# esa (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover esa. Page: Feed: --- ## [The SpaceX Falcon 9 that crashed into the Moon](https://omny.fm/shows/planetary-radio-space-exploration-astronomy-and-sc/the-spacex-falcon-9-that-crashed-into-the-moon) _2026-08-19 · Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science_ A SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage slammed into the moon on August 5 after spending over a year and a half drifting through the Earth-Moon system. Jared Head, museum facilitator at Columbia Memorial Space Center, producer at TMRO, and co-host of All Space Considered at Griffith Observatory, walks us through how a rocket launched in January 2025 ended up crashing into the lunar surface. Kate Howells,… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/d95da206-8ee8-4ba5-ba8d-ad1200b4e5a4/cf13d5f5-6040-458d-ab5a-ad200189747d/bb5135f3-3591-40d1-8f63-b4ab00106fa1/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b75c9f7f-4a63-438e-b506-ad2001897499) ## [Auf Distanz 0136: ESA ESTEC Open Day 2025](https://aufdistanz.de/auf-distanz-0136-esa-estec-open-day-2025/) _2026-08-14 · Auf Distanz - Podcast über Astronomie und Raumfahrt_ Für diese Episode besuchte ich im Oktober 2025 den Tag der offenen Tür beim ESA-Technikzentrum ESA in Noordwijk. Auch wenn es bis zur Veröffentlichung nun eine Weile dauerte, sind die Interviews hoffentlich noch interessant. Ich sprach mit ESTEC-Leiter Dietmar Pilz über den Open Day, mit Nadine Boersma über die Prospect-Mission zum Mond, mit dem ehemaligen Astronauten Thomas Reiter über die… [Listen](https://aufdistanz.de/podlove/file/2180/s/feed/c/m4a/auf-distanz-0136-esa-estec-open-day-2025.m4a) ## [Total solar eclipse 2026: Astrophotography and birdsong](https://omny.fm/shows/planetary-radio-space-exploration-astronomy-and-sc/total-solar-eclipse-2026-astrophotography-and-birdsong) _2026-08-12 · Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science_ On August 12th, 2026, the Moon's shadow will sweep across Iceland, Greenland, and Spain, bringing the first total solar eclipse visible from Europe since 1999. And because this eclipse happens near sunset, it promises to be one of the most visually stunning in living memory. Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy, founder of Cosmic Background Photography, joins the show to talk about his extraordinary… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/d95da206-8ee8-4ba5-ba8d-ad1200b4e5a4/cf13d5f5-6040-458d-ab5a-ad200189747d/d4089f39-a701-434a-bcbb-b4a400e3a81b/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b75c9f7f-4a63-438e-b506-ad2001897499) ## [Zonsverduistering 12 augustus en ander bijzonder eclipsnieuws](https://omny.fm/shows/space-cowboys/zonsverduistering-12-augustus-en-ander-bijzonder-eclipsnieuws) _2026-08-10 · Space Cowboys | BNR_ Drie Space Cowboys die zelf naar de zonsverduistering gaan kijken, vertellen elkaar waarom, waar en hoe ze dit gaan zien. Daarnaast diverse wetenswaardigheden. bijvoorbeeld hoe een zonsverduistering in 1919 de relativiteitstheorie van EInstein bewees, hoe in 1973 de Concorde een zonsverduistering vijf kwartier wist te rekken en hoe ook Venus en Mercurius de zon een beetje kunnen verduisteren. Dat… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/8257a063-6be9-42fa-b892-acd4013b1255/1627ff64-d61d-40e0-8016-ade2009f4a0e/68e052b1-9efd-4391-b244-b48f010b187c/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=16eee865-2a46-46b3-94c1-ade2009f7d4a) ## [Space Policy Edition: “Science: A New Golden Age” - Reimagining U.S. science policy](https://omny.fm/shows/planetary-radio-space-exploration-astronomy-and-sc/space-policy-edition-science-a-new-golden-age-reimagining-u-s-science-policy) _2026-08-07 · Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science_ The White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy recently released "Science: A New Golden Age", a sweeping report that calls for a fundamental reimagining of how the United States funds and conducts science. Explicitly modeled on Vannevar Bush's landmark 1945 report "Science, the Endless Frontier," it challenges the traditional linear model of innovation, advocates for empowering… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/d95da206-8ee8-4ba5-ba8d-ad1200b4e5a4/cf13d5f5-6040-458d-ab5a-ad200189747d/bffb3d32-8cd7-40d0-8d84-b49e0180d097/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b75c9f7f-4a63-438e-b506-ad2001897499) ## [LHS 1140b: The first atmosphere detected on a rocky habitable-zone exoplanet](https://omny.fm/shows/planetary-radio-space-exploration-astronomy-and-sc/lhs-1140b-the-first-atmosphere-detected-on-a-rocky-habitable-zone-exoplanet) _2026-08-05 · Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science_ For the first time, scientists have confirmed an atmosphere on a rocky exoplanet in the habitable zone of another