Podcasts by Space
A collection of radio documentary programmes broadcast on the BBC World Service, with one thing in common – space.
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Space Flight from 2019-07-13T19:05
What is the future of space flight? With a successful Nasa landing on Mars and more commercial space travel in development than ever before, astronautical engineers are taking us into a new age....
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10, 9, 8, 7: Four Apollo missions from 2019-07-11T10:06
Taking place over just eight months, four perilous and eventful space missions laid the foundations for a successful Moon landing. Each pushed the boundaries of technology and revealed new insig...
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How Do We Rule The Universe? from 2018-01-11T14:17
Governing moon miners, asteroid hunters and space junk sounds pretty tricky, but we better get our act together. This year the majority of space launches included commercial enterprises. Space i...
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The First Woman on the Moon from 2017-11-20T11:32
If history had been kinder, aviator Wally Funk might have become the first woman on the Moon. In the early 1960s, she was one of 13 female pilots who passed the same physical tests as the Mercur...
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Space 1977 from 2017-08-20T03:07
Voyager 1 and 2: Still operating after 40 years in the depths of space. Voyager 1 is currently some 20 billion kilometres from Earth travelling at 15.5 kilometres a second. It takes 19 hours for...
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Caravans in Space from 2017-01-14T17:00
The plans to set up human colonies in space and spaceships that will take us to the stars. Richard Hollingham travels to the Tennessee Valley Interstellar Workshop in Chattanooga, Tennessee to m...
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We Shall Fly - Part One from 2017-01-12T17:00
Why African nations are so keen to journey into the future as a space-going continent. Space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock visits Nigeria, the birthplace of her father, to explore the passionat...
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Women with the Right Stuff from 2016-07-17T04:18
The first footsteps on the Moon were one giant step for 'man', but from the early days of aeronautics women have also been involved in space travel. Presenter, pilot and aspiring astronaut Wally...
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The Beagle 2 Mission to Mars from 2016-01-06T14:29
On Christmas Day 2003, a British space craft was due to land on Mars and begin searching for signs of life. The late Professor Colin Pillinger describes the daring mission. Originally broadcast ...
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Skylab Falls to Earth from 2016-01-01T11:32
In 1979, the American space station, Skylab, re-entered the Earth's atmosphere. Large fragments hit SW Australia instead of the Indian Ocean. Originally broadcast 11 July 2013.
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How to Survive in Space: Deep Space from 2015-12-31T20:38
How science, engineering and medicine come together to get fragile human life safely into space. Where should our ambitions lie? Originally broadcast 31 December 2015.
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How to Survive in Space: Into Orbit from 2015-12-30T20:30
How science, engineering and medicine are trying to understand the limits of human physiology to ensure survival in space. Originally broadcast 30 December 2015.
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The Apollo 13 Space Emergency from 2015-12-27T06:26
In 1970, three American astronauts were heading to the moon when disaster struck. Astronaut Fred Haise describes what happened. Originally broadcast 14 April 2010.
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Why Does The Moon Fascinate Us So Much? from 2015-12-26T06:19
Why has the moon fascinated humans for so long? The moon in culture, how it affects life on Earth and what the moon is really like. Originally broadcast 21 July 2014.
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Sounds of Space 2: Deep Space from 2015-12-23T11:45
Take a sonic tour of the universe - this time, deep into the cosmos. Some sounds are recorded sound, others are data that have been sonified. Originally broadcast 7 July 2015.
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The First Woman in Space from 2015-12-21T15:58
Salute Soviet Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova. In June 1963, she boarded Vostok 6 at Baikonur cosmodrome and went into orbit. Originally broadcast 21 June, 2013.
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Launching the Hubble Space Telescope from 2015-12-20T11:53
In 1990 the Hubble Telescope was launched into space, but the first pictures it sent back to earth were out of focus. Originally broadcast 23 April 2010.
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Sounds of Space 1: The Solar System from 2015-12-18T14:34
The previously silent world of outer space is getting noisier. Listen in to sounds recorded on board spacecraft and sonifications of space data. Originally broadcast 30 June 2015.
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Space Medicine from 2015-12-18T09:59
The skin suit that combats the effects of microgravity, pushing human physiology and psychology to the limit, and the 'Overview' effect.Originally broadcast on 16 December 2015
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Enceladus: Is There Life On Saturn's Moon? from 2015-12-17T16:21
Saturn’s moon Enceladus has giant geysers blasting water into space at supersonic speeds. Does it also harbour life beneath its crust? Originally broadcast on 14 Dec 2016.
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Monkeys in Space from 2015-12-16T11:23
For the first time, America sends two monkeys into space and brings them back alive. It's a watershed moment for the US space agency, Nasa. Originally broadcast on 22 May, 2012.
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'I Nearly Drowned in Space' from 2015-12-14T18:34
Astronaut Luca Parmitano was performing maintenance on the International Space Station when he noticed water leaking into his helmet. Originally broadcast on 14 Dec 2015.
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