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The Space Show
by Andrew Rennie for the Space Association of Australia
The Space Show is a one-hour radio program presented every Wednesday evening between 7.00 and 8.00 pm Australian Eastern Time by Andrew Rennie for 88.3 Southern FM and the Space Association of Australia Inc. The program aims to promote a public understanding of spaceflight and astronomy and to provide the public and members of the Space Association with up-to-date news, interviews and features of space-related events.
Episodes
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2026.09.30 | Astronauts and the ISS — Part 1
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 30 September 2026: Space Show News: SpaceX Starship Flight 14 Turn Back Time: From 1971 the Luna 19 lunar orbiter, the Vertical 2 sounding rocket, the Intercosmos series of scientific satellites, and the Luna missions; the launch of Japan's Shinsei satellite....
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2026.09.23 | International Space Summit 2026
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 23 September 2026: Planet Earth — Episode 74 * Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, speaking in Paris at the opening of the International Space Summit, describes Europe's Copernicus Earth observation programme and other space projects. *...
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2026.09.16 | Space activities at the University of Tasmania
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 16 September 2026: Tasmania and Space with Prof. Simon Ellingsen, Dean of Natural Sciences, University of Tasmania: Aurorae Ionosphere VLF radio astronomy Tracking antenna from the Orroral Valley Explorer 50 Halca Cassini-Huygens Juice Kaguya Globalstar SpaceX New...
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2026.09.09 | The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope – Part 4
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 9 September 2026: Automated space object identification using RMIT's Robotic Optical Observatory (ROO) Telescope An interview at the November 2025 Australian Space Research Conference with Cody Jeynes, an undergraduate student at RMIT University, Melbourne. Roman...
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2026.09.02 | The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope – Part 3
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 2 September 2026: (Episode artwork credit: NASA/John Kraus) Roman Space Telescope Launched Roman Space Telescope description and launch; origins of the telescope; commissioning process. (Audio inserts courtesy GSFC, KSC) Soyuz Factory Hit Ukraine strikes the Soyuz...
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2026.08.12 | The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope – Part 1
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 12 August 2026: The Fellowship of the Telescopes — The Great Space Telescopes: The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is ready for launch Ask NASA: * Who is Nancy Grace Roman? * About the Roman Space Telescope Turn Back Time: * Gemini 10 and Lunar Orbiter 1
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2026.08.26 | The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope – Part 2
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 26 August 2026: Space Show News: * Astronomers from the University of Southern Queensland have led research into the discovery of an Earth-sized extrasolar planet, HD 137010 b, likely colder than Mars. Planet HD 137010 b is 150 light-years away from Earth and…
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2026.08.05 | Juno at Jupiter: Science results briefing
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 5 August 2026: Turn Back Time: * Marking the 15th anniversary of the launch of the Juno spacecraft to Jupiter with a science results briefing from project scientists at the 2025 European Geophysical Union conference. (Courtesy EGU) Space Show News: * Swift Reboost...
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2026.07.29 | The wind that kills galaxies
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 29 July 2026: Space Show News: Astronomers have discovered a galaxy-killing wind that may explain why there are far more massive dead galaxies than expected in the early universe. The Melbourne Space Program student satellite project, ACRUX-2, at Melbourne...
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2026.07.22 | Melbourne Space Program: ACRUX-2 and the Management of Ambiguity
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 22 July 2026: The Melbourne Space Program student satellite project, ACRUX-2, at Melbourne University. The Melbourne Space Program has the mission of developing future technology leaders by selecting highly talented university students and delivering an…
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2026.07.15 | Vale Derryn Hinch: 9/02/1944 – 10/07/2026
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 15 July 2026: Remembering Derryn Hinch: Friend of the Space Association of Australia To mark the death of Derryn Hinch in Melbourne at age 82, a playing of the recording of his commentary of the launch of Apollo 11, almost 57 years to the day. Space Show News…
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2026.07.08 | The Sky is the Limit: Arthur C. Clarke speculates on the uses of satellites in mass communication + The Karman Project – Part 3
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 8 July 2026: Space Show News: Swift Boost Mission Launched NASA has contracted Katalyst Space of Flagstaff, Arizona, to boost the altitude of its sinking Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. Swift is NASA’s astrophysics multitool, capable of quickly observing a wide...