star. Sarah Al-Ahmed is joined by Collin Cherubim, NASA Hubble Fellow at the University of Chicago, to discuss his team's detection of helium escaping from the super-Earth LHS 1140b, and what it reveals about how rocky worlds build, transform, and lose their atmospheres over time. His… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/d95da206-8ee8-4ba5-ba8d-ad1200b4e5a4/cf13d5f5-6040-458d-ab5a-ad200189747d/e4ae9895-b826-45f3-8113-b49d00eba416/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b75c9f7f-4a63-438e-b506-ad2001897499) ## [Episode 135: Pulsars, Politics and Faith – Dame Jocelyn Bell-Burnell](https://astrotalkuk.org/episode-135-pulsars-politics-and-faith-dame-jocelyn-bell-burnell/) _2026-07-30 · AstrotalkUK_ Just between you and me, one of the best parts of this podcast is the opportunity it gives me to meet some very unique and special people, like today's guest, Dame Jocelyn Bell-Burnell. Last summer I met and recorded this interview in Oxford. We covered a range of topics, including Pulsars (of course), women in science, her many awards and her faith. As part of her PhD in Cambridge in the late… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/astrotalkuk_podcast_feed/astrotalkuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Episode_135_JocelyBell-Burnell.mp3) ## [Japanse raket kan na 40 seconden bij het schroot terwijl Starship 13 al dagen in de oceaan drijft](https://omny.fm/shows/space-cowboys/japanse-raket-kan-na-40-seconden-bij-het-schroot-terwijl-starship-13-al-dagen-in-de-oceaan-drijft) _2026-07-29 · Space Cowboys | BNR_ Ook in deze Space Cowboys: 108 Amerikaanse astronauten stellen voor dat iedereen zich aan de Amerikaanse grondwet houdt, redder van de SWIFT-telescoop moet nu zelf gered worden en de wielen van Curiosity zijn volkomen kapot - maar rijden nog wel. Dat en meer bespreken Philippe Schoonejans, Luc van den Abeelen en Herbert Blankesteijn in deze nieuwe Space Cowboys. Schrijf je in voor de nieuwsbrief… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/8257a063-6be9-42fa-b892-acd4013b1255/1627ff64-d61d-40e0-8016-ade2009f4a0e/61fd0f8a-c6d1-4201-9844-b496010b6205/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=16eee865-2a46-46b3-94c1-ade2009f7d4a) ## [TERP RAPTOR: A student-built mission to asteroid Apophis](https://omny.fm/shows/planetary-radio-space-exploration-astronomy-and-sc/terp-raptor-a-student-built-mission-to-asteroid-apophis) _2026-07-29 · Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science_ On Friday, April 13, 2029, asteroid Apophis will pass closer to Earth than our geostationary satellites. While NASA, ESA, and JAXA are all sending missions, a team of students at the University of Maryland is building their own spacecraft to join the fleet. TERP RAPTOR is a CubeSat-based mission roughly the size of a microwave that aims to fly past the asteroid and snap images of its surface as it… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/d95da206-8ee8-4ba5-ba8d-ad1200b4e5a4/cf13d5f5-6040-458d-ab5a-ad200189747d/a487b4a0-7dc4-473b-be17-b49600e5ee1c/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b75c9f7f-4a63-438e-b506-ad2001897499) ## [Hot Jupiters: The ‘Roasted Planet’ and the wrong-way hotspot](https://omny.fm/shows/planetary-radio-space-exploration-astronomy-and-sc/hot-jupiters-the-roasted-planet-and-the-wrong-way-hotspot) _2026-07-22 · Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science_ Two hot Jupiters presented at the 248th American Astronomical Society meeting push our understanding of exoplanet atmospheres to the extreme. Research Scientist Tiffany Kataria from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory shares new JWST observations of HD80606 b, the "Roasted Planet,"a gas giant on one of the most eccentric orbits ever discovered. Assistant Professor Lisa Dang of the University of… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/d95da206-8ee8-4ba5-ba8d-ad1200b4e5a4/cf13d5f5-6040-458d-ab5a-ad200189747d/804e2c3f-7be8-4f41-86a2-b48f00e949ab/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b75c9f7f-4a63-438e-b506-ad2001897499) ## [Find it on Amazon (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/HeuWVuJC41oa) _2026-07-22 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Amazon product listing to see details and availability ## [Book Club Edition: “The Edge of Space-Time” by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein](https://omny.fm/shows/planetary-radio-space-exploration-astronomy-and-sc/book-club-edition-the-edge-of-space-time-by-chanda-prescod-weinstein) _2026-07-17 · Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science_ It may be the best book subtitle we've encountered in the Planetary Society book club: "Particles, Poetry and the Cosmic Dream Boogie." Theoretical physicist and black feminist science theorist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein has followed her acclaimed first book, "The Disordered Cosmos," with this new, equally celebrated, deeply personal romp across the Universe, "The Edge of Space-Time". Swinging from… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/d95da206-8ee8-4ba5-ba8d-ad1200b4e5a4/cf13d5f5-6040-458d-ab5a-ad200189747d/9eccf76b-e170-4a6b-96ac-b486017d2b03/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b75c9f7f-4a63-438e-b506-ad2001897499) ## [4-jarige schrijft ruimtevaartgeschiedenis en de Chinezen landen in een net](https://omny.fm/shows/space-cowboys/4-jarige-schrijft-ruimtevaartgeschiedenis-en-de-chinezen-landen-in-een-net) _2026-07-15 · Space Cowboys | BNR_ Meer bekend geworden over de fly-by's langs onze extra maan, defensie krijgt steeds meer 'ruimte', en een omstreden spiegel-satelliet die zonlicht naar de aarde moet reflecteren krijgt groen licht. Dat en nog veel meer bespreken Philippe Schoonejans, Marco Langbroek en Nick Poelstra in deze nieuwe Space Cowboys. Schrijf je in voor de nieuwsbrief van Space Cowbows en krijg elke aflevering in je… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/8257a063-6be9-42fa-b892-acd4013b1255/1627ff64-d61d-40e0-8016-ade2009f4a0e/f4dc8779-62a3-4dfe-a618-b48801131070/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=16eee865-2a46-46b3-94c1-ade2009f7d4a) ## [Sian Proctor and John Read on teaching babies to love the Cosmos](https://omny.fm/shows/planetary-radio-space-exploration-astronomy-and-sc/sian-proctor-and-john-read-on-teaching-babies-to-love-the-cosmos) _2026-07-15 · Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science_ "Baby's Guide to the Night Sky" introduces the youngest kids - down to newborns - to constellations and the wonders of the Cosmos. It comes from two people who've spent their lives chasing that same wonder in very different ways. This week, we are joined by authors Sian Proctor and John Read. Sian Proctor is a geoscientist, artist, poet, and commercial space astronaut who served as pilot of… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/d95da206-8ee8-4ba5-ba8d-ad1200b4e5a4/cf13d5f5-6040-458d-ab5a-ad200189747d/01d4cb29-8072-47f2-8978-b487013288e9/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b75c9f7f-4a63-438e-b506-ad2001897499) ## [Small Town Universe: Inside Green Bank's Radio Quiet Zone](https://omny.fm/shows/planetary-radio-space-exploration-astronomy-and-sc/small-town-universe-inside-green-banks-radio-quiet-zone) _2026-07-08 · Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science_ Green Bank, West Virginia is home to the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope. It's also the only town in the U.S. where cell phones and Wi-Fi are banned, so the telescope can listen for faint signals from across the Universe undisturbed. This week, we bring you a special conversation recorded after The Planetary Society's virtual screening of Small Town Universe , the documentary that… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/d95da206-8ee8-4ba5-ba8d-ad1200b4e5a4/cf13d5f5-6040-458d-ab5a-ad200189747d/ecb9a291-2248-46d8-ba3d-b4810046969a/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b75c9f7f-4a63-438e-b506-ad2001897499) ## [Auf Distanz 0135: Besuch bei der ILA 2026](https://aufdistanz.de/auf-distanz-0135-besuch-bei-der-ila-2026/) _2026-07-07 · Auf Distanz - Podcast über Astronomie und Raumfahrt_ Alle zwei Jahre gibt es in Berlin die Internationale Luft- und Raumfahrtausstellung, kurz ILA. Ich hatte die Gelegenheit, auch dieses Mal dabei zu sein und konnte eine ganze Reihe Interviews aufzeichnen. Es geht um die Präsentation der Raumfahrt auf der ILA, die neuesten Entwicklungen zur Artemis III-Mission mit ESA-Astronaut Luca Parmitano und um die Mission von ESA-Reserveastronaut Aleš Svoboda.… [Listen](https://aufdistanz.de/podlove/file/2178/s/feed/c/m4a/auf-distanz-0135-besuch-bei-der-ila-2026.m4a) ## [Space Policy Edition: What's going on with commercial space stations?](https://omny.fm/shows/planetary-radio-space-exploration-astronomy-and-sc/space-policy-edition-whats-going-on-with-commercial-space-stations) _2026-07-03 · Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science_ NASA's plan for what comes after the International Space Station (ISS) has been anything but stable. Since 2019, the agency's commercial space station strategy has shifted from free-flying vendor-operated stations to a government-owned module attached to the ISS, and back again, all while the clock ticks toward the ISS's expected retirement around 2030. Clayton Swope, deputy director of the… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/d95da206-8ee8-4ba5-ba8d-ad1200b4e5a4/cf13d5f5-6040-458d-ab5a-ad200189747d/7ffc89c7-8ca9-4ddd-a0c2-b47c00dc0a7a/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b75c9f7f-4a63-438e-b506-ad2001897499) ## [Raketten worden te groot en Kennedy Space Center te