Challenger Center for Space Science Education http://www.challenger.org Enjoy weekly educational broadcasts from the Challenger Center for Space Science Education! Welcome to Challenger Center Podcast/VodCast en-us 2007 CCSSE Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:37:37 EST webmaster@challenger.org (Web Master) 40 Challenger Center webmaster@challenger.org On January 28, 1986, the crew of the Challenger 51-L was tragically lost. Their mission continues today with Challenger Center for Space Science Education. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/51LAnniversaryv2.mp3 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:15:00 EST No 00:10:25 Challenger, 51-L, 51L, Anniversary During this holiday season your support will help ensure that every child arriving at a Challenger Learning Center will look to the stars and see a bright future filled with unlimited possibilities. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/HolidayGiving2009.mp3 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:35:00 EST No 00:04:00 donate, Challenger Elementary students from Montana have named the twin NASA spacecrafts that rung in 2012 by achieving orbit around the moon. (Source: NASA) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/MoonKam.mp3 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:31:29 EST No 00:03:01 GRAIL, Ebb and FLow, contest, Challenger Center, NASA In remembrance of the Challenger Crew http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Remembrance.mp3 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:10:21 EST No 00:01:20 51-L, Challenger, Challenger Center, NASA Remembering January 28th, 1986 http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/51LAnniversaryv3.mp3 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:14:59 EST No 00:10:20 51L, Challenger Center, NASA, Challenger Crew More than 500 students from 29 states will show off their rocket skills in the 2011-12 NASA Student Launch Projects flight challenge. (Source: NASA) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/57Varieties.mp3 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:18:46 EST No 00:04:13 Student Launch Projects, NASA, Rockets, Challenge, Challenger Center Astronaut Captain James Lovell, of Apollo 13 fame, talks to Challenger Center Founding Chair, Dr. June Scobee Rodgers, about two of his Christmas-time space missions, Gemini 7 and Apollo 8. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/LovellJuneChristmas.mp3 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 07:16:38 EST No 00:05:53 Apollo 8, Apollo13, Captain Jim Lovell, Dr. June Scobee Rodgers, Challenger Center, Christmas Track Santa with the help of NORAD. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/wehavesantainoursight.mp3 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:39:50 EST No 00:03:50 Santa, NORAD, Challenger Center Join us today and become a sponsor of Challenger Center for Space Science Education. All contributions are tax-deductible. Challenger Center for Space Science Education is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization. For more information on our programs, including how to find a Challenger Learning Center near you, or to make a holiday gift, visit www.challenger.org. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/HolidayGivingtoCCSSE.mp3 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:10:52 EST No 00:04:26 Holiday Giving, Tax Deduction, Challenger Center, CCSSE Dr. Stern, Director of the Florida Space Institute, discusses the NASA Commercial Crew and Cargo Program Office and the Dragon spacecraft designed to send cargo and crew to the International Space Station. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/DragonStern.mp3 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:47:10 EST No 00:10:53 Dragon, Dragon Lab, Challenger Center, NASA, Dr. Stern NASA's Flame Extinguishment Experiment, or FLEX, has conducted more than 200 tests to better understand the fundamentals of flames and how best to suppress fire in space (Source: NASA Story by Mike Giannone Glenn Research Center) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/FIRE_FLEX.mp3 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:37:14 EST No 00:03:18 NASA, CIR, Glenn Research Center, FLEX, Challenger Center NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory carrying the car-sized rover named Curiosity Lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard an Atlas V rocket on 11/25/2011. (Source: NASA) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/MSL.mp3 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:32:47 EST No 00:03:07 NASA, Challenger Center, Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity Dr. Alan Stern, planetary scientist, discusses the Mars Science Laboratory mission scheduled for November of 2011 and a series of new NASA missions for 2012. