedded Ventures 01:05 outreach STEM 06:45 mentor ship programs, twitch streaming, 08:15 project payload for middle school girls to design test and launch a rocket! 09:45 science is messy 10:45 Juleah kaliski 11

This week, there have been some thoughts brewing that I keep circling back to. It's got some layers: What kind of skills will the first humans living on another planet need to survive? What is the first 50-100 years of humans living in space going to be like? If people are living somewhere, they'll need money - what is that going to be like on Mars? This line of thinking started with the remote assembly of JWST in space by humans on Earth, and tied in with an article from Interesting Engineering that shared a company who is contactless drilling on Earth and hopes to bring it to Mars.  We would LOVE to hear your thoughts, if you have more information and knowledge on the questions we are posing, or want to let us know what you'd like us to explore next! Mars: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars-exploration/missions/insight/ https://amp-interestingengineering-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.interestingengineering.com/a-contactless-drilling-robot-can-bore-through-the-hardest-rocks-on-earth Bill Britton - Cyberskills &a

On this week's episode we share some thoughts on just how significant the success of James Webb Space Telescope is so far after being assembled in space on its way to 1 million miles from Earth at L2. There's a lot we will learn about existence after the big bang thanks to JWST, and we know that Hubble changed the way we look at space. Who doesn't have a Hubble pic on their computer? You can support the podcast and get a 3D printed JWST inspired coaster here in our esty store at ag3dprinting.etsy.com We also talk about the difference between Engineers & Scientists, and how they support each other. And of course we share some thoughts about how crazy SpaceX's Starship is as the "chopsticks" of the launch tower are being weight tested before trying to literally catch the most powerful first stage rocket we have ever built... Thanks for joining us this week! Follow us on social: - @todayinspacepod on instragram & twitter - @todayinspace on TikTok - /TodayInSpacePodcast on Facebook How to Support the po

Wishing you nothing but improvement and the best for you in 2022! Closing out 2021, we wanted to enter 2022 by recapping the story of James Webb Space Telescope as a beacon of hope that even with struggle, difficulty, and decades of doubt - humans can still perform great acts and complete the goals set out before them. After the successful Christmas day launch, the assembly process on the way to 1 million miles away from earth continues to be successful. Some of the most difficult moments are behind with more to come... The journey to getting this astronomical marvel off planet and into space was a saga in its own right. It really resonated with me about what life is like as a human being on this planet called Earth. This week we discuss how similar the challenges that JWST faced is to what we face in today's world. There are so many lessons to take away that we can use to understand the struggle we go through in a post-pandemic world. Struggle may exist, but performing at the moment you need to is critical,

In this episode we cover the latest in all-things space since our last episode on Dec 9th. - Blue Origin launched the 'Original Six' to the edge of space and back landing safely in West Texas.  - The Parker Solar Probe 'touched' the sun and it's corona for the first time, and some recent research linking solar wind and asteroid regolith with creating water which may explain the Earth's water 'budget'. One thing's for sure, our Sun is a main reason we have life as stable as we have it on Earth. To think it may also be 'wetting' the solar systems airless bodies is WILD - Jame Webb Space Telescope launches on Christmas Eve, December 24th at 7:20AM EST. We discuss what JWST will do to expand our understanding of the universe and our existence. Where we come from.  Solar wind research: https://www-cbc-ca.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6271594 Solar Wind Research paper abstract: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-021-01487-w https://hub.jhu.edu/2021/12/15/parker-solar-probe-touches-the-sun/ https://e

This week we're talking about the balance as SpaceX is on red alert! Starship & the Raptor engine are at risk to bankrupt SpaceX if they don't figure it out soon. Elon's email to SpaceX employees was leaked and reveals what we have seen so many times from Musk - logical, almost Vulcan-like honesty.  All of this was revealed as SpaceX continues to battle their competition like Blue Origin (just chosen for a contract to develop Orbital Reef to replace the ISS) and Rocket Lab (who revealed their design for their Neutron Rocket, which will compete with Falcon9!). While these companies duke it out for a share of the space economy, its a great time for space development as this type of healthy competition pushes us further towards sending the first woman and next man to the surface of the moon. And that's just the beginning of what's to come!  Thank you for joining us 00:00 - Introduction/SpaceX on Red Alert! 03:35 - Blue Origin win's Space Station contract 07:00 - Rocket Lab's newest rocket - Neutron 14:00 - E