klein](https://omny.fm/shows/space-cowboys/raketten-worden-te-groot-en-kennedy-space-center-te-klein) _2026-07-01 · Space Cowboys | BNR_ NASA overweegt een nucleair aangedreven testmodel van Marsrobot Perseverance naar de Maan te sturen, terwijl Perseverance zelf een afstandsrecord boekt, het lek in ISS is 'gefikst' door het lekkende onderdeel definitief af te sluiten en Japan verheft het kosmische ringsteken tot kunst. Dat, toch nog een beetje buitenaards leven, en meer bespreken Herbert Blankesteijn, Inge Loes ten Kate en Luc van… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/8257a063-6be9-42fa-b892-acd4013b1255/1627ff64-d61d-40e0-8016-ade2009f4a0e/4589f737-47cd-4eb7-967c-b47a0109eee4/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=16eee865-2a46-46b3-94c1-ade2009f7d4a) ## [From Lab to Orbit: Turning Space Science into Reality](https://esaexplores.podbean.com/e/from-lab-to-orbit-turning-space-science-into-reality/) _2026-06-26 · ESA Explores_ Go behind the scenes at ESA’s European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany, and discover how space experiments are prepared long before they reach orbit. Meet the ECOS team, as Deputy Manager Salvi Verma shares how they work with scientists, engineers and astronauts to turn ideas into real missions aboard the International Space Station. From early planning on the ground to supporting astronauts… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rgypg45si9p6yxhj/ESA_Explores_ECOS_mixdownackx8.mp3) ## [Episode 134: The European Solar Telescope project with Dr Hector Socas-Navarro](https://astrotalkuk.org/episode-134-the-european-solar-telescope-project-with-dr-hector-socas-navarro/) _2026-06-25 · AstrotalkUK_ The European Solar Telescope is a project to build ever laregr telescope on Earth but this time for a solar telescope. This interview was recorded in Tenerife but the EST will be built on the negighboring Island of Las Palmas. [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/astrotalkuk_podcast_feed/astrotalkuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Episode134_Hector_Socas-Navarro.mp3) ## [The Voice in Orbit: Talking to Astronauts in Space](https://esaexplores.podbean.com/e/the-voice-in-orbit-talking-to-astronauts-in-space/) _2026-06-19 · ESA Explores_ Meet the voices astronauts hear in space. At ESA’s European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany, the Eurocom team is the link between crew and ground, guiding astronauts like ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot through their daily work on the International Space Station. Join us as Eurocom expert Andreas Orth explains how complex operations are translated into clear, real-time communication and what it… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/m5g2k2e29wtzdbtb/ESA_Explores_Eurocomaf9ol.mp3) ## [Retro Grid Dungeon Crawler (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ASEqJUBOj8nw) _2026-06-19 · **Sponsored**_ Retro grid movement with first-person combat, loot and skill-tree progression. ## [Hoe speculatief is SpaceX en de zekerheid van de zonsverduistering](https://omny.fm/shows/space-cowboys/hoe-speculatief-is-spacex-en-de-zekerheid-van-de-zonsverduistering) _2026-06-17 · Space Cowboys | BNR_ En verder: de voortgang van Artemis III, een nieuw protocol voor contact met buitenaardse intelligentie en: waarom weten we zo weinig van donkere materie en donkere energie. Ook het probleem van 'vals negatieven' in het speuren naar buitenaards leven: waarom is er zoveel aandacht voor het ontbreken van bewijs daarvoor en waarom wordt er niet beter gezocht? Dat en zelfs nog meer met Philippe… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/8257a063-6be9-42fa-b892-acd4013b1255/1627ff64-d61d-40e0-8016-ade2009f4a0e/96e52f0e-b005-46b7-ae8e-b46c010bd466/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=16eee865-2a46-46b3-94c1-ade2009f7d4a) ## [Mission Control: Keeping Columbus Running 24/7](https://esaexplores.podbean.com/e/mission-control-keeping-the-iss-running-247-esa-explores/) _2026-06-12 · ESA Explores_ Step inside the Columbus Control Centre near Munich, in Germany, and discover what it takes to keep ESA's Columbus science laboratory running—24 hours a day, 365 days a year, as Columbus Flight Director Tristan Hermel takes us through how teams on the ground in mission control coordinate operations, support astronauts and work with international partners across the globe. See what life behind the… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ie2wa825ggnaaqw5/ESA_Explores_Col_CC_FINAL8bg04.mp3) ## [Onze 200e aflevering krijgt groots vuurwerk van Blue Origin](https://omny.fm/shows/space-cowboys/vuurwerk-bij-blue-origin-voor-onze-200e-aflevering) _2026-06-03 · Space Cowboys | BNR_ In onze 200e aflevering kondigen we een nieuwe nieuwsbrief van Space Cowboys aan - en komen we met live publiek en een flinke collectie co-hosts