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2026.07.01 | The Karman Project: Building a cooperative future in space – Part 2
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 1 July 2026: Swift Boost Mission Plans to launch the LINK satellite to reboost the Swift astrophysics satellite into a higher orbit. Launch delayed until tomorrow. (Inserts courtesy GSFC) NASA has contracted Katalyst Space of Flagstaff, Arizona, to boost the...
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2026.06.24 | The Karman Project: Building a cooperative future in space – Part 1
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 24 June 2026: Conversations at the Australian Space Research Conference: * Capturing the first signal from Waratah Seed 1, the ride-share payloads aboard, and funding by the New South Wales Government with Patrick Oppel at CUAVA, School of Physics, Sydney...
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2026.06.17 | Turn Back Time: Gemini 9 and the ‘Angry Alligator'
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 17 June 2026: Australian Space Research Conference: * Iron Making on Mars with Dr Deddy Nababan, Postdoctoral Fellow at CSIRO Mineral Resources and a Swinburne University alum. * Studying the Sun with balloons launched by a student team with Joseph George, Monash...
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2026.06.10 | Artemis III: Apollo 9 Redux
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 10 June 2026: Artemis III mission profile and crew unveiled: NASA’s announcement at the Johnson Space Centre, Houston, of the Artemis III mission profile and crew During Artemis III, the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket will launch the Orion spacecraft…
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2026.06.03 | The Andy Thomas Space Foundation
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 3 June 2026: The Andy Thomas Space Foundation with the Chair of the Foundation, Peter Nikoloff: * What the Foundation is and what its aims and activities are. * The 19th Australian Space Forum being organised for 21-22 July 2026, Adelaide, South Australia. * The...
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2026.05.27 | China in Space: China's ten-year plan, and the growth of commercial launch services
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 27 May 2026: Space Show News: Shenzhou 23 The launch of Shenzhou 23 and Hong Kong's involvement. China in Space: China's ten-year plan for space, and the growth of commercial launch services. (Inserts courtesy CGTN) Turn Back Time: Surveyor 1 The Surveyor 1 soft...
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2026.05.20 | Monash High Powered Rocketry: Pushing the boundaries of space technologies
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 20 May 2026: Space Show News: Australian Space Industry 2026 — Part 1 * Spiral Blue's first international LiDAR sale to Lodestar in the United Kingdom * QuantX Labs on TEMPO * Neuman Space's ND-25 propulsion system on CarbSAR. Also, a giant sunspot on the far side...
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2026.05.13 | Extraterrestrial Life — Could We Cope?
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 13 May 2026: Space Show News: The Australian Federal Budget — An analysis of the space and astronomy sections of the 2026 Federal Budget. Extraterrestrial Life - Could We Cope? The US government has released a first batch of 160 previously classified files on...
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2026.05.06 | Artemis II: A shared moment, especially for younger audiences
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 5 May 2026: YouGov polls about the Artemis 2 circumlunar mission and Apollo 11 lunar landing One in six Australian adults watched the Artemis II launch live, and many still believe in the value of space exploration. In the wake of the Artemis II launch, new…
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2026.04.22 | How the Vengeance Weapon Two (V-2) first took flight in New Mexico
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 22 April 2026: Turning Back Time 80 years since the first test launch of a V-2 rocket from American soil: At 2:47 on the afternoon of Tuesday, 16 April 1946, a captured Nazi V-2 missile ascended into the sky from the U.S. Army's new White Sands Proving Ground in...
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2026.04.15 | 76th International Astronautical Congress 2025 - Part 5
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 15 April 2026: 2025 International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Sydney: "If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together.” Part 2 of an astronaut panel discussion marking 25 years of continuous human presence on the International Space…
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2026.04.08 | 76th International Astronautical Congress 2025 - Part 4
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 8 April 2026: Space Show News: Artemis II update 2025 International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Sydney: Lessons learned at Gilmour Space with Adam Gilmour, CEO and co-founder of Gilmour Space Technologies A conversation between the head of the Australian Space...
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2026.04.01 | Looking back at the Earth from space
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 1 April 2026: Space Show News: * Artemis II mission poised to launch. * The Australian National University is providing laser communications support for NASA’s Artemis II Moon mission. * NASA selects Intuitive Machines to carry Roo-ver, Australia's first Moon…
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2026.03.25 | Ignition: NASA Unveils Initiatives to Achieve America’s National Space Policy
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 25 March 2026: The announcement of a major change in direction and focus for NASA with Jared Isaacman, NASA Administrator. (Courtesy NASA HQ) Policy as a compass for Australia's lunar future with Jeremy Kruckel, a member of the Space Association of Australia. The...