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/SternNASA2012.mp3 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:22:25 EST No 00:08:44 Dr. Stern, NASA, 2012, Challenger Center, Mars Science Laboratory A team of NASA scientists has won funding to study the concept of remotely capturing particles and delivering them to a robotic rover or orbiting spacecraft for analysis. (Source: NASA) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Tractor_Beam.mp3 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:41:40 EST No 00:03:48 Challenger Center, NASA, Star Trek, Goddard, tractor beams Seven farms across the U.S. are taking part in a project called Space Farm, a partnership between NASA and members of MAiZE Inc., A Utah-based company that helps farmers design and create mazes for you to enjoy! (Source: NASA) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/SpaceFarm7.mp3 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:05:39 EST No 00:02:43 MAIZE, Space Farm 7, NASA, Challenger Center, mazes In this exclusive interview Dr. Alan Stern, planetary scientist and principal investigator for the New Horizons mission to Pluto discusses the composition of this icy dwarf planet and its four moons, his role as principal investigator on the New Horizons Mission, its extended mission to the Kuiper Belt and details about the mission instruments and timeline. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/NewHorizons.mp3 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:33:20 EST No 00:11:03 New Horizons, Dr. Stern, Challenger Center, NASA, Pluto In a unique partnership between NASA and the country of Japan, a new digital topographic map of planet Earth was released on October 17, 2011. The Global Digital Elevation Model or GDEM is the most complete digital topographic map of our home planet ever made. It was created from images collected by the Japanese Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer instrument aboard NASA’s Terra satellite. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Astertopo.mp3 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:53:49 EST No 00:04:18 NASA, Challenger Center, Global Digital Elevation Model, Terra satellite NASA has a class assignment for U.S. students: help the agency give the twin spacecraft headed to orbit around the moon new names. (source: NASA) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Cool_Homework.mp3 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:13:37 EST No 00:02:38 GRAIL, contest, Challenger Center, NASA A new citizen science website called MAPPER at (getmapper.com) has launched to coincide with the Pavilion Lake Research Project's 2011 field season. (Source: NASA) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Mapper.mp3 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:22:49 EST No 00:03:35 Mapper, getmapper.com, NASA, Pavilion and Kelly Lake, PLRP, Challenger Center Dr. Alan Stern, planetary scientist, talks about exoplanets and NASA’s Kepler mission to discover Earth-sized planets around other stars. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/KeplerExoStern.mp3 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:09:26 EST No 00:09:16 Kepler, NASA, Challenger Center, Dr. Stern, exoplanets NASA's Kepler mission has detected the first unmistakable circumbinary planet -- a planet orbiting two stars about 200 light-years from Earth. (Source: NASA) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Double_Take.mp3 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:29:46 EST No 00:03:35 Kepler, NASA, Challenger Center, binary system NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has captured the sharpest images ever taken from space of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 landing sites. (Source: NASA) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/LROC.mp3 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:28:22 EST No 00:03:22 LRO, Apollo, NASA, Challenger Center Astronomers have realized the source of x and gamma rays was the result of a truly extraordinary event -- the awakening of a distant galaxy's dormant black hole as it shredded and consumed a star. (Source: NASA) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Quick_Meal.mp3 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:41:57 EST No 00:03:55 NASA, Challenger Center, Swift, J1644+57, black hole Dr. Alan Stern, planetary scientist, discusses the NASA lunar Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory, or GRAIL, mission - scheduled to launch this September. GRAIL will fly twin spacecraft in tandem orbits around the moon for 82 days to measure its gravity field. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/GRAILStern.mp3 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:59:05 EST No 00:06:51 NASA, Moon, GRAIL, Challenger Center, Dr. Alan Stern NASA is seeking proposals for CubeSats, small satellite payloads, to fly on rockets planned to launch between 2012 and 2014. (Source: NASA) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Hip2BSquare.mp3 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:43:29 EST No 00:03:17 NASA, CubeSat, Challenger Center NASA's solar-powered Juno spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral to begin a five-year journey to Jupiter. (Source: NASA) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Juno.mp3 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 21:11:46 EST No 00:03:11 Juno, Jupiter, NASA, Challenger Center NASA Commercial Crew Programs – Dr. Alan Stern former Associate Administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate discusses the new commercial crew vehicle program at NASA where four private companies have been selected to compete for the job of flying crews between Earth and the International Space Station. