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Episode 1804: On A Quesst
When the Russian crew on board the ISS decided to perform an unusual procedure on the station’s Zvezda module, it caused quite an agreeable break in the routine of the day on board the orbiting laboratory. The crew on the US segment entered an emergency evacuation posture aboard their Crew Dragon, but all returned to normal after a few hours. The team discusses what happened and why. The astronauts for the Artemis III mission were introduced to the world at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston
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June 19, 2026
Episode 1804: On A Quesst
When the Russian crew on board the ISS decided to perform an unusual procedure on the station’s Zvezda module, it caused quite an agreeable break in the routine of the day on board the orbiting laboratory. The crew on the US segment entered an emergency evacuation posture aboard their Crew Dragon, but all returned to normal after a few hours. The team discusses what happened and why. The astronauts for the Artemis III mission were introduced to the world at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston
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June 4, 2026
Episode:1803 Things That Go Boom in the Night
The Talking Space Team Discusses the May 26 NASA Press Conference on it’s Lunar Base and Artemis III progress, The SpaceX Starship 12 flight and the explosion of Blue Origin’s New Glenn
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May 1, 2026
Episode 1802: Fly US To The Moon
The full Talking Space team gathers around the microphone once more to share their thoughts and reactions to the Artemis II lunar flyby and how the 10-day mission was perceived back on Earth, especially those who seldom think about NASA. The panel examines next steps for the Artemis program, reviews highlights from NASA’s recent Ignition event, weighs whether a new space race with China is underway, and considers what the future may hold given the implications of the 2027 NASA Budget . Australia
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April 4, 2026
Episode 1801: Artemis II: Moonbound
Just days before the first human mission to the Moon in 53 years, Talking Space returns to discuss preflight activities and changes to the Artemis program.
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July 25, 2025
Episode 1703: Stopping the Space Shuttle Rustlers
In 2012, following the end of the Space Transportation System program, NASA faced the monumental task of finding permanent homes for the three remaining Space Shuttle Orbiters—so that their incredible stories could be preserved and shared with the public. After a lengthy and sometimes contentious selection process, the three operational orbiters— Discovery , Atlantis , and Endeavour —along with the prototype Enterprise , were officially retired and transported to their new homes amid much celebr
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July 2, 2025
OSIRIS-APEX and the 2026 NASA Budget: A Discussion with Dr. Dani DellaGiustina
Episode 1702 -- The OSIRIS-APEX mission, an extension of the wildly successful OSIRIS-REx mission, is set to rendezvous with Asteroid 9942 Apophis in April 2029. This mission takes full advantage of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, which still has plenty of fuel and is totally healthy after delivering samples from Asteroid Bennu to Earth on 24 September, 2023. OSIRIS-APEX will closely observe Apophis as the asteroid makes a remarkably close flyby of Earth, coming within 32,000 kilometers (20,000 miles
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Feb. 7, 2024
A Mea Culpa, An Explanation, and Sincere Thanks
Dear Friends,And if you have downloaded even one episode of Talking Space, I consider you to be a friend. The following is a “mea culpa” and one, I think our long-term listeners deserve.As the classic story “A Tale of Tw…