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2026.03.18 | Closing the Loop: An Excremental History of the Space Age
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 18 March 2026: Artemis II Mission Update: Read the latest update here. Post-Shuttle Changes to the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) As preparations are being made for the launch of Artemis II by the second Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from the Kennedy Space Center…
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2026.03.11 | Artemis II Crew Briefing
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 11 March 2026: Artemis II Crew Briefing — 24 September 2025 In anticipation of their forthcoming historic flight, the four members of the Artemis II crew discuss their planned mission around the Moon and answer questions from the media. (Inserts courtesy JSC) Turn...
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2022.12.21 | 50th Anniversary of Apollo 17 - Part III: On the Shoulders of Giants
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 21 December 2022: 50th Anniversary of Apollo 17 - Part III: On the Shoulders of Giants Gene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt and Jim Lovell in conversation with journalist Phil Rogers at Chicago’s Adler Planetarium on 13 November 2012.
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2026.03.04 | Dart AE hypersonic demonstrator — Hypersonix Launch Systems
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 4 March 2026: Dart AE hypersonic demonstrator by Hypersonix Launch Systems The launch of Queensland's Hypersonix Launch Systems Dart AE hypersonic aircraft on a modified Rocket Lab Electron (HASTE) rocket. (Inserts courtesy HLS, Rocket Lab) Space Show News: *…
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2026.02.25 | NASA Releases Boeing CST-100 Starliner Report on Crewed Flight Test Investigation
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 25 February 2026: Space Show News: Artemis II's second launch delay After a successful wet-dress rehearsal, the Artemis II launch has been delayed at least until April by a helium flow problem in the Interim Cryogenic Upper Stage. The Space Launch System (SLS) has...
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2026.02.18 | 76th International Astronautical Congress 2025 - Part 3
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 18 February 2026: Space Show News: AtSpace conducts successful launch of Australian-made A01 rocket at the Southern Launch Koonibba Test Range. On 27 November 2025, AtSpace, a Brisbane-based rocket manufacturer, entered the rocketry record books by successfully...
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2026.02.11 | 76th International Astronautical Congress 2025 - Part 2
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 11 February 2026: Turn Back Time: Voyager 2 at Uranus Ed Stone, Project Scientist, describes the findings of Voyager 2 at Uranus, 40 years ago. (Insert courtesy JPL) Perseverance rover status update The status of the Perseverance rover, and future plans for...
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2026.02.04 | Ensuring American Space Superiority: A New U.S. Space Policy Directive
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 4 February 2026: The Space Show is in conversation with Angelo Di Grazia, a Committee member of the Space Association of Australia. ******* Space Show News — The Artemis II launch has been delayed by at least one month due to a hydrogen leak during a wet dress...
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2026.01.28 | SPECIAL: 40th Anniversary of the STS 51-L Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 28 January 2026: The 40th anniversary of the STS 51-L disaster that destroyed the Space Shuttle Challenger and killed seven astronauts on 28 January 1986. STS-51-L would have been the 25th mission of the NASA Space Shuttle program. Tragically, the Challenger and…
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2025.12.17 | 76th International Astronautical Congress 2025
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 17 December 2025: Bill Nelson, Administrator, NASA and Pam Melroy, Deputy Administrator, NASA, speaking at the National Press Club in Canberra on 23 March 2023. The then Administrators answered questions from Press Club members. (Courtesy NPC) Enrico Palermo…
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2025.12.10 | Conversations at the 24th ASRC 2025 - Part 3: HEO - Non-Earth Imagery
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 10 December 2025: Conversations at the 24th Australian Space Research Conference 2025 - Part 3: HEO - Non-Earth Imagery The Space Show in conversation with Hiranya Jayakody, Chief Technical Officer & Co-founder, HEO, Sydney. Hiranya talks about the formation of…
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2025.12.03 | Conversations at the 24th ASRC 2025 - Part 2: SpIRIT on Orbit
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 3 December 2025: SpIRIT on Orbit Professor Michele Trenti (Principal Investigator, SpIRIT, University of Melbourne) describes the Hermes instrument on the SpIRIT satellite and its results. (Conversation with The Space Show recorded at the 24th Australian Space...
