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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#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.
#42: You Don't Wanna Hit a Moon
March 14th, 2017 · 41 minutes
This fortnight, Jason and Stephen catch up the news coming out of Washington D.C. and Blue Origin, and then consider what the Europa Clipper mission could mean.
#41: The Ice Giants
February 28th, 2017 · 57 minutes
This fortnight, Stephen went out for a nerdy evening, NASA announced the seven planets at TRAPPIST-1 and SpaceX is going to the moon. After the news, Jason and Stephen break down the Ice Giants of Uranus and Neptune.
#40: A Gradient of Space News
February 14th, 2017 · 30 minutes
This fortnight, Proxima B breaks our hearts, SpaceX is on historic ground and a Europa lander begins to take shape.