Podcasts by ESA Explores

Time and Space bonus episode: 40 years of European space exploration from 2023-12-08T09:21:40

Welcome to a special bonus episode of our Time and Space series on the ESA Explores podcast! Join us in commemorating the 40th anniversary of Spacelab's maiden flight, a pivotal moment in Europe...

ESA Explores: 100 days to launch with astronaut Matthias Maurer from 2021-09-07T05:30

ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer will soon be launched to the International Space Station for a six-month stay in orbit. In this podcast, he talks about his training, the differences he's found bet...

ESA Explores: ERA for astronauts from 2021-07-18T20:00

ESA astronaut André Kuipers first encountered the European Robotic Arm (ERA) on paper, when it was intended for a proposed spaceplane called Hermes. Many iterations later, this European-built ro...

ESA Explores: a new arm for space from 2021-07-04T20:00

The European Robotic Arm (ERA) is set for launch to the International Space Station in July 2021, where it will provide access to the exterior of the Russian segment and support future space wal...

ESA Explores: preparing for other planets from 2021-06-11T15:51:31

Loredana Bessone is preparing astronauts to explore other planets through innovative training on Earth. In this episode of astronaut selection series, she shares how astronauts train in undergro...

ESA Explores: innovation for exploration from 2021-06-03T10:36:42

A team of students and young professionals from across Europe are exploring innovative solutions to some of the biggest challenges we'll face as we go forward to the Moon and beyond. In this epi...

Time and Space: forward to the Moon from 2021-05-26T08:38:37

In the final episode of our Time and Space series, ESA Director of Human and Robotic Exploration David Parker talks us through Europe's next steps into space. We hear about ESA's three explorati...

ESA Explores: training for space and ground from 2021-05-13T06:00

As a member of the instructor training team for ESA's European Astronaut Centre, Misbahur Rehman-Saad puts astronauts and flight control teams through their paces. In this episode, he talks more...

ESA Explores: the space doctor is in from 2021-05-06T07:10:52

In episode 6 of our astronaut selection series, ESA Senior Flight Surgeon Sergi Vaquer Araujo talks us through his role in taking care of ESA astronauts before, during and after spaceflight.

ESA Explores: the voice of Earth in orbit from 2021-04-29T09:18:13

In this episode we explore another fascinating space career. Andrea Boyd coordinates ESA's European Communicator and Medical Operations (Eurocom) team. Based at ESA's European Astronaut Centre i...

ESA Explores: maximising crew time in space from 2021-04-22T13:33:54

In episode four of our astronaut selection series, we catch up with utilisation planning team lead at ESA Kirsten MacDonell. From the Canadian Air Force to the European Space Agency, Kirsten has...

ESA Explores: the Space Station and Mars from 2021-04-19T20:34:38

In this special bonus series, we are talking science on the International Space Station (ISS). This year marks the 20th anniversary of the first European astronaut mission to the ISS and over tw...

ESA Explores: getting an experiment to orbit from 2021-04-19T20:30:53

In this special bonus series, we are talking science on the International Space Station (ISS). This year marks the 20th anniversary of the first European astronaut mission to the ISS and more th...

ESA Explores: the early days of Space Station science from 2021-04-19T20:26:13

In this special bonus series, we are talking science on the International Space Station (ISS). This year marks the 20th anniversary of the first mission of a European astronaut to the ISS, where...

ESA Explores: research in space from 2021-04-14T17:36:21

ESA research and payloads programme coordinator coordinator Jennifer Ngo-Anh shares how she found her way to space as we delve into human research on the International Space Station and the chal...

ESA Explores: becoming an astronaut from 2021-04-07T16:30

As the European Space Agency (ESA) recruits its first astronauts in over 10 years, ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano shares his journey to spaceflight and some of the qualities he's observed in his f...

ESA Explores: space careers from 2021-03-30T20:46:41

To mark the opening of the European Space Agency's first astronaut selection in over a decade, we embark on a journey into the wonderful world of space careers. In this initial episode, ESA Dire...

Time and Space: launching Columbus to orbit from 2021-03-16T09:00:35

The addition of ESA's Columbus laboratory, and the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) programme, changed the shape of European participation on the International Space Station. But its launch came...

Time and Space: entering the ISS era from 2021-02-03T04:00

It's not just Europeans who have flown into orbit, Europe has also produced some impressive pieces of space-worthy kit. In this episode, hosts Ally Koehler and Stephen Ennis take a look at some ...

ESA Explores: agency heads look forward to the Moon from 2020-12-02T13:09:50

ESA Director General Jan Wörner and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine sit down with hosts Ally Koehler and Stephen Ennis to talk about collaboration and the future of space exploration – includ...

Time and space: ESA's first astronaut from 2020-11-25T04:00

In this episode of our ESA Explores Time and Space series we chat with the first ESA astronaut to fly to space, physicist Ulf Merbold.

