Today In Space

NASA Is Starting a U.S. Space Academy? Orbital Dogfighting and Starship Flight 14

This week, we're covering what's been trending in Space News for the last 5 days...and NASA HAS BEEN TASKED WITH BUILDING A U.S. SPACE ACADEMY! But how serious is this ex

A German Commercial Rocket Reached Orbit From Norway | Swift's Rescue Failed, New Horizons Faces Cuts

This week, we're covering what's been trending in Space News for the last 8 days...and EUROPE FINALLY HAS ITS OWN RIDE TO ORBIT! A German company launched a commercial ro

A Falcon 9 Upper Stage Hit the Moon | The Crater, Artemis III, and NASA's Roman

This week, we're covering what's been trending in Space News for the last 10 days...and IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MOON! Starting up a new weekly segment where we gather the bigg

There's Something Human About Stargazing | Bortle 1 Skies & Perspective | EP418

There's something human about stargazing. You don't even need to know what you're looking at. I just got back from Maine and about the most perfect dark skies you could

Artemis Origin, Moon Flashes, and Artemis III! Space Talkers Artemis 2 RECAP PT2

The Space Talkers are back for part TWO, for a discussion about how Artemis was created, and some round-table talk about our favorite moments of Artemis II! We get into t

Artemis, AI, and Stargazing | Space Talkers RETURN! Artemis 2 RECAP PT1

The Space Talkers joined forces again to breakdown the Artemis II mission. Anything Artemis Program-related means lots of excitement, and so naturally AI, Technology, and

I Wrote & Published a Book in 10 Months After Being Laid Off | The Return of Spaceman Alex

I got LAID OFF from my Engineering/Tech Day Job. 10 Months later, I've written and published my first book on 3D Printing. It's time to share that story... It's the Ret

NASA Moon Base Update & New Glenn Pad Anomaly for Blue Origin

NASA's Moon Base plans just got a major update — and then Blue Origin had a serious New Glenn pad anomaly at LC-36 that could shake up the timeline for upcoming lunar mis

Starship Flight 12 Is Coming — And Falcon Heavy Just Reminded Us What SpaceX Can Do

On this week's episode, we break down what to expect for Starship Flight 12 coming up next week & we share the moments from our last live stream hanging out during anothe

Artemis 2 Returns! Thoughts After Splashdown | One Week RECAP Since Crew Returned

It's been a week since the Artemis 2 Crew returned home from their Moon Mission! It feels like the world has changed since this heroic adventure around the Moon and back.

NASA Artemis 2 Mission RECAP | Days 2-7 | TLI Burn, Space Toilets, and the Humanity of Moon Science Missions!

On this episode we recap Days 2-7 of the Artemis II Mission as the crew has broken records and learned more about the Moon than we ever knew before! This mission is more

NASA Artemis 2 | Day 1 - Lift Off To The Moon! RECAP

In this episode, we're covering DAY 1 of the Artemis 2 Mission in Earth orbit, before the TLI Burn to send the Orion Spacecraft and it's crew of 4 to the Moon. So much ha

NASA's Ignition Plan PT3 | Roman Telescope, Mars SKYFALL, and SR-1 Freedom on the Eve of Artemis 2

In this episode, we break down the final part of NASA's major Ignition Program Announcement on the Eve of Artemis 2. After the Artemis 2, we enter an exciting new era of

NASA's Ignition Plan PT2 | To Build, or Not To Build...A Space Station in LEO & Lunar Orbit?

In this episode we recap PT2 of NASA's ambitious plan for the moon with live reactions from Alex during last Monday's epic reveal of the Ignition Plan. This part is dedic

NASA's Ignition Plan PT1 | My REACTIONS to the Update to Artemis & the Moon Base

NASA just dropped one of the biggest space updates in years—and it could completely change the future of humanity in space. In this episode of Today In Space, I break d

NASA's Future, Rethinking "Failure", and the 'Maker Mindset' from An Aerospace Engineer

In this episode, Alex catches up on some of the latest projects he's been working on between using Space Internet (Starlink) and the testing on the 3D Printed Starlink mo

NASA Artemis Program REMIX | Did Jared Isaacman Make the RIGHT Decision?

On this episode of Today In Space, we discuss the recent changes to the #ArtemisProgram by the new NASA administrator, bringing a variety of reactions among space advocat

Space Talkers 02 | Stargazing, Total Lunar Eclipse, and Astrophotography w/ Andrew Abban & Thorne Ransom

This week on Today In Space, we are joined by Astrophotographers Andrew Abban (@apa_astro) & Thorne Ransom (@ransomobservatory on Instagram) — for Space Talkers 02! We we

Why Artemis II Was Scrubbed Until March (Now April) | NASA's Hydrogen Problem Explained

This week on Today In Space...space nerds leave Florida disappointed as Artemis II is scrubbed until March (Now no earlier than April) — and cryogenic hydrogen does what

Crew 11 is Home, A New Hope for NASA and the US Space Program

In episode 402 of Today In Space, Alex G Orphanos discusses the rapid return of NASA's Crew 11 due to a medical emergency, highlighting NASA's swift response.  The crew