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2025.11.26 | Conversations at the 24th Australian Space Research Conference 2025
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 26 November 2025: Reflections on the 24th Australian Space Research Conference (ASRC) 2025 The ASRC is organised by the National Space Society of Australia, Mars Society Australia, and members of the Australian space research community. The ASRC is the primary...
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2025.11.19 | Blue Origin’s New Glenn (NG-2) and NASA’s ESCAPADE
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 19 November 2025: New Glenn (NG-2) Launches ESCAPADE The launch of the twin ESCAPADE Blue and ESCAPADE Gold spacecraft towards Mars by the second New Glenn rocket. (Inserts courtesy GSFC, Blue Origin) Turn Back Time The bittersweet story of Venera 2, Venera 3 and...
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2025.11.12 | China’s Shenzhou-20 and Orbital Debris
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 12 November 2025: Shenzhou-20 and orbital debris: The launch of Shenzhou-21, debris impact on Shenzhou-20, and options for the continued crew exchange on Tiangong. (Inserts courtesy CGTN) Turn Back Time — 1970-71: The Luna 17 and Lunokhod 1 mission. (Inserts NZBC,...
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2025.11.05 | Ethilogical: The Ethics of Space Colonisation
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 5 November 2025: The Ethics of Space Colonisation with Gordon Young, Principal at Ethilogical Consulting and Lecturer in Professional Ethics, School of Design, RMIT University, Melbourne. (Recorded by The Space Show at a meeting of the Space Association of…
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2025.10.29 | When the NASA Administrator invited Australia to “train and fly with us”
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 29 October 2025: From The Space Show archives (1990): NASA’s The Space Story: AMBLER — A six-legged rover for planetary exploration. Come train and fly with us: Bill Nelson, NASA Administrator & Pam Melroy, NASA Deputy Administrator, speaking at the National Press...
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2025.10.22 | The Karman Project: The Space That Makes Us Human
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 22 October 2025: The Karman Project: Building a cooperative future in space The Karman Project is a non-profit foundation promoting peace and security in space through strategic international cooperation. The project aims to unite global decision-makers to drive...
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2025.10.15 | How to train your astronaut
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 15 October 2025: How to become an astronaut with Rose Tasker at the Moon Village Association, Deakin Edge, Melbourne. European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andreas Mogensen Born in Copenhagen, Denmark and selected as an ESA astronaut in 2009, Andreas completed...
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2025.10.08 | World Space Week 2025: “Living in Space”
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 8 October 2025: Kerrie Dougherty, Board Member, World Space Week Association * International Space Week - its origin, local events & theme. (Recorded Deakin Edge, Federation Square, Melbourne, 2019) * World Space Week theme for 2025 is "Living In Space”. *…
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2025.10.01 | Integrity, Parker Solar Probe and Volcanism on Io
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 1 October 2025: Artemis II Orion spacecraft named Integrity: * The crew of Artemis II explain the naming of their Orion capsule. (Courtesy NASA) Parker Solar Probe Completes 25th Close Approach to Sun: * Mission scientists discuss the series of perihelion passes...
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2025.09.24 | NASA confirms Artemis II crewed lunar orbital mission set for 2026
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 24 September 2025: Artemis II crewed lunar orbital mission confirmed by NASA is set for 2026 The announcement that while the target launch date for Artemis II remains April 2026, NASA will attempt to bring that forward to February 2026, without compromising crew...
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2025.09.17 | Event Horizon: Merging Black Holes and Gravitational Waves — Part 2
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 17 September 2025: Merging Black Holes and Gravitational Waves - Part 2: The Hawking Black Hole Area Theorem Confirmation This week, The Space Show is in conversation with Teagan Clarke, PhD candidate and a lead researcher in gravitational-wave astrophysics at the...
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BONUS | Stephen Hawking's Black Hole Area Theorem Confirmed
Embargoed until Thursday, 11 September 2025: Prof. Eric Thrane, School of Physics and Astronomy at Monash University, explains the significance of the Hawking Black Hole Area Theorem confirmation in a Space Show exclusive. MONASH UNIVERSITY — MEDIA RELEASE 11/09/2025 | 08:13 AM AEST Australian...
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The Space Show is a one-hour radio program presented every Wednesday evening between 7.00 and 8.00 pm Australian Eastern Time by Andrew Rennie for 88.3 Southern FM and the Space Association of Australia Inc. The program aims to promote a public understanding of spaceflight and astronomy and to provide the public and members of the Space Association with up-to-date news, interviews and features of space-related events.
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