Ulf flew on the 9th flight of NASA's Space Shuttle p...

Time and space: building a Spacelab from 2020-10-21T11:56:16

One of the first engineers to work on Spacelab Alan Thirkettle talks hosts Ally and Stephen through the unexpected challenges and memorable moments of building a science laboratory for space. Listen

Time and Space: the first Europeans in orbit from 2020-09-16T10:41:13

In episode one of ESA Explores' Time and Space series, we explore the early days of Soviet spaceflight in conversation with Romania's first cosmonaut Dorin Prunariu. Dorin was one of 11 European...

AstroChat - training for the Space Station from 2020-08-14T05:30

ESA astronauts Thomas Pesquet and Matthias Maurer take the time to chat while training for upcoming missions to the International Space Station missions at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston...

ESA Explores – ESA missions return to science from 2020-07-20T12:59:13

After a brief shutdown of science instruments and a period in ‘safe standby’, ESA’s planetary missions are getting back to what they do best – gathering science data from around the Solar System...

Beyond Series – Luca reflects on a mission E10 from 2020-03-18T15:27:09

Just a short time after returning from 201 days in orbit on the International Space Station, ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano talks to Ally Koehler about his Beyond mission and life back on Earth. 

Beyond Series – Looking beyond Beyond E09 from 2020-02-19T10:08:12

Dr Aidan Cowley is a science advisor at ESA working with students and researchers on ideas that could shape the way we go forward to the Moon. In this episode, he discusses an initiative called ...

Beyond Series – Back to Earth E08 from 2020-01-15T12:00:38

As Luca's time in space draws to a close, hosts Ally Koehler and Stephen Ennis chat to ESA flight surgeon Maybritt Kuypers about the medical challenges of returning an astronaut to Europe from t...

Beyond Series – Space celebrations E07 from 2019-12-17T11:28:31

The festive season is in full force. Find out how astronauts celebrate special occasions on the Space Station with ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, BME/Eurocom coordinator for ESA Andrea Boyd and y...

Beyond Series – Italian bonus E02 from 2019-12-10T09:37:20

ESA explores Beyond: L' addestramento degli astronauti.

Episodio in italiano: Massimiliano Signori e Flavie Rometsch ci parlano dell' addestramento degli astronauti,...

Beyond Series – Fit for space E06 from 2019-11-25T15:44:21

Exercise in space is about more than just looking good – it's essential for astronaut health. In this episode Ally Koehler and Stephen Ennis chat to ESA exercise team lead Nora Peterson and ESA ...

Beyond Series – Luca spacewalk special E05.1 from 2019-11-11T08:38:28

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano is preparing for a series of spacewalks to service the dark-matter-hunting Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer AMS-02. In this bonus episode he speaks about his upcoming spa...

Beyond Series – Spotlight on spacewalking E05 from 2019-10-15T09:51:16

October 2019 is a busy month for spacewalking, and November will be no different. In this episode Ally and Stephen look at what it takes to prepare for and perform a spacewalk or EVA with head o...

Beyond Series – Italian bonus E01 from 2019-10-15T09:30:38

In questo primo episodio, Antonio Fortunato e Fabio Zecca ci parlano della Stazione Spaziale Internazionale e della seconda missione di Luca Parmitano chiamata Beyond.

Beyond Series – Trailer in italiano from 2019-09-19T12:09:36

ESA Explores èil podcast ufficiale dell'Agenzia Spaziale Europea dedicato alla missione Beyond dell'astronauta Luca Parmitano sulla Stazione Spaziale Internazionale. Restate sintonizz...

Beyond Series – Space Station sounds E04 from 2019-09-16T15:31:54

Hosts Ally Koehler and Stephen Ennis listen to and discuss some of the sounds that characterise life on the International Space Station with astronaut instructor and ESA BME/Eurocom Serena Berto...

Beyond Series – Space Station science E03 from 2019-08-16T09:15:09

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano will support over 50 European experiments in microgravity during his Beyond mission. Ally and Stephen talk to two of the experts who help facilitate this unique rese...

Beyond Series - Launch traditions E02 from 2019-07-14T12:06:42

In this episode, hosts Ally Koehler and Stephen Ennis chat with ESA head of crew support Romain Charles, and ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano, about the spaceflight traditions of Baikonur, Kazakhsta...

Beyond Series – Luca and Beyond E01 from 2019-06-19T08:38:59

During his final days of training at ESA’s astronaut centre in Cologne, Germany, ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano talks to host Stephen Ennis about his upcoming second mission to the International S...

Beyond Series – Trailer from 2019-05-15T13:23:50

Go behind the scenes of space exploration with this official podcast from the European Space Agency. This upcoming series focuses on ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano’s Beyond mission to the Internat...