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In case you missed an older episode or you would like to start from the beginning of The Casual Space Podcast journey, you will find every episode here.
130: Mund on the Moon: Featuring Paul Bakken, Mission Generalist, LunAresX Team
Sorry, folks. You won’t find Paul Bakken on social media. You will find him running around the LunAres habitat repairing, improving and applying his years of analog astronaut experience to our mission in the LunAres Research Station!
129: Mund on the Moon: Featuring Paul Tomko, Executive Officer, LunaresX Team
In the first MUND ON the MOON series, meet Paul Tomko. He is our crew’s Executive Officer- applying his expertise of Aeronautical & Astronautical engineering with his passion for space exploration and optimal health & performance.
128: Nuclear Thermal Propulsion and Lunar Surface Power Systems with Dr. Paolo Venneri
On this episode, learn how Dr. Paolo Venneri and his team help provide hardware and services for reliable energy anywhere – on Earth and in Space by providing design, licensing, and technology capabilities to develop nuclear power systems for advanced applications, including; Transportable Power Units, Nuclear Thermal Propulsion and Lunar Surface Power systems.
127: Solving for Earth and Space with Brittany Zimmerman, CEO of Yummet
This is the story of one amazing woman who is taking her expertise of space systems and implementing changes that will benefit us all- like making life support technologies easily accessible and affordable for terrestrial humanity. Clean and accessible water. Better air quality. And leaving the world a better place than when you found it.
126: Introducing: Space Drinks Association
Today on the podcast…. Beth welcomes back Chris Carberry to help introduce Space Drinks Association, a new organization comprised of diverse and unique collection of brewers, distillers, space exploration professionals, farmers, medical professionals, inventors, hospitality professionals, enthusiasts and futurists who are actively advancing the production and consumption of alcohol in space!
125: Dan Pilone and the Impatient Optimists of Element 84
The folks at Element 84, a software development firm specializing in large scale geospatial data systems and remote sensing believe that the more they can help make that data accessible and usable, the more we can learn about our planet and how it's changing.
124: The Future of Education in Space with ARES co-founder Mark Wagner
How will we go to school in space? What will we need to learn? What do the “classrooms” look like? And who will be our “teachers?” Mark and the team at ARES Learning have thought about these questions and have come up with some very inspiring solutions!
123: NASA Lessons Learned with Mike Ciannilli
Michael Ciannilli joins me to share highlights and lessons learned from more than 25 years at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
122: NASA Mission Patches with Artist Tim Gagnon
On this episode, Beth asks Tim about his work as an artist, and how he was first commissioned to work with the NASA crews, and reviews several specific patch designs with Beth.
121: SciArt Exchange with Jancy McPhee
Jancy McPhee works as a Multidisciplinary Program Scientist in the NASA Human Research Program's Chief Scientist's Office and works with Aerospace Human Exploration and Space Flight scientific research with STEM/STEAM education programs.
120: Phil Smith: Space Industry Analyst and Artist
Can an artist’s work help to forecast the future? Can art in different forms (infographics, etc.) help decision makers within the industry? Is the ISS beautiful?
119: Looking at Lava Tubes with Gavin Tolometti
What are lava tubes? What can they tell us about the rest of the solar system? Could lava tubes harbor life deep inside them on other planets? Ph.D. student Gavin Tolometti believes the best way to understand the surfaces of planetary bodies like the Moon, Mars, Io, and Venus is to study features like lava tubes on own planet Earth.
118: The Cosmic Odyssey Scholarship with Niko Blanks
Niko’s a senior spaceflight operations student looking to accomplish a big goal. And he’s just the person to make it happen- he’s already overcome big obstacles in his life at an early age. With his new, Cosmic Odyssey Scholarship, Niko is helping to send pediatric cancer patients and their families to Space Camp.
117: Ask the Astronomers! Questions About the Universe Featuring John Read, Samantha Jewett and Jenna Hinds
Are you intimidated by looking at the night sky? Wondering what’s what in our big universe? The astronomers are here to help (it’s easier than you think)!
116: Must Be Discussed Series: Chickens and Lizards (or, Is There Life in the Universe?)
Is there life out there?
It is the fundamental question we humans have been asking since the beginning of our existence. Beth and Chad attempt to answer this question, then work in The Fermi Paradox, the Drake Equation, and of course, chickens and lizards.
115: The Backyard Astronomer’s Field Guide with Author & Astronomer David Dickinson
David Dickinson is the co-author of The Universe Today Guide to Viewing the Cosmos. Whether you want to impress viewers at a star party, or learn what you can see with your new telescope, David shows you how to find the most impressive views the night sky has to offer.
114: Making Music Inspired by Space with Laurie Orth
Music educator, author, and space enthusiast, Laurie Orth, had the out-of-the-box idea that perhaps her students would participate more in music class if they had music about space and rockets. Inspired by NASA’s STEM education website, with countless STEM lesson ideas for educators, she decided to create her own space-themed recorder music.
113: Handprints on Hubble with NASA Astronaut Dr. Kathy Sullivan
Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space and a veteran of three shuttle missions, talks with Beth about her experience as part of the team that launched, rescued, repaired, and maintained the Hubble Space Telescope