vanuit de Space Expo in Noordwijk, opgenomen net nadat een static fire van Blue Origin een belangrijk launch pad op Cape Canaveral verwoest. De Space Cowboys nieuwsbrief plus archief: https://thysroes.nl/spacecowboys In deze aflevering, een groot aantal… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/8257a063-6be9-42fa-b892-acd4013b1255/1627ff64-d61d-40e0-8016-ade2009f4a0e/516dd45c-0a34-483a-9025-b45e009825d7/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=16eee865-2a46-46b3-94c1-ade2009f7d4a) ## [Satellieten die elkaar bespioneren, of juist bij elkaar komen bijtanken](https://omny.fm/shows/space-cowboys/satellieten-die-elkaar-bespioneren-of-juist-bij-elkaar-komen-bijtanken) _2026-05-20 · Space Cowboys | BNR_ Tien jaar wachten op een glimlach, lees even de prospectus voor je geld steekt in aandelen SpaceX, en is het 'overview-effect' wel een effect? Dat en meer met Herbert Blankesteijn, Bruno van Wayenburg en Nick Poelstra in deze nieuwe Space Cowboys. Links voor deze aflevering: Eerste lancering van de Starship V3… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/8257a063-6be9-42fa-b892-acd4013b1255/1627ff64-d61d-40e0-8016-ade2009f4a0e/737dceb7-0000-4e74-ae84-b450010a97cd/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=16eee865-2a46-46b3-94c1-ade2009f7d4a) ## [Episode 133: The Toliman Space Telescope – an update](https://astrotalkuk.org/episode-133-the-toliman-space-telescope-an-update/) _2026-05-15 · AstrotalkUK_ The Toliman Space Telescope. A small, novel spacecraft looking for Earth-like planets in our nearest neighbour star system, Alpha Centauri. [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/astrotalkuk_podcast_feed/astrotalkuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Epiosde_133_TolimanSpaceTelescope_Update.mp3) ## [Ruimteschroot op de maan en roestige ruimtestations](https://omny.fm/shows/space-cowboys/ruimteschroot-op-de-maan-en-roestige-ruimtestations) _2026-05-06 · Space Cowboys | BNR_ Ruimteschroot op de maan en roestige ruimtestations. Wordt Pluto weer een planeet? En wat er gebeurt als een week lang de satellieten uitvallen. Dat en meer met Philippe Schoonejans, Marco Langbroek en Luc van den Abeelen in deze Space Cowboys Links voor deze aflevering: Een week geen communicatiesatellieten… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/8257a063-6be9-42fa-b892-acd4013b1255/1627ff64-d61d-40e0-8016-ade2009f4a0e/3361b09f-ba86-4205-acde-b442010d6017/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=16eee865-2a46-46b3-94c1-ade2009f7d4a) ## [Auf Distanz 0134: Der Deutsche CanSat-Wettbewerb 2025-26](https://aufdistanz.de/auf-distanz-0134-der-deutsche-cansat-wettbewerb-2025-26/) _2026-04-27 · Auf Distanz - Podcast über Astronomie und Raumfahrt_ Auch in diesem Jahr gab es wieder eine Startkampagne des Deutschen CanSat-Wettbewerbs. Die teilnehmenden Teams kamen vom 9. bis zum 13. März 2026 für fünf Tage nach Bremen, stellten Präsentationen vor und machten ihre CanSats startklar. Höhepunkt war wie immer der Start in der Rakete am Flugplatz Rotenburg (Wümme). Ich hatte die Gelegenheit, mit allen Teams zu sprechen und außerdem mit Menschen… [Listen](https://aufdistanz.de/podlove/file/2177/s/feed/c/m4a/auf-distanz-0134-der-deutsche-cansat-wettbewerb-2025-26.m4a) ## [Vele redenen waarom een maanlanding in 2028 ver weg lijkt](https://omny.fm/shows/space-cowboys/vele-redenen-waarom-een-maanlanding-in-2028-ver-weg-lijkt) _2026-04-22 · Space Cowboys | BNR_ Een nabespreking van de landing van Artemis II, waar het hitteschild alsnog prima werkte, het eerste hergebruik van New Glenn was succesvol en toch weer niet, en NASA zelf ziet de nieuwe ruimtepakken, noodzakelijk voor een maanlanding, niet op tijd gereedkomen. Dat en meer met Philippe Schoonejans, Erik Laan en Herbert Blankesteijn in deze nieuwe Space Cowboys Links voor deze aflevering: NASA… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/8257a063-6be9-42fa-b892-acd4013b1255/1627ff64-d61d-40e0-8016-ade2009f4a0e/d9bb5ac8-36f3-4090-aa7c-b43401114ce9/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=16eee865-2a46-46b3-94c1-ade2009f7d4a) ## [Spanning stijgt voor slotstuk Artemis-missie](https://omny.fm/shows/space-cowboys/spanning-stijgt-voor-slotstuk-artemis-missie) _2026-04-08 · Space Cowboys | BNR_ Spanning stijgt voor Artemis, (deels) succesvolle nieuwe Chinese raketten en oeroude kometen. En op het vlak van satellietnavigatie goed nieuws uit Europa en donderwolken in de VS. Dat en meer met Michel van Baal, Jeffrey Bout en Luc van den Abeelen in deze nieuwe Space Cowboys. Links voor deze aflevering: Artemis met eerste crew naar de maan… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/8257a063-6be9-42fa-b892-acd4013b1255/1627ff64-d61d-40e0-8016-ade2009f4a0e/3f4186a7-d003-4e5f-97bc-b42601098898/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=16eee865-2a46-46b3-94c1-ade2009f7d4a) ## [Episode 