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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.
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Episodes
  • Intuitive Machines and a nuclear reactor for the Moon

    Intuitive Machines and a nuclear reactor for the Moon
    Mar 29 2024
    The Chief Scientist for Intuitive Machines, Ben Bussey, joins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham to talk through the first US soft landing on the Moon since 1972, IM-1. They discuss the landing, the broken legs, experiments and whether the IM control room is really based on Star Trek. Sue also travels to Farnborough to meet the chief engineer for novel nuclear at Rolls Royce, Jake Thompson. He hopes to build a nuclear reactor for a future Moonbase. Plus how Cornwall is fast becoming a centre for lunar communications.Contact us @spaceboffins on Facebook and X or email podcast@spaceboffins.com Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    50 mins
  • America's return to the Moon and UK lunar ambitions

    America's return to the Moon and UK lunar ambitions
    Feb 28 2024
    After the first soft Moon landing from the US in over 50 years, Ken Kremer shares his excitement for Intuitive Machine's Odysseus lander, NASA's ongoing lunar ambitions, and his concerns over China stealing a lunar edge. Also UK Space Agency Head of Space Exploration, Libby Jackson on Artemis 2 and 3, Gateway and the all-British Axiom mission. Plus the decisions going into de-orbiting a satellite... (Image IM-1 lunar descent, courtesy Intuitive Machines). Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    53 mins
  • Moonwalkers, and NASA flight director Gerry Griffin

    Moonwalkers, and NASA flight director Gerry Griffin
    Jan 29 2024
    Legendary NASA flight director Gerry Griffin and award-winning filmmaker Chris Riley join Space Boffins after a showing of London's immersive Moonwalkers exhibition. Gerry discusses working on the Apollo missions and that infamous SCE to AUX switch as well as his thoughts on Artemis and a verdict on Moonwalkers. We also hear how Chris co-wrote the show with Tom Hanks, who played Jim Lovell in the Apollo 13 movie. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    45 mins
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