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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#121: Apollo 13
April 7th, 2020 · 71 minutes
In the spring of 1970, NASA launched what would be the third mission to walk on the moon, but almost nothing went to plan, putting the crew in peril until the moment they splashed down.
#120: Everything Got Jumbled and Fell Down
March 24th, 2020 · 39 minutes
The entire space industry is reeling from effects of the current global pandemic, and NASA remembers Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden.
#119: A Rovey McRoverface Situation
March 10th, 2020 · 35 minutes
Mars 2020 has a name, Voyager 2 can't call home and SpaceX is doing SpaceX things. Then, results from the initial Starliner investigation and a look at VIPER.
#118: A Reusable Buddy Satellite
February 28th, 2020 · 56 minutes
Little satellites are helping larger ones, InSight's mole is causing problems, the SLS is slipping and Venus is up for a mission as a Hot Jupiter may be being ripped apart. Just another fortnight of space news!
#117: Things Bumping Against Other Things
February 11th, 2020 · 42 minutes
Boeing's Starliner issues run deeper than it first appeared, CHEOPS is operation and the Solar Orbiter is on its way to our start. That, and a look at the White House's proposed NASA budget for 2021.
#116: Remembering Challenger
January 28th, 2020 · 70 minutes
On January 28, 1986, seven astronauts lost their lives aboard the space shuttle Challenger, including teacher Christa McAuliffe. This week, Jason and Stephen talk about the disaster, its causes and how it changed NASA.
#115: A Mannequin is Not an Astronaut
January 14th, 2020 · 59 minutes
2020 is here, as are updates on the James Webb telescope and SLS. NASA has inducted some new astronauts and the star Betelgeuse is getting weird.
#114: A Pentagon of Storms
December 17th, 2019 · 47 minutes
2019 is coming to a close, but the news rolls on: NASA is close to having a new budget, Commercial Crew makes another step in the right direction and Jason ends things with a holiday message.
#113: Barbecue Freezer
December 3rd, 2019 · 52 minutes
Commercial Crew is moving forward, Vikram's crash site has been found, and there's a big black hole in the news. There are also claims of a new particle, but questions surround the announcement.
#112: Apollo 12
November 19th, 2019 · 45 minutes
Apollo 12 forever lives in the shadow of the mission before it, but it shouldn't. Pete Conrad, Dick Gordon and Al Bean made plenty of their own history, with some terror and plenty of laughs along the way.