132: Space Elevator](https://astrotalkuk.org/episode-132-space-elevator/) _2026-03-12 · AstrotalkUK_ Imagine a giant vertical railway stretching 100,000 km from the equator, somewhere in the Pacific, straight up into space. Instead of expensive, polluting rockets, the space elevator offers a smooth, slow electric ascent to Earth orbit. This "bridge to the stars" connects a floating Earth platform at 36,000 km to a massive counterweight located 64,000 km farther out. It is held taut by the Earth's… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/astrotalkuk_podcast_feed/astrotalkuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Episode132_Space_Elevator.mp3) ## [Hire AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/KmvpTEP6AkUj) _2026-03-12 · **Sponsored**_ Browse public gigs, message candidates, and run video interviews — free to start. ## [Auf Distanz 0133: Valles Marineris Explorer (VaMEx) und die DLR Explorer-Initiativen](https://aufdistanz.de/auf-distanz-0133-valles-marineris-explorer-vamex-und-die-dlr-explorer-initiativen/) _2026-02-03 · Auf Distanz - Podcast über Astronomie und Raumfahrt_ Im Juli 2025 fand in einem ehemaligen Steinbruch in Bayern ein Feldtest im Rahmen des VaMEx-Projektes statt. Mit diesem Projekt möchte man Möglichkeiten zur Erforschung des Valles Marineris auf dem Mars und für die Suche nach Leben in diesem Grabenbruchsystem untersuchen. Beim Feldtest im Steinbruch erprobte man unterschiedliche Roboter und Drohnen in einer marsähnlichen Umgebung. Ich war einen… [Listen](https://aufdistanz.de/podlove/file/2175/s/feed/c/m4a/auf-distanz-0133-valles-marineris-explorer-vamex-und-die-dlr-explorer-initiativen.m4a) ## [Episode 131: Space Weather and the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad in India](https://astrotalkuk.org/episode-131-space-weather/) _2026-01-26 · AstrotalkUK_ We are increasingly aware of the impact of space weather on spacecraft in space and, occasionally, on electrical power transmission on Earth, but what about its impact on the Earth's atmosphere? That is exactly the research interest of Professor Pallam Raju, Dean of the Physical Research Laboratory in Ahmedabad, India. Founded in 1947, the PRL is one of India's most prestigious scientific… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/astrotalkuk_podcast_feed/astrotalkuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Episode131_PalamRaju_SpaceWeather.mp3) ## [Auf Distanz 0132: Sophie Adenot und die Mission εpsilon](https://aufdistanz.de/auf-distanz-0132-sophie-adenot-und-die-mission-epsilon/) _2026-01-12 · Auf Distanz - Podcast über Astronomie und Raumfahrt_ Am 15. Februar 2026 soll ESA-Astronautin Sophie Adenot zu ihrer ersten Langzeit-Mission εpsilon ins All starten. Zu diesem Anlass pflanzte sie am 5. Januar einen Baum am europäischen Astronautenzentrum EAC in Köln. Danach gab es eine Pressekonferenz. Ich war mit dabei und konnte bei der Gelegenheit zwei Interviews aufzeichnen, mit Flugärztin Prof. Dr. Bimba Hoyer und mit Dr. Rüdiger Seine, dem… [Listen](https://aufdistanz.de/podlove/file/2172/s/feed/c/m4a/auf-distanz-0132-sophie-adenot-und-die-mission-epsilon.m4a) ## [Episode 130: Mobile solar powerbank for satellites in orbit](https://astrotalkuk.org/episode-130-mobile-solar-powerbank-for-satellites-in-orbit/) _2026-01-08 · AstrotalkUK_ Space Power Ltd, founded in 2019, is developing a novel solution for contactless power delivery using high-intensity lasers to extend the lifespans of ageing satellites in space. I spoke with its founder, Keval Dattani, in Nicosia during Cospar2025.org. [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/astrotalkuk_podcast_feed/astrotalkuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Episode130_Keval_Dattani_Space_Power.mp3) ## [Auf Distanz 0131: ESTRACK – Funk-Bodenstationen der ESA](https://aufdistanz.de/auf-distanz-0131-estrack-funk-bodenstationen-der-esa/) _2026-01-06 · Auf Distanz - Podcast über Astronomie und Raumfahrt_ In dieser Episode geht es um das ESTRACK-Netzwerk. Das sind Bodenstationen der europäischen Raumfahrtagentur ESA. Dafür sind verschiedene Antennensysteme über den Globus verteilt, um mit Satelliten und Raumsonden zu kommunizieren. Ich sprach am ESOC in Darmstadt mit Gerhard Billig über die Geschichte und den Aufbau des ESTRACK und über technische und planerische Aspekte. Dabei sprachen wir auch… [Listen](https://aufdistanz.de/podlove/file/2170/s/feed/c/m4a/auf-distanz-0131-estrack-funk-bodenstationen-der-esa.m4a) ## [Auf Distanz 0130: ESOC Open Day 2025](https://aufdistanz.de/auf-distanz-0130-esoc-open-day-2025/) _2025-12-27 · Auf Distanz - Podcast über Astronomie und Raumfahrt_ Hier im Podcast habe ich immer wieder von Tagen der offenen Tür berichtet. Meist war das der Open Day beim ESTEC in den Niederlanden, dieses Jahr gab es dazu aber auch einen offenen Tag beim ESOC. Am 12. September 2025 besuchte