Hosted by Jason Snell and Stephen Hackett.
Liftoff is a podcast about space, the universe, and everything. You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to understand the major developments as explained by enthusiastic space fans Stephen Hackett and Jason Snell.
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#31: Imagine If This All Works
October 11th, 2016 · 40 minutes
This fortnight, Stephen and Jason talk about Elon Musk's train to Mars.
#30: Talking Kepler with Natalie Batalha
September 26th, 2016 · 53 minutes
This week, Jason interviews Natalie Batalha, NASA's Kepler mission
project scientist, about the spacecraft, the K2 mission and some exoplanets found by the mission.
#29: Solar System Sawdust: OSIRIS-REx & Asteroids
September 13th, 2016 · 43 minutes
OSIRIS-REx, NASA's asteroid sampling mission, recently launched. Live from the XOXO Festival, Jason and Stephen talk about the mission, its objectives and all about asteroids.
#28: Exoplanets
August 30th, 2016 · 48 minutes
This fortnight, Jason and Stephen talk about exoplanets: what they are, how they're found and why they are important.
#27: Party Like It's 1999 RQ36
August 16th, 2016 · 36 minutes
This fortnight: Mission to Mars details are forming and NASA is looking at some new potential planetary missions.
#26: The Journey to Mars
August 2nd, 2016 · 34 minutes
NASA's "Journey to Mars" plan is wide-reaching but a little light on details in places. Stephen and Jason dive into it and consider what it would mean if Elon Musk beats NASA to the Red Planet.
#25: Mission Roundup
July 19th, 2016 · 43 minutes
This fortnight, we catch up with New Horizons, Dawn and Mars 2020.
#24: All Juno, All the Time
July 6th, 2016 · 37 minutes
This fortnight, Jason and Stephen dive into Juno, NASA's current mission to Jupiter.
#23: Inside a Bendy Straw
June 21st, 2016 · 48 minutes
This fortnight: China talks to the United Nations, Blue Origin plays with parachutes and a quick trip to Mercury.
#22: Billionaires at a Conference
June 7th, 2016 · 56 minutes
Jason and Stephen discuss recent interviews with Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. Rockets, AI, dying on Mars and more!