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Episode 1806: Roman’s March to L-2
It’s all hands on deck for the Talking Space Team as we examine the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope which began its three month journey to its permanent station-keeping point at Lagrange Point 2. Once there and fully commissioned, Roman will begin it’s initial 5 year mission, surveying billions galaxies to track how galactic structures change over time, hunting super novae to measure how the universe is expanding, and measuring weak gravitational lensing which tracks how the gravity of invisible dar
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Sept. 13, 2026
Episode 1806: Roman’s March to L-2
It’s all hands on deck for the Talking Space Team as we examine the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope which began its three month journey to its permanent station-keeping point at Lagrange Point 2. Once there and fully commissioned, Roman will begin it’s initial 5 year mission, surveying billions galaxies to track how galactic structures change over time, hunting super novae to measure how the universe is expanding, and measuring weak gravitational lensing which tracks how the gravity of invisible dar
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Sept. 5, 2026
Episode 1805: Space Flight is Not Simple
ISS crew transitions, wildfire threats to NASA’s Deep Space Network, growing criticisms of the Artemis program architecture, and a 1960s navigation satellite still transmitting signals today and more covered on Talking Space Episode 1805
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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 Housto
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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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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 Two Cities “ starts, “It …