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Space Boffins, from the Naked Scientists

Space Boffins, from the Naked Scientists

By: Richard Hollingham Sue Nelson
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 Publishing monthly, Space Boffins brings you cutting edge conversation and debate about the past, present and future of space science.The Naked Scientists Astronomy Astronomy & Space Science Natural History Nature & Ecology Physics Science
Episodes
  • NASA cuts, water mission and Skylab

    NASA cuts, water mission and Skylab
    Jun 28 2025
    Will China now get to the Moon first? NASA's former head of science, Thomas Zurbuchen, joins Space Boffins to discuss the proposed cuts to NASA's science budget. Richard visits SSTL to see an innovative European Space Agency mission, HydroGNSS, that uses satellite navigation signals to measure water from space. And authors Bruce McCandless III and Emily Carney share stories and songs from their new book, Star Bound, and talk Gemini, Skylab and an angry NASA memo. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Factories in space, ET, and a space paraglider

    Factories in space, ET, and a space paraglider
    May 29 2025
    Could factories in space be the future of manufacturing? Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham meet the head of the UK company, Space Forge, about to launch a (very small) factory into orbit. Sue also visits a new exhibition at the Natural History Museum in London exploring whether life could exist elsewhere in the universe, and the weird 1960s design that could have seen astronauts return to Earth on a paraglider... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    49 mins
  • Two astronauts and a Shuttle

    Two astronauts and a Shuttle
    May 10 2025
    Dinner chat on the space station, landing in the Shuttle and flying with William Shatner! Hosts Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham chat to NASA astronaut Nicole Stott about painting in space and whether we should send politicians into orbit! They also visit Space Shuttle Discovery in Washington to meet curator Jennifer Levassuer, Sue talks to Blue Origin astronaut Chris Boshuizen who pioneered phones in space, and the proposed NASA budget and what that means for Europe goes under the microscope...Contact us @spaceboffins and podcast@spaceboffins.com Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    1 hr and 9 mins
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