ich das europäische Raumflugkontrollzentrum ESOC der ESA in Darmstadt und schaute mich um. In dieser Episode gibt es Interviews und Aufnahmen zum ESOC, zum… [Listen](https://aufdistanz.de/podlove/file/2167/s/feed/c/m4a/auf-distanz-0130-esoc-open-day-2025.m4a) ## [Auf Distanz 0129: JUICE - Teilchen- und Plasmaforschung mit PEP](https://aufdistanz.de/auf-distanz-0129-juice-teilchen-und-plasmaforschung-mit-pep/) _2025-12-23 · Auf Distanz - Podcast über Astronomie und Raumfahrt_ Die ESA-Raumsonde JUICE ist auf dem Weg zum Jupiter. Anfang der 2030er Jahre soll sie das Jupitersystem und besonders die Monde Europa, Kallisto und Ganymed untersuchen. JUICE hat dafür einige Instrumente an Bord. Eines davon ist das Particle Environment Package PEP zur Teilchen- und Plasmaforschung. Für dieses Instrument entstand am Institut für Weltraumphysik IRF in Kiruna der Sensor JDC. Ich… [Listen](https://aufdistanz.de/podlove/file/2141/s/feed/c/m4a/auf-distanz-0129-juice-teilchen-und-plasmaforschung-mit-pep.m4a) ## [Auf Distanz 0128: MAPHEUS-15 - MOSAIC - Module und Experimente](https://aufdistanz.de/auf-distanz-0128-mapheus-15-mosaic-module-und-experimente/) _2025-12-19 · Auf Distanz - Podcast über Astronomie und Raumfahrt_ Dieses ist der zweite Teil der Episodenreihe zur Startkampagne der Höhenforschungsrakete MAPHEUS-15. Ich verfolgte diese Kampagne im November 2024 auf der Esrange in Nord-Schweden. Diese Episode ist die erste von dreien zu Nutzlasten an Bord der Rakete. Zu hören gibt es eine Reihe von Interviews zu den MOSAIC-Modulen und Experimenten. Ich sprach mit Dr. Christian Neumann, Johannes Thore, Matthias… [Listen](https://aufdistanz.de/podlove/file/2168/s/feed/c/m4a/auf-distanz-0128-mapheus-15-mosaic-module-und-experimente.m4a) ## [Episode 129: Space Law](https://astrotalkuk.org/episode-129-space-law/) _2025-12-18 · AstrotalkUK_ Professor Kai-Uwe Schrogl is a space law expert with experience in many roles, including working with the European Space Agency ESA, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and as the Director of the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) in Vienna. In this interview, recorded in Nicosia during cospar2025.org in November 2025, he discusses concerns about increasing commercialisation of… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/astrotalkuk_podcast_feed/astrotalkuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Episode129_Kai_Ewe_Schroegl_Space_Law.mp3) ## [Pablo Álvarez Fernández: Spacesuits, survival and spacewalk dreams](https://esaexplores.podbean.com/e/pablo-alvarez-fernandez-spacesuits-survival-spacewalk-dreams/) _2025-12-12 · ESA Explores_ Step inside astronaut training with ESA astronaut Pablo Álvarez Fernández as he shares his training journey from Cologne in Germany to Houston in the US. Discover what it’s like to wear a 145 kg spacesuit underwater, train for emergencies like fires and ammonia leaks and prepare for the ultimate astronaut dream: a spacewalk. Plus, Pablo talks about life in Houston, teamwork under pressure and… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/fk2f9peyduiuff3f/ESA_Explores_Pablo_Alvarez_Part_2aah8n.mp3) ## [Episode 128: George Danos: Cyprus in Space](https://astrotalkuk.org/cyprusinspace/) _2025-12-04 · AstrotalkUK_ Cyprus is a small country with a small population and a small economy. But it has big ambitions in space. In this episode, recorded at Cospar 2025 in Nicosia, George Danos, who has been championing this case for Cyprus for years and can be considered Cyprus's Carl Sagan, explains the rise of Cyprus's space activities in communication services, small satellites, and collaboration with ESA and more. [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/astrotalkuk_podcast_feed/astrotalkuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Episode128_GeorgeDanos_CyprusInSpace.mp3) ## [Auf Distanz 0127: 10 Jahre Auf Distanz (Meta-Episode)](https://aufdistanz.de/auf-distanz-0127-10-jahre-auf-distanz-meta-episode/) _2025-11-22 · Auf Distanz - Podcast über Astronomie und Raumfahrt_ Am 22. November 2015 erschien die erste reguläre Folge von Auf Distanz. Nun, 10 Jahre später, schaue ich zurück und staune, wohin mich dieses Projekt geführt hat. In dieser Episode erlaube ich mir einen kleinen Rückblick, einige Danksagungen und schaue auch zurück auf das für mich schwierige Jahr 2025, das einige Zeitplanungen platzen ließ. [Listen](https://aufdistanz.de/podlove/file/2164/s/feed/c/m4a/auf-distanz-0127-10-jahre-auf-distanz-meta-episode.m4a) ## [Auf Distanz 0126: Anika Mehlis – Analog-Astronautin](https://aufdistanz.de/auf-distanz-0126-anika-mehlis-analog-astronautin/) _2025-11-21 · Auf Distanz - Podcast über Astronomie und Raumfahrt_ Stelle dir vor, du bist draußen und du trägst einen schweren, sperrigen Anzug. Dein Kopf steckt in einem Helm. Die Bewegungen sind mühsam, mit anderen Menschen kann du