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Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists

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The Naked Scientists

Naked Astronomy: the Naked Scientists' Astronomy and Space Science Podcast - audio that's out of this world...

Naked Astronomy: the Naked Scientists' Astronomy and Space Science Podcast - audio that's out of this world...

#213

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] (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/donate) ... Read more

28 Aug 2024

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:25

28 Aug 2024

#212

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] (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/donate) ... Read more

11 Jul 2024

48 MINS

48:41

11 Jul 2024

#211

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] (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/donate) ... Read more

31 May 2024

48 MINS

48:45

31 May 2024

#210

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] (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/donate) ... Read more

29 Apr 2024

45 MINS

45:16

29 Apr 2024

#209

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] (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/donate) ... Read more

29 Mar 2024

50 MINS

50:20

29 Mar 2024

#208

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] (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/donate) ... Read more

28 Feb 2024

53 MINS

53:19

28 Feb 2024

#207

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] (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/donate) ... Read more

29 Jan 2024

44 MINS

44:51

29 Jan 2024

#206

Frank Borman - Apollo Legend

It's a seasonal special from Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham with a previously unbroadcast interview with Apollo-era legend Frank Borman. Commander of Gemini 7 and Apollo 8, Colonel Borman passed away in November 2023 aged 95. His Apollo 8 mission was the first manned mission to the Moon, where the crew captured the famous Earthrise image and read from the Book of Genesis on Christmas Eve 1968. Like this podcast? Please help us by [supporting the Naked Scientists] (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/donate) ... Read more

18 Dec 2023

49 MINS

49:04

18 Dec 2023

#205

Brits in Space!

With the announcement of a planned all-UK astronaut mission, hosts Richard Hollingham and Sue Nelson chat to ESA reserve astronaut Meganne Christian about astronaut selection, life in Antarctica and commercial space stations. Tim Peake - the possible commander of the Axiom mission - talks about his new book, Space The Human Story, which covers the history of human spaceflight from an astronaut's perspective. Like this podcast? Please help us by [supporting the Naked Scientists] (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/donate) ... Read more

30 Oct 2023

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:04

30 Oct 2023

#204

Shuttle Blankets and Space Burials

A Shuttle emergency you may not have heard of, sending your DNA into space, and a scientist studying the samples from asteroid Bennu. Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham meet Natural History Museum meteorites curator, Natasha Vasiliki Almeida, and talk to Celestis founder, Charles Chafer, about sending your remains into space. Plus Sue chats to Jean Wright about sewing the blankets for the Space Shuttle, and a space repair reminiscent of Apollo 13. Like this podcast? Please help us by [supporting the Naked Scientists] (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/donate) ... Read more

08 Oct 2023

58 MINS

58:34

08 Oct 2023

#203

Gui Bluford, and the end of ESA's Aeolus

We celebrate the 40th anniversary of the flight of the first black astronaut, Gui Bluford and speak to Diego Hurtado de Mendoza and Lisa Cortes, directors of The Space Race, which tells the story of the men who should have become astronauts in the 1960s - Ed Dwight and Bob Lawrence. Also, India's landing on the Moon and the demise of the European Space Agency's ESA Aeolus satellite in music. Plus, ever wondered how to pronounce Space Boffins in Persian? Like this podcast? Please help us by [supporting the Naked Scientists] (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/donate) ... Read more

28 Aug 2023

42 MINS

42:22

28 Aug 2023

#202

Space junk, giant claws and dark skies

This month it's all about the space environment - how do you remove space debris from orbit and make space more sustainable? The Earth Space Sustainability Initiative's (ESSI) Stuart Clark discusses missions to remove dead satellites, and Nick Shave of Astroscale and Clearspace's Rory Holmes explain their missions. Plus, light pollution problems: night skies so bright, some people never see the Moon... Like this podcast? Please help us by [supporting the Naked Scientists] (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/donate) ... Read more

28 Jul 2023

46 MINS

46:31

28 Jul 2023

#201

Space broadcast legend and 20 years at Mars

Irish journalist Leo Enright joins us to discuss commentating on Apollo 17, an unfortunate celebrity encounter, the world's first astronomers, 20 years of Mars Express, sun angles on the Moon and the worst-named European mission. Sue continues her reports from the Artemis European Service Module cleanroom in Germany, talking to ESA's head of human and robotic exploration, David Parker. She also meets Bill Hartwell from NASA to chat about the success of Orion and working with Russia in space. Like this podcast? Please help us by [supporting the Naked Scientists] (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/donate) ... Read more

19 Jun 2023

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:20

19 Jun 2023