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- 🇬🇧GB · Astronomy#17300K to 1M
- 🇦🇺AU · Astronomy#19300K to 1M
- 🇨🇦CA · Astronomy#47100K to 300K
- 🇩🇪DE · Astronomy#5530K to 100K
- 🇺🇸US · Astronomy#7830K to 100K
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507K to 1.6M🎙 ~2x weekly·230 episodes·Last published 3w ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
1.0M to 3.3M🇬🇧30%🇦🇺30%🇨🇦9%+27 more - Active Followers
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405K to 1.3M
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Virgin flight, rocket engines and a Moonbase
May 30, 2026
57m 45s
Artemis II launch and two Sians
Apr 5, 2026
56m 03s
Artemis II, Dallas Campbell and Smile
Mar 22, 2026
59m 56s
Mission Control, Starliner and Space Factories
Feb 26, 2026
1h 01m 44s
Emergencies, Unlucky Space Shuttles and Space 2026
Jan 19, 2026
1h 10m 07s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/30/26 |  Virgin flight, rocket engines and a Moonbase✨ | space travelrocket science+4 | Trevor Beattie | RS-25 rocketVirgin Galactic+1 | — | spaceVirgin Galactic+5 | — | 57m 45s | |
| 4/5/26 |  Artemis II launch and two Sians✨ | Artemis IIspace exploration+4 | Sian ProctorSian Cleaver | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | Artemis IImoon+6 | — | 56m 03s | |
| 3/22/26 |  Artemis II, Dallas Campbell and Smile✨ | NASAspace culture+4 | Dallas Campbell | NASAEuropean and Chinese space weather mission+2 | — | Artemis IIDallas Campbell+5 | — | 59m 56s | |
| 2/26/26 |  Mission Control, Starliner and Space Factories✨ | spacecraft controlArtemis II mission+4 | Fiona AntkowiakTrey Perryman+2 | NASASpace Forge+1 | — | spacecraftNASA+5 | — | 1h 01m 44s | |
| 1/19/26 |  Emergencies, Unlucky Space Shuttles and Space 2026✨ | space explorationsatellite repair+5 | Terry HartMeganne Christian | UK Space AgencyNASA | — | space shuttlesatellite+8 | — | 1h 10m 07s | |
| 12/3/25 |  Apollo 1, Frank De Winne, and Moon Museum✨ | space explorationInternational Space Station+5 | Frank De Winne | Naked Scientists | Pittsburgh | Apollo 1Frank De Winne+6 | — | 1h 09m 36s | |
| 11/5/25 |  How to build a Moon lander, Eileen Collins, and space quilts✨ | Moon landerEileen Collins+4 | Eileen Collins | AstroboticRoyal Astronomical Society+1 | Pittsburgh | Moon landerEileen Collins+5 | — | 1h 17m 11s | |
| 10/3/25 |  Life on White Mars, and a new space✨ | life on other planetsspace exploration+3 | Nina Purvis | ESAClearSpace+2 | Concordia StationAntarctica | White MarsConcordia Station+5 | — | 1h 12m 13s | |
| 9/4/25 |  Jim Lovell, space selfies and UK launch✨ | Apollo missionsspace exploration+3 | Andy Saunders | NASASkyrora+2 | — | Jim LovellApollo+6 | — | 1h 06m 38s | |
| 8/6/25 |  UK Astronaut, ESA DG and the Forge Awakens✨ | space explorationastronaut experiences+4 | Rosemary Coogan | European Space AgencyNASA+2 | — | UK astronautEuropean Space Agency+4 | — | 55m 54s | |
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| 6/28/25 |  NASA cuts, water mission and Skylab | Will China now get to the Moon first? NASA's former head of science, Thomas Zurbuchen, joins Space Boffins to discuss the proposed cuts to NASA's science budget. Richard visits SSTL to see an innovative European Space Agency mission, HydroGNSS, that uses satellite navigation signals to measure water from space. And authors Bruce McCandless III and Emily Carney share stories and songs from their new book, Star Bound, and talk Gemini, Skylab and an angry NASA memo. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists | — | ||||||
| 5/29/25 |  Factories in space, ET, and a space paraglider | Could factories in space be the future of manufacturing? Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham meet the head of the UK company, Space Forge, about to launch a (very small) factory into orbit. Sue also visits a new exhibition at the Natural History Museum in London exploring whether life could exist elsewhere in the universe, and the weird 1960s design that could have seen astronauts return to Earth on a paraglider... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists | — | ||||||
| 5/10/25 |  Two astronauts and a Shuttle | Dinner chat on the space station, landing in the Shuttle and flying with William Shatner! Hosts Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham chat to NASA astronaut Nicole Stott about painting in space and whether we should send politicians into orbit! They also visit Space Shuttle Discovery in Washington to meet curator Jennifer Levassuer, Sue talks to Blue Origin astronaut Chris Boshuizen who pioneered phones in space, and the proposed NASA budget and what that means for Europe goes under the microscope...Contact us @spaceboffins and podcast@spaceboffins.com Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists | — | ||||||
| 4/7/25 |  HALO, Gateway and Vigil | It's all about returning to the Moon and protecting the Earth this time with Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham. Sue goes to Thales Alenia Space in Italy to see HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) - the first completed module for NASA's orbiting lunar space station, Gateway and a mock up of Europe's planned lunar IHAB module. We also hear about the ESA mission Vigil to improve space weather forecasts... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists | — | ||||||
| 2/26/25 |  Biomass, living on Mars, and incoming asteroids! | Incoming! NASA's acting head of planetary defence, Kelly Fast, discusses asteroids, YR2 and how to protect our planet. The UK Space Agency's head of Earth Observation and Climate, Beth Greenaway, and chief scientist, Shaun Quegan, discuss the upcoming European Biomass mission to measure how much carbon is being stored in tropical forests. And Kelly Weinersmith - co-author of A City On Mars - explains why living on the red planet will be much harder than anyone thought... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists | — | ||||||
