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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#82: Hubble Trouble
October 8th, 2018 · 57 minutes
Jason and Stephen discuss the latest Commercial Crew dates, and emerging issues with the Hubble Space Telescope, as well as exomoons and Jason's view of the latest SpaceX launch.
#81: Lasers Are the Best
September 28th, 2018 · 53 minutes
From a Californian satellite and the retirement of the Delta II to Hayabusa and Opportunity updates, it's been a busy couple of weeks. Plus, a review of Hulu's The First.
#80: Little Caesars Mars Probe
September 11th, 2018 · 64 minutes
Recent space news is all weird: Elon Musk's questionable podcast appearance, NASA looking into selling naming rights on its hardware, and a leak on the ISS.
#79: The Final Bridge to Crewed Flight
August 28th, 2018 · 37 minutes
NASA is inching toward crewed flights, with its Mobile Launcher Platform coming together and cis-lunar Gateway plans coming together, all while SpaceX and Boeing races to complete its crewed hardware. Elsewhere, Spitzer celebrates 15 years in space and OSIRIS-REx has spotted its target.
#78: Shed Some Sunlight on It
August 14th, 2018 · 42 minutes
The Parker Solar Probe is on its way to study our sun, as New Horizons is exploring what is at the outmost reaches of its influence on the solar system.
#77: Belly Flop Situation
August 1st, 2018 · 34 minutes
What goes around, comes around: The James Webb Telescope, water on Mars and the Space Force are all back in the news.
#76: Talking Curiosity with Emily Lakdawalla
July 3rd, 2018 · 39 minutes
Jason and Stephen are joined by Emily Lakdawalla to discuss her new book, The Design and Engineering of Curiosity: How the Mars Rover Performs Its Job.
#75: Not a Guy, a Box
June 19th, 2018 · 33 minutes
Jason and Stephen talk about President Trump's call for a Space Force, then Opportunity's struggle against a Martian dust storm and Peggy Whitson's retirement from NASA.
#74: Scientific Research and Glory
June 5th, 2018 · 50 minutes
Jeff Bezos, Planet 9 and China's space station plans are all in the news, then Stephen and Jason remember Alan Bean and Donald Peterson.
#73: No Party Beyond the Event Horizon
May 22nd, 2018 · 43 minutes
Jason talks about launching from the west coast of the United States, then Stephen takes the new SLS SEGMENT out for a spin before they discuss black holes.