nur per Funk sprechen. Die Umgebung ist karg und unwirtlich und du arbeitest anhand eines straffen Zeitplans technische und wissenschaftliche Aufgaben ab. Was klingt wie eine Raumfahrtmission, findet in dieser Form auf der Erde… [Listen](https://aufdistanz.de/podlove/file/2163/s/feed/c/m4a/auf-distanz-0126-anika-mehlis-analog-astronautin.m4a) ## [Episode 127: Weaving with Graphene. Vivek Koncherry](https://astrotalkuk.org/episode-126-weaving-with-graphene-vivek-koncherry/) _2025-11-21 · AstrotalkUK_ From centruries of weaving in the state of Kerala in India to automated AI controlled machines weaving Graphene coated fibres in Manchester. A modern day Cottonopolis. [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/astrotalkuk_podcast_feed/astrotalkuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Episode_127_VivekKoncherry.mp3) ## [ESA's Astronaut Reserve: Astro Chat with Carmen Possnig](https://esaexplores.podbean.com/e/esas-astronaut-reserve-astro-chat-with-carmen-possnig/) _2025-11-19 · ESA Explores_ Meet Carmen Possnig —medical doctor, space physiology researcher and ESA astronaut reserve member. In this episode, she shares how her time at Concordia Station in Antarctica and research into hypoxia and microgravity adaptation connect to future space habitats and missions. We talk about astronaut reserve training, winter survival in the snow and the human drive to explore. In this miniseries, we… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/6mvvaq36rh7m7ep2/ESA_Explores_Carmen_FINALbpef3.mp3) ## [ESA's Astronaut Reserve: Astro Chat with John McFall](https://esaexplores.podbean.com/e/esas-astronaut-reserve-astro-chat-with-john-mcfall/) _2025-11-03 · ESA Explores_ Meet John McFall – Paralympian, medical doctor and member of ESA’s Astronaut Reserve. As part of ESA’s groundbreaking FLY initiative, John is helping prove that physical disability is no barrier to space. In this episode, he shares the results of a feasibility study showing no technical showstoppers for flying to the International Space Station with a prosthesis and talks about what’s next—from… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3nsifcw5di9dexkb/ESA_Explores_podcast_John_McFall89wkn.mp3) ## [Episode 126: Graphene: From scientific discovery to commercial application](https://astrotalkuk.org/episode-126-graphene/) _2025-10-31 · AstrotalkUK_ rofessor James Baker, CEO of Graphene@Manchester, describes Manchester’s journey to commercialise the Nobel Prize-winning discovery of Graphene. [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/astrotalkuk_podcast_feed/astrotalkuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Episode126_Graphene_JamesBaker.mp3) ## [ESA's Astronaut Reserve: Astro Chat with Meganne Christian](https://esaexplores.podbean.com/e/esa-astronaut-class-of-2022-astro-chat-with-meganne-christian/) _2025-10-10 · ESA Explores_ Meet Meganne Christian — With a PhD in industrial chemistry and hands-on experience in extreme environments, Meganne has tested graphene coatings in microgravity and led atmospheric research during winter-over missions at Concordia Station in Antarctica. Her career spans science, engineering and exploration — and now includes astronaut reserve training with ESA. In this miniseries, we take you on… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/hetmdshgihvbq2ib/ESA_Explores_Meganne_Christianmp38fglw.mp3) ## [Auf Distanz 0125: MAPHEUS-15 - Startkampagne und Programm](https://aufdistanz.de/auf-distanz-0125-mapheus-15-startkampagne-und-programm/) _2025-09-24 · Auf Distanz - Podcast über Astronomie und Raumfahrt_ Dieses ist die erste Episode zur Startkampagne der Höhenforschungsrakete MAPHEUS-15. Diese Kampagne konnte ich im Herbst 2024 auf der Esrange in Nord-Schweden verfolgen. Die MAPHEUS-Kampagnen werden von der MORABA durchgeführt, das ist die Mobile Raketenbasis des Deutschen Zentrums für Luft- und Raumfahrt, DLR. Diese Episoden zur Startkampagne sollten ohne Vorwissen hörbar sein, aber ich empfehle… [Listen](https://aufdistanz.de/podlove/file/2161/s/feed/c/m4a/auf-distanz-0125-mapheus-15-startkampagne-und-programm.m4a) ## [Auf Distanz 0124: MORABA – die Mobile Raketenbasis des DLR](https://aufdistanz.de/auf-distanz-0124-moraba-die-mobile-raketenbasis-des-dlr/) _2025-09-03 · Auf Distanz - Podcast über Astronomie und Raumfahrt_ Die Mobile Raketenbasis, kurz MORABA, ist eine Abteilung des Deutschen Zentrums für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR). Die MORABA realisiert Höhenforschungsmissionen, die Experimente auf diesen Flügen kommen aus vielen wissenschaftlichen Bereichen. Die MORABA betreibt für ihre Arbeit eigene, mobile Einrichtungen und entwickelt auch eigene Systeme. Ich sprach in Oberpfaffenhofen mit Abteilungsleiter Dr.… [Listen](https://aufdistanz.de/podlove/file/2155/s/feed/c/m4a/auf-distanz-0124-moraba-die-mobile-raketenbasis-des-dlr.m4a)