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Why humans matter — The philosophy of Artemis II
May 1, 2026
1h 18m 39s
Return to Launch — Cape Canaveral's unlikely history
Apr 3, 2026
1h 13m 22s
Is there really a space race between the US and China?
Mar 6, 2026
1h 08m 42s
What a NASA Authorization bill actually does
Feb 6, 2026
1h 00m 35s
Change for the Sake of Disruption at NASA
Jan 2, 2026
1h 11m 21s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/1/26 |  Why humans matter — The philosophy of Artemis II✨ | human presence in spacerobotic missions+3 | Rebecca Lowe | The Planetary SocietyMercatus Center | George Mason University | Artemis IIhuman spaceflight+3 | — | 1h 18m 39s | |
| 4/3/26 | Return to Launch — Cape Canaveral's unlikely history✨ | space policyU.S. spaceflight+4 | Stephen C. Smith | The Planetary Society | Cape CanaveralFlorida+1 | Cape Canaveralspace policy+5 | — | 1h 13m 22s | |
| 3/6/26 | Is there really a space race between the US and China?✨ | space raceUS-China relations+3 | Patrick Besha | The Planetary SocietyNASA | USChina | space raceChina+5 | — | 1h 08m 42s | |
| 2/6/26 | What a NASA Authorization bill actually does✨ | NASA authorizationspace policy+3 | Casey DreierJack Kiraly | NASAThe Planetary Society | U.S. | NASAauthorization bill+3 | — | 1h 00m 35s | |
| 1/2/26 | Change for the Sake of Disruption at NASA✨ | NASAspace policy+3 | Marcia Smith | NASA | — | NASAMarcia Smith+4 | — | 1h 11m 21s | |
| 12/12/25 | The Moral Case for Space Science✨ | space explorationmoral obligation+4 | Dr. J. S. Johnson-Schwartz | The Planetary Society | — | space explorationmoral case+3 | — | 1h 08m 33s | |
| 11/7/25 | Should a (potential) biosignature revive Mars Sample Return?✨ | Mars explorationbiosignatures+4 | Lou Friedman | Perseverance rover | MarsJezero Crater | Marsbiosignature+6 | — | 1h 21m 45s | |
| 10/3/25 | China’s growing space science ambitions✨ | space scienceChina+3 | Maxwell Zhu | The Planetary Society | United StatesSolar System | space raceChina+3 | — | 48m 52s | |
| 9/5/25 | Does the rise of Elon mean the fall of NASA?✨ | NASAElon Musk+4 | Franklin Foer | NASA | — | NASAElon Musk+5 | — | 1h 00m 32s | |
| 8/1/25 | Is this the moment for in-space nuclear power?✨ | nuclear powerspace exploration+4 | Dr. Bhavya Lal | — | — | in-space nuclear powerspace exploration+5 | — | 1h 10m 22s | |
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| 7/4/25 | Are Democrats falling behind on space policy? | Our guest, Mary Guenther, argues that the Democratic Party is ceding leadership in space policy, and how linking space to jobs, supply chains, and climate could help refocus the party’s relationship with the Cosmos. | — | ||||||
| 6/27/25 | NASA’s 2026 budget | Alicia Brown from the Commercial Space Federation and Brittany Webster from the American Geophysical Union join the show to discuss NASA’s fiscal year 2026 budget proposal. | — | ||||||
| 6/6/25 | What does NASA need with an economist? | Former NASA chief economist Akhil Rao explains why NASA needs economic expertise to navigate the complex — and often misunderstood — market forces that will determine the success or failure of its private partnerships. | — | ||||||
| 5/2/25 | How NASA remembers—and forgets | No one person knows how to build a spaceship. What happens to NASA’s collective knowledge when thousands of employees lose their jobs? | — | ||||||
| 4/4/25 | Lies, damned lies, and space data | The space sector is data-rich but insight-poor. Jack Kuhr of Payload talks about how he turns raw numbers into real narratives. | — | ||||||
| 3/7/25 | Locke, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness (in space) | Can classical liberalism provide fresh insights to guide humanity’s activities in space? Philosopher Rebecca Lowe explains how it can. | — | ||||||
| 2/7/25 | Mars Sample Return, but at what (fixed) price? | Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck outlines a $4B fixed-price plan for Mars Sample Return — and reveals new Venus mission details — before VP Richard French explains how a single, integrated team cuts costs and ensures success. | — | ||||||
| 1/3/25 | The Challenges of Change at NASA | Marcia Smith, founder of Space Policy Online, joins the show to discuss the motivations and risks of pursuing change at NASA - and how much change can ultimately happen with Congress holding the purse strings. | — | ||||||
| 12/13/24 | The Myth of Presidential Leadership | We revisit a classic book on the limits of presidential power in setting the nation’s space agenda and explore how the increasingly powerful executive branch might be rewriting those expectations. | — | ||||||
| 11/1/24 | NASA at a Crossroads | Norm Augustine, the distinguished aerospace industry veteran behind numerous influential studies, joins the show to discuss NASA at a Crossroads, the new report that raises alarm bells for NASA’s workforce, infrastructure, and technology capabilities. | — | ||||||
| 10/4/24 | The space policies of a Harris Administration | Space expert Lori Garver joins the show to explore Kamala Harris’ space policy priorities, the major issues facing NASA in the next four years, and Garver’s thoughts on the evolution of Elon Musk and NASA’s increasing reliance on the commercial space industry. | — | ||||||
| 9/6/24 | The Space Policy of a Second Trump Administration | Dr. Greg Autry, who served on Trump’s NASA transition team in 2016 and was nominated for the position of NASA CFO in 2020, joins the show to discuss the space policy issues facing a potential second Trump administration in 2025. | — | ||||||
| 8/2/24 | Do we need a philosophy of space exploration? | Policy expert G. Ryan Faith argues for importance of communal engagement with our values and goals in space exploration. While easy answers may elude us, a careful and considered approach to this effort can help avoid common pitfalls and dead ends and ensure that future generations continue to explore space. | — | ||||||
| 7/5/24 | NASA and the American South | Every major NASA center built after the agency’s inception is located in the American South. Why? Dr. Brian Odom, NASA’s chief historian, joins the show to discuss the cultural, political, and historical implications of NASA’s expansion into the South. | — | ||||||
| 6/7/24 | Is Human Spaceflight a Religion? | Holy texts and salvation ideology. Saints and martyrs. True believers and apostates. This isn’t a religion — this is human spaceflight, argues Roger Launius, the former Chief Historian of NASA. | — | ||||||
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