Show Notes
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 Back Time: 60th Anniversary of Gemini 8 The story of the near-disastrous flight of Gemini 8 is told via a series of contemporary recordings "as it happened". (Inserts courtesy NZBC, VOA and ABC)
Precursor audio: Recordings from the NZBC, VOA and Andrew Rennie, describing the visit to Australia and New Zealand by astronauts Frank Borman and Wally Schirra soon after their Gemini 7 and Gemini 6 space missions. Also, some of Andrew's photos of the event. You can access these recordings and photographs here.
More from The Space Show
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 7 October 2026:
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 30 September 2026: Space Show News: SpaceX Starship Flight 14
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 antenna Space weather Space domain awareness Asteroid observations Future activities. (Recorded at a meeting of the Space Association of Australia, Melbourne)
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 9 September 2026:
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)