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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#91: Shoot and Hope
February 12th, 2019 · 42 minutes
Jason and Stephen catch up on the news, then talk about the Pioneer and Ranger programs.
#90: My Feet Belong on the Ground
January 29th, 2019 · 45 minutes
This fortnight, Jason and Stephen mark NASA's Day of Remembrance, discuss layoffs at two private space companies and wish for a mission to Uranus.
#89: Some Time at the Taco Bar
January 15th, 2019 · 43 minutes
China has big plans for the moon and SpaceX has a new test vehicle. Oh, and things got weird with Russia.
#88: Pixely Peanut
January 2nd, 2019 · 48 minutes
China's latest lunar mission is about to touchdown on the far side of the moon, and New Horizons has completed its flyby of Ultima Thule.
#87: Apollo 8
December 18th, 2018 · 37 minutes
In December 1968, Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders became the first human beings to travel to the moon, circling our nearest neighbor and making history while doing so.
#86: Two-Tone Rocket
December 4th, 2018 · 43 minutes
The end of 2018 is proving to be busy: InSight has landed, OSIRIS-REx has rendezvoused with Bennu, SpaceX is breaking records and the CLPS program is here, for what that's worth.
#85: There's No E in 'Flight'
November 20th, 2018 · 32 minutes
There was a false alarm concerning Opportunity, and drama about the SLS' future. That, and a conversation about Rocket Lab and a preview of InSight's landing.
#84: Emotions of Distant Galaxies
November 6th, 2018 · 59 minutes
NASA says goodbye to two spacecraft and Stephen and Jason review First Man.
#83: Apollo 7
October 22nd, 2018 · 34 minutes
In October 1968, Wally Schirra, Donn Eisele and Walter Cunningham spent 11 days in space working the bugs out of the Apollo spacecraft on its first crewed mission. The vehicle performed perfectly; the crew did not.
#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.