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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 202 — Artemis Imminent
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On Episode 202 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Mike Wall, the spaceflight and tech editor at Space.com, to bring us up to date on all the latest Artemis news.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 201 — Born to Explore
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On Episode 201 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Jay Gallentine to talk about former Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) manager John Casani.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 200 — Our 200th Episode Listener Special!
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On Episode 200 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik celebrate their 200th episode with their annual listener special!

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 199 — The Obsolete Astronaut?
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On Episode 199 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Dr. Pascal Lee, who has thoughts on how and when robots may perform better — and more safely — than humans in space.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 198 — A Dragonfly on Titan
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On Episode 198 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Principal Investigator Dr. Elizabeth "Zibi" Turtle about the Dragonfly mission and what to expect in the coming years.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 197 — Inside UNOOSA
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On Episode 197 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Aarti Holla-Maini and Rick Jenet about the importance of the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 196 — Becoming Martian!
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On Episode 196 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Scott Solomon, Rice Univeristy professor and researcher, about humanity's need to expand its presence into the solar system.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 195 — Remembering Apollo 1, Challenger, and Columbia
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On Episode 195 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Gerry Griffin, former Apollo Flight Director and Director of the Johnson Space Center, about NASA's spaceflight tragedies.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 193 — A History of Tomorrow
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On Episode 193 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with NASA Chief Historian Dr. Roger Launius about the space agency's past.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 192 — Space, 2026!
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On Episode 192 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik looks forward to 2026, which promises to be the most exciting year in the new space age yet!

Our favorite Space.com stories of 2025
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We asked our staff to choose their favorite Space.com stories of 2025. Here's what we got.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 190 — Holiday Special 2025
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On Episode 190 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik look back at the past year in space — its ups, its downs, its all-arounds.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 189 — Privatizing Orbit
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On Episode 189 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with their favorite Newspace Buccaneer, Jeffrey Manber.

International Space Station: Live updates
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Find out what's going on at the International Space Station.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 188 — A New NASA Leader Rises?
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On Episode 188 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss Jared Isaacman, the billionaire entrepreneur and private astronaut, who took had his second confirmation as NASA's next leader.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 187 — An Inspired Enterprise
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On Episode 187 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Glen Swanson, author of the new Star Trek history book "Inspired Enterprise."

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 186 — Snow on the Moon?
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On Episode 186 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Dr. Jim Green, NASA's former chief scientist, about snow on the moon.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 185 — Gutting Goddard
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On Episode 185 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Josh Dinner to discuss NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center future, given it is in the administration's crosshairs.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 184 — Space is Scary!
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On Episode 184 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik look at why space can be scary with a survey of some of the best (and most laughable) movies about critters from outer space!

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 183 — Lunar Lander Wanted! Apply Within
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On Episode 183 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Mike Wall to discuss NASA's pursuit to beat the Chinese to a human landing on the moon.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 182 — The Dream is Alive
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On Episode 182 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Terry Hart to discuss his career from a fighter jet pilot to a NASA astronaut.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 181 — World Space Week
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On Episode 181 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Alma Okpalefe to discuss World Space Week, a global celebration of all things space.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 180 — NASA is Closed for Business
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On Episode 180 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss the headlines, from the shutdown of NASA to the risky dismantling of the space shuttle Discovery (because Texas insists).
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