| 1/27/25 |  NASA, the BBC and the Soviet spacecraft on the Isle of Man | This month, recently-retired BBC space correspondent, Jonathan Amos, and former NASA employee Herb Baker, author of From Apollo to Artemis: Stories from my 50 years with NASA, discuss reporting from a rocket launch, growing up with classmates whose dads are Apollo astronauts, and how material Herb's mother used to fix an aircon unit at home helped her save a Skylab mission. Plus, Richard sees a Soviet-era VA space capsule in the Manx Motor Museum on the Isle of Man... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists | — | ||||||
| 12/3/24 |  UFOs... Is the truth out there? | Have we been visited by space aliens? This month space boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham delve into the history and science of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs). They discuss UFOs with Pennsylvania State College professor and author of After the Flying Saucers Came, Greg Eghigian. They also talk to Thomas Zurbuchen, the longest ever serving head of science at NASA who commissioned an official report on UFOs. What does he believe? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists | — | ||||||
| 10/2/24 |  Off to Europa, and life on Mars | NASA's Europa Clipper mission is about to head off on a five year mission to explore one of Jupiter's largest moons. Planetary geologist mission scientist Cynthia Phillips joins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham to discuss why this icy body could potentially be habitable. Plus, engineer, author and president of the Mars Society, Robert Zubrin, on his book The New World on Mars, and how societies and cities will emerge on the red planet once colonisation is underway... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists | — | ||||||
| 8/28/24 |  John McFall, Tim Peake and how to build a spaceport | Former paralympic athlete, surgeon and European Space Agency (ESA) reserve astronaut, John McFall joins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham to share his experiences of the Fly study to investigate whether people with physical disabilities could become astronauts. Also on the show, astronaut Tim Peake, who now has a new role at Axiom Space, Saxa Vord CEO, Frank Strang, and director of operations, Scott Hammond, discuss how they are building a spaceport in Shetland... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists | — | ||||||
| 7/11/24 |  Challenger, and Space Barbie | Was the Space Shuttle fundamentally flawed? Richard Hollingham talks to Adam Higginbotham, author of a new book on the Space Shuttle to discuss the design, the dream, and the wishful thinking that led to the Challenger and Columbia disasters. Sue Nelson visits London's Design Museum to visit a new Barbie exhibition and talk "Space Barbie". Also, discussions on the future of the International Space Station, Star Trek: The documentary, and betting on smarties. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists | — | ||||||
| 5/31/24 |  Victor Glover, Starliner and Blue Origin | NASA astronaut and pilot of the Artemis II mission to the Moon, Victor Glover, joins Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham to discuss the first Starliner launch, SpaceX, Artemis, Orion, NASA's mojo and his upcoming mission around the Moon. Plus space investor Mason Angel, crew of the recent Blue Orion sub-orbital flight, shares his experiences and what it was like to be to share the ride alongside 90 year-old Ed Dwight, NASA's first Black astronaut candidate... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists | — | ||||||
| 4/29/24 |  EarthCARE, Starliner and NASA's George Abbey | Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham discuss the upcoming ESA EarthCARE mission with scientist Robin Hogan, the status of the BepiColombo mission to Mercury which will arrive at its destination next year and an exclusive as yet unheard interview with NASA legend George Abbey, who died recently, where he pays tribute to the Brits of Apollo... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists | — | ||||||
| 3/29/24 |  Intuitive Machines and a nuclear reactor for the Moon | The Chief Scientist for Intuitive Machines, Ben Bussey, joins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham to talk through the first US soft landing on the Moon since 1972, IM-1. They discuss the landing, the broken legs, experiments and whether the IM control room is really based on Star Trek. Sue also travels to Farnborough to meet the chief engineer for novel nuclear at Rolls Royce, Jake Thompson. He hopes to build a nuclear reactor for a future Moonbase. Plus how Cornwall is fast becoming a centre for lunar communications.Contact us @spaceboffins on Facebook and X or email podcast@spaceboffins.com Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists | — | ||||||
| 2/28/24 |  America's return to the Moon and UK lunar ambitions | After the first soft Moon landing from the US in over 50 years, Ken Kremer shares his excitement for Intuitive Machine's Odysseus lander, NASA's ongoing lunar ambitions, and his concerns over China stealing a lunar edge. Also UK Space Agency Head of Space Exploration, Libby Jackson on Artemis 2 and 3, Gateway and the all-British Axiom mission. Plus the decisions going into de-orbiting a satellite... (Image IM-1 lunar descent, courtesy Intuitive Machines). Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists | — | ||||||
| 1/29/24 |  Moonwalkers, and NASA flight director Gerry Griffin | Legendary NASA flight director Gerry Griffin and award-winning filmmaker Chris Riley join Space Boffins after a showing of London's immersive Moonwalkers exhibition. Gerry discusses working on the Apollo missions and that infamous SCE to AUX switch as well as his thoughts on Artemis and a verdict on Moonwalkers. We also hear how Chris co-wrote the show with Tom Hanks, who played Jim Lovell in the Apollo 13 movie. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists | — | ||||||
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