Musk is merging rockets, satellites, social, and AI; NASA’s Artemis hits cold-weather delays; and Axiom is eyeing another human spaceflight. Meanwhile, China is ramping up its space tourism play; just as the University of Arizona makes history. The next frontier isn’t just digital. It’s physical.
18 Jan 2026
Rush Hour in Space, with Chiara Manfletti
Satellites are swarming. NASA is rolling out its latest Moon rocket. And Amazon is aiming for LEO. Twin Chinese rockets, meanwhile, signal Beijing’s seriousness, just astronomers cradle baby black holes in their lenses. All of this, of course, wrapped around chat with Chiara Manfletti, CEO at Neuraspace. So strap in.
11 Jan 2026
OSR: Moonbound, Medical Evacs, & Cyberattacks
This week, space reminds us it’s as messy as it is magnificent: astronauts cut their mission short, Congress played defense for NASA, Artemis 2 is now gearing up for lunar orbit, satellites are relighting our skies, and China is shaking things up with a commercial twist.
5 Jan 2026
OSR: Crowded Skies, Cosmic Surprises
In this Open Space Report, LEO grows tighter, near-misses rise, and orbital imagery gets razor-sharp. Meanwhile, NASA stakes its claim on space data, JWST uncovers a gargantuan black hole, SpaceX dazzles the Southwest sky, and Celestis prepares a voyage around the Sun. So strap in.
21 Dec 2025
OSR Episode 002
Your weekly briefing on what’s shaping this new space era. Whether it’s NASA leadership shifts, commercial breakthroughs, or daring scientific discoveries, we’ve got you covered.
14 Dec 2025
OSR Episode 001
A weekly rundown of the most important developments in space; covering commercial activity, national security, geopolitics, and exploration—breaking down what happened, why it matters, and what’s coming next.
23 Aug 2023
008 - STEVE ALTEMUS, INTUITIVE MACHINES PRESIDENT AND CEO
With an Indian spacecraft becoming the first to land on the lunar South Pole, Intuitive Machines President and CEO Steve Altemus is pressing his team to make the first ever commercial landing there in November, in a space race that is clearly heating up.
21 Aug 2023
007 - STICK THE LANDING
Russia's first lunar lander in 47 years has spun out of control and crashed into the moon, highlighting not only Roscomos’ mounting problems, but also just how hard it is to land on the moon ... especially on the lunar south pole.
18 Aug 2023
006 - SPACE VACCINES
A conversation with Dr. Nadia Maarouf, a clinical scientist working at the Mars Desert Research Station in the Utah desert, about new vaccines that could help ward off space-induced heart problems in astronauts, as well as those of humans back here on Earth.
17 Aug 2023
005 - LIFE ON MARS
A conversation with Michelle Munk, NASA’s Acting Chief Architect for the Space Technology Mission Directorate, on everything from rovers and extraterrestial microbiology to building a sustainable human presence on the Red Planet.
16 Aug 2023
004 - SPACE FORCE
In a bold move that marked the dawn of a new military era, the U.S. Space Force was created. But after a recent Pentagon squabble with SpaceX over satellite services in Ukraine, America’s growing reliance on the private sector in space has raised questions over how much influence and leverage the commercial sector should have on U.S. foreign policy.
15 Aug 2023
003 - RUSSIA'S RETURN TO THE MOON
After nearly half a century, Russia is again making a lunar play. Its Luna-25 mission is endeavoring to put a robotic lander near the moon’s south pole. This podcast provides some context as to how and why.
15 Aug 2023
002 - WARP BUBBLES
How realistic are warp drives and faster-than-light travel? What does it take to ride a bubble in space? Those are questions former NASA propulsion physicist Sonny White and theoretical physicist Miguel Alcubierre have been working on ... with somewhat different conclusions.
13 Aug 2023
001 - JANET KAVANDI, SIERRA SPACE PRESIDENT
Dr. Janet Kavandi, a distinguished astronaut and veteran of three space Shuttle missions, is the current president and chief science officer of Sierra Space, a Colorado-based aerospace company developing a commercial space plane and space station, known as The Dream Chaser and Orbital Reef. Kavandi explains not only what is to be gained in space, and what Sierra Space is up to, but also what humanity itself might begin to look like once it lives there.
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