Hosted by Jason Snell and Stephen Hackett.
Liftoff is a fortnightly podcast about space, the universe, and everything. You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to understand the latest developments as explained by enthusiastic space fans Stephen Hackett and Jason Snell.
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#52: Missed by Half an Inch
August 1st, 2017 · 31 minutes
After going over some last-minute eclipse planning notes, Stephen and Jason start a new series looking at NASA's pre-shuttle crewed missions, starting with testing for Project Mercury and America's first astronauts.
#51: Dark Matter, with Dr. Katie Mack
July 18th, 2017 · 45 minutes
Jason and Stephen are joined by Dr. Katie Mack, a theoretical astrophysicist working at the University of Melbourne on dark matter and the potential it has to change our understanding of the universe, physics and more.
#50: A Science Skateboard
July 5th, 2017 · 48 minutes
There are a bunch of milestones to celebrate this week: Juno's been at Jupiter for a year, Stephen built his LEGO Saturn V and Pathfinder landed on Mars 20 years ago.
#49: A Feel-good Mission About the Sun
June 20th, 2017 · 34 minutes
This fortnight, our intrepid explorers talk about NEEMO, newly-discovered exoplanets and the Parker Solar Probe.
#48: Hidden Figures
June 6th, 2017 · 57 minutes
Jason and Stephen discuss the 2016 film Hidden Figures.
#47: Eclipses: Orbits Aren't Perfect
May 23rd, 2017 · 52 minutes
This week, Jason and Stephen talk about lunar and solar eclipses in preparation of a total solar eclipse in North America coming up in August.
#46: Team Pluto on the March
May 9th, 2017 · 31 minutes
This fortnight, Jason and Stephen cover a possible future Pluto mission, SLS delays and the X-37B spaceplane.
#45: Interested in Looking Awesome
April 26th, 2017 · 43 minutes
This fortnight we discuss Cassini's daring death dives inside Saturn's rings before the end of its mission, exciting news from our solar system's ocean moons and hints of a change in planning for future exploration of Mars.
#44: Voyager
April 11th, 2017 · 35 minutes
After visiting Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, the Voyager probes are now probing the very edges of our solar system — and beyond.
#43: Release the Ice Mole
March 28th, 2017 · 31 minutes
This fortnight brings a flight-proven Falcon 9 launch, news about Enceladus' ice sheets and the return of the mighty RS-25.