Emergencies, Unlucky Space Shuttles and Space 2026

About this episode

The episode discusses space emergencies, the Challenger anniversary, and future space missions with expert guests.

Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham are joined by member of the first crew to fix a satellite in orbit, Terry Hart. He discusses this month's Challenger 40th anniversary, and the spy satellite NASA used to check for Shuttle damage. The team also talk space emergencies with the UK Space Agency's senior exploration manager Meganne Christian, and space journalists Ken Kremer and Andrew Cook look ahead to 2026 in space. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

People in this episode

Hosts: Sue Nelson, Richard Hollingham

Guests: Terry Hart, Meganne Christian, Ken Kremer, Andrew Cook

Topics covered

• space emergencies
• satellite repair
• Challenger anniversary
• space exploration
• future of space
• NASA
• UK Space Agency

Keywords

• space shuttles
• satellite
• Challenger
• NASA
• UK Space Agency
• space exploration
• 2026

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UK Space Agency, NASA

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