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/CommercialCrew.mp3 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:55:56 EST No 00:10:27 Dr. Stern, NASA, Challenger Center, Commercial Crews Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope discovered a fourth moon orbiting the icy dwarf planet Pluto. (Source: NASA) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/P4.mp3 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:30:54 EST No 00:04:20 NASA, New Horizons, P4, Pluto On July 15, 2011 NASA's Dawn spacecraft began an extended encounter with the asteroid Vesta, making the mission the first to enter orbit around a main-belt asteroid. (Source: NASA) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Dawn.mp3 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 14:01:51 EST No 00:03:20 Dawn, NASA, Vesta, asteroid The crew of Atlantis' STS-135 Mission brought along numerous items to commemorate the final flight of Space Shuttle Program. (Source: NASA) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Carry_On.mp3 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:30:01 EST No 00:03:26 STS-135, NASA, Space Shuttle, iPhone Samples returned by NASA’s Genesis mission and analyzed by scientists indicate our sun and its inner planets may have formed differently than previously thought. (Source: NASA) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/New_Genesis.mp3 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:16:59 EST No 00:04:05 Genesis, NASA, Oxygen, Nitrogen Dr. Alan Stern, planetary scientist, discusses the upcoming mission Juno, scheduled to launch in August of 2011 to the planet Jupiter to learn more about it's atmosphere and magnetosphere. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/SternJuno2011.mp3 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:00:00 EST No 00:10:15 NASA Planetary Space Science Challenger Center NASA is getting help from university students to develop potential habitats for future space missions. (Source: NASA) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/xHab.mp3 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:03:23 EST No 00:03:09 NASA, Desert RATS, X-Hab, STEM The next U.S. transportation system that will carry humans into deep space will be based on designs originally planned for the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle. (Sources: NASA, AP) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/MPCV.mp3 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:50:15 EST No 00:03:29 NASA, ORION, MPCV, ISS NASA is taking experiments underwater in the 15th expedition of NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations or NEEMO. (Sources: NASA, AP) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/NEEMO15.mp3 Fri, 27 May 2011 08:31:59 EST No 00:03:39 NASA, NEEMO 15, Asteroid, Aquarius Dr. Alan Stern, planetary scientist, discusses the Planetary Decadal Survey, a ranking for NASA by planetary scientists of the highest priority robotic space missions for the coming decade. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/DecadalSurvey.mp3 Fri, 20 May 2011 14:28:30 EST No 00:11:15 Planetary Decadal Alan Stern NASA Space Science Education Challenger Center Space Adventures is hoping to push the envelope even further, with Soyuz tourist trips around the moon! (Source: Space.com) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Moon_Ride.mp3 Fri, 06 May 2011 21:57:38 EST No 00:03:42 Space Adventures, NASA, ISS, Moon Budget cuts have led to the Allen Telescope Array to be put into “hibernation” mode. (Source: Wired UK) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/HearMeNow.mp3 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:51:25 EST No 00:03:17 SETI, Allen Telescope Array, NASA, Kepler NASA announced the locations that will house the retired orbiters during a Kennedy Space Center ceremony commemorating the 30th anniversary of the first shuttle flight. (Sources: Wired Science; Grossman, NASA) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Shuttle_Homes.mp3 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:02:50 EST No 00:03:39 Orbiter, NASA, Discovery, Enterprise, Atlantis, Endeavor, Intrepid, Udvar-Hazy, California Science Center, Johnson Space Center, Kennedy Space Center Dr. Alan Stern, planetary scientist, discusses the last three decades of science on the Space Shuttle including astronomy, earth science, microgravity research and student experiments. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/ShuttleScience.mp3 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:15:00 EST No 00:10:26 NASA Space Exploration Dr. Alan Stern Challenger Center Space Science Education Shuttle NASA Administrator Charles Bolden stated the International Space Station is a fundamental piece to get to Mars. (Source: Denise Chow, SPACE.com) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/On2Mars.mp3 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 20:18:12 EST No 00:03:51 NASA, Mars, ISS, Bolden, Human Space Exploration A Japanese H-2 Transfer Vehicle named Kounotori 2 undocked from the ISS and intentionally reentered Earth’s atmosphere to destroy itself and dispose of its cargo of space litter after a two-month mission to the orbiting laboratory. (Source: Space.com Leonard David) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/White_Stork.mp3 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 04:09:15 EST No 00:04:12 Kounotori 2, NASA, Boeing, US Air Force, origami, JAXA, Transfer Vehicle Add another milestone for a NASA spacecraft heading towards the Pluto! The New Horizons probe crossed the orbit of Uranus on March 19, 2011 (Source: Space.com) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/New_Horizons.mp3 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:39:40 EST No 00:03:29 NASA, Pluto, New Horizons, Kuiper The curious public joined scientists and amateur astronomers at the Hayden Planetarium to watch a broadcast of an orbital maneuver taking place around Mercury (Source: Space.com, Moskowitz) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Messenger.mp3 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:26:39 EST No 00:03:40 NASA, NYC, Hayden Planetarium, American Museum of Natural History, Messenger, Mercury Dr. Alan Stern, planetary scientist, discusses current and past science activities and results on the International Space Station and plans for continuing the space station into the 2020s. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/StationScience.mp3 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:30:00 EST No 00:11:15 Space Science Education NASA solar system NYC’s Emergency Communications Transformation Program is running over budget and behind schedule so the City is calling on NASA to evaluate the program. Source (The Daily News, Adam Lisberg) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/NASA2daRescue.mp3 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 11:10:29 EST No 00:03:33 Emergency Communications Transformation Program, NYC, 911, NASA Scientists analyzing data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have discovered a phenomenon never seen. (Source: Yahoo News, Jeffrey Weeks) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Antimatter.mp3 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:15:55 EST No 00:03:03 antimatter, thunderstorms, positrons, NASA, Fermi, Gamma Ray Space Telescope In October 2010, Director Michael Bay filmed part of the next "Transformers" movie at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Source: Space.com A. Hadhazy) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/MoreThanMeetsTheEye.mp3 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:26:56 EST No 00:04:12 Transformers, NASA, Lunar Landing, Apollo 11, Space Race Planetary scientist, Dr. Alan Stern, discusses the NASA Stardust NExT spacecraft that flew by Comet Tempel 1 on February 14, 2011. The comet had been previously visited by the Deep Impact mission in 2005. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/StardustNextv2.mp3 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:38:00 EST No 00:13:21 NASA Alan Stern Comet Stardust Space A collaboration between NASA, NASCAR, and HANS device inventor, Dr. Robert Hubbard seeks to improve crash restraints for astronauts. (Source: NASCAR) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/SpaceRace.mp3 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 08:45:25 EST No 00:02:55 NASA, NASCAR, HANS, Astronaut safety NASA Discovers First Rocky Planet Outside Solar System A WorldBulletin.net Post Read by Cmdr N and Jr Cmdr Analise http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/SmallestPlanet.mp3 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:03:04 EST No 00:03:15 Kepler, Kepler 10-b, habitable zone, NASA Earth's magnetic north pole, which has been shifting at a rate of about 40 miles per year in the direction of Russia, caused an airport in Tampa, Florida, to temporarily close its runways to keep up with the magnetic shift. (Source: The Lookout, Liz Goodwin) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/MovingTarget.mp3 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 05:01:09 EST No 00:02:34 Polarity Shift, Magnetic North Pole, Compass, GPS Is it possible that what began as moons became rings, and eventually turn into new moons? http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/MissingMoon.mp3 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 12:45:32 EST No 00:04:16 Missing Moon, Saturn, Rings, Cassini Track Santa with the help of NORAD. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/wehavesantainoursight.mp3 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 12:03:54 EST No 00:03:00 Santa, track, NORAD Help us continue the mission with a gift. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/HolidayGiving2010.mp3 Sat, 18 Dec 2010 20:49:28 EST No 00:03:55 Challenger Center, Holiday Giving, Tax Deductible Donation Planetary scientist, Dr. Alan Stern gives an explanation of the many interesting satellite planets in our solar system including, our Moon, Titan, Triton and the Galilean satellites at Jupiter (and others). http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Stern_Dec2011.mp3 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 07:45:35 EST No 00:12:45 satellite planets moon Europa Callisto Triton Titan Ganymede Dr. Alan Stern NASA space science Stamps titled "Alan Shepard: First American in Space" and "First Spacecraft to Orbit Mercury" will be released in 2011 (Source: Space.com) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Stampon2011.mp3 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 09:27:45 EST No 00:03:08 Alan Shephard, Freedom 7, Redstone Rocket, NASA, USPS, Space Stamp A British online technology publication has sent up a large paper airplane high above the clouds and snapped striking pictures. (Source: Space.com) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/upupandaway.mp3 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:00:12 EST No 00:02:55 PARIS, paper airplane, space plane A study in Australia has found signs that the continent’s ancient Aborigines might have been the world's first astonomers. (Sources: AFP, Space.com Staff) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/AborigineAstronomy.mp3 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:51:30 EST No 00:02:40 Aborigine, Astronomy Dr. Alan Stern, planetary scientist discusses the approach of the NASA EPOXI spacecraft a day in advance of its historic encounter with the comet. EPOXI is an extension of NASA's Deep Impact mission. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/EPOXIStern.mp3 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 09:25:10 EST No 00:08:22 comet Hartley-2 NASA EPOXI Deep Impact Dr. Alan Stern planetary scientist science space astronomy solar system comets Thanks to the Hubble, astronomers think they have found the oldest thing ever seen in our universe. (Source: Ap Science Seth Borenstein) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/AGalaxyFarFarAway.mp3 Sun, 31 Oct 2010 09:40:44 EST No 00:03:27 galaxy, NASA, Hubble, HST Dr. Alan Stern, planetary scientist, describes new NASA missions planned for 2011, including the last flights of the Space Shuttle, and the AQUARIUS, JUNO, GRAIL, and Mars Science Laboratory missions to study Earth, Jupiter, the Moon and Mars. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/SternNASAMissions2011.mp3 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 08:18:42 EST No 00:08:22 GRAIL Space Shuttle NASA JUNO AQUARIUS Mars Science Laboratory Earth Moon Jupiter Jupiter passed within 368 million miles from Earth on Sept 20, 2010, the closest the two planets have been to each other since 1963. (Source: Dunn-AP Aerospace) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/ShiningStar.mp3 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 12:59:25 EST No 00:02:48 Jupiter, Uranus, Space, NASA, Challenger Center Researchers have found that injury to fingernails is a common issue with astronaut gloves. (Source: Moskowitz-Space.com) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/SpaceManicure.mp3 Sun, 03 Oct 2010 11:51:58 EST No 00:02:55 Spacesuit, gloves, NASA, fingernail injury Dr. June Scobee Rodgers discusses her new book “Star Challengers: Moonbase Crisis” http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/StarChallengers.mp3 Sun, 26 Sep 2010 18:26:04 EST No 00:12:44 Star Challengers, Moon Base Crisis, Challenger Center Dr. Alan Stern, planetary scientist, describes two of the most mysterious objects in our universe, black holes and quasars. What are they and how do we know? http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Stern_BlackHoles.mp3 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 06:49:08 EST No 00:08:22 Black holes quasars universe space science Alan Stern scientists Scientists have found a star with possibly as many as seven orbiting planets — including one that could be the smallest exoplanet ever found. (Source: Satter and Jordans, AP) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/GoodThingsSmallPackages.mp3 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:19:51 EST No 00:04:05 exoplanets, La Silla Chile, European Southern Observatory How Do Air Conditioners Keep us Cool? (Source: Life's Little Mysteries - Benjamin Radford) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/KeepingYourCool.mp3 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:27:47 EST No 00:03:36 Air Conditioning, Evaporative Cooling, Swamp Cooler, Refrigerated Cooling Einstein(at)Home project is credited with finding a pulsar using regular home computers. (Source: AP Science -Schmid) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/GotSparePCPower.mp3 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:37:54 EST No 00:03:01 Einstein(at)Home, US National Science Foundation, Max Planck Institute Sometimes the Moon chases us, sometimes it changes size, and the amount that is illuminated changes...or does it? (Source: Space.com Joe Rao, Life's Little Mysteries Robert Roy Britt, Yahoo Answers) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/MoonMyths.mp3 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:47:40 EST No 00:02:57 Moon, Myths, Lunar Calendar Ever wonder why the astonauts suits are orange? (Source: Life's Little Mysteries - Moskowitz) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/SuitMeUp.mp3 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:14:36 EST No 00:03:03 Spacesuit, NASA, ACES, Advanced Crew Escape Suit NASA's WISE space telescope has spotted 25,000 new asteroids just this calendar year. (Source: AP) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/WISE.mp3 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:23:37 EST No 00:02:59 NASA, WISE, Telescope, Infrared, sky mapping Dr. Alan Stern, planetary scientist discusses dwarf planets in and out of our solar system and NASA missions to explore them, and the discovery of exoplanets in other solar systems and NASA missions to find other worlds. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/SternDwarfExo.mp3 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:03:10 EST No 00:11:22 Alan Stern NASA missions exoplanets extrasolar dwarf planets Dawn Kepler Have fun in NASA's new online lunar environment. (Sources: AFP, NASA) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/MoonbaseAlpha.mp3 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 06:55:24 EST No 00:02:40 NASA, Moonbase Alpha, online gaming, first person game, exploration Spacecraft swoops near Earth on a course to another comet. (Source: SpaceFlightNow, The Register) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/EPOXI.mp3 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:06:34 EST No 00:03:42 EPOXI, Deep Impact, NASA, Comet, Hartley 2 The iconic heavy metal band, Iron Maiden, tours Johnson Space Center. (Source: Space.com) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/HeavyMetalinSpace.mp3 Sat, 26 Jun 2010 08:28:33 EST No 00:03:23 Heavy Metal, Iron Maiden, NASA, Johnson Space Center Send your name to Space with NASA's Face in Space website. (Sources: Wired News, Florida Today) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/OneofTheseDaysAlice.mp3 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:17:11 EST No 00:02:47 NASA, Face, Space, STS-133, STS-134, Shuttle, Kids, Students Mars 500 is an experiment which involves an international team of scientists climbing into a series of metal capsules for 520-day simulated flight to Mars to gather research that will help real space crews of the future cope with confinement, stress and fatigue of interplanetary travel. (Source: AP Vladimir Isachenkov) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/MarsMissionSim.mp3 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:07:43 EST No 00:05:00 Mars Simulation, NASA, ESA, Moscow, Mars 500 The hottest known planet in our galaxy is being stretched into the shape of a football and rapidly consumed by its parent star, new observations from the Hubble Space Telescope show. (Source: Andrea Thompson SPACE.com) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/HungryStar.mp3 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:14:18 EST No 00:03:09 Exoplanet, WASP-12, WASP-12b Jupiter's South Equatorial Belt cloud band has disappeared from sight...again! (Source: CNN Wire) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/SunnySkiesAhead.mp3 Tue, 25 May 2010 09:19:31 EST No 00:02:46 Jupiter, SEB, Clouds, South Equatorial Belt, NASA NASA teams up with the European Space Agency (ESA) to design a Mars Sample-Return Mission. Source: AP Science http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/ARocknGoodTime.mp3 Wed, 19 May 2010 14:01:21 EST No 00:04:15 NASA, ESA, Sample-Return STS-132 Astronaut Piers Sellers to carry part of Newton tree to Space. Source AP Space Macia Dunn http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/HowYouLikeThemApples.mp3 Thu, 13 May 2010 12:59:07 EST No 00:03:15 Atlantis, NASA, STS-132, apples, Royal Society NASA Engineers successfully tested the new ORION crew capsule on May 6,2010. Source AP Science Alicia Caldwell http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Take a Capsule and call me in the Morning.mp3 Tue, 11 May 2010 11:43:27 EST No 00:03:30 Orion, Capsule, Constellation, Space, NASA Let planetary scientist Dr. Alan Stern introduce you to NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE mission, to map the sky in infrared, search for near-Earth objects and make other surprising discoveries. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/WiseDrStern.mp3 Thu, 06 May 2010 13:56:03 EST No 00:06:22 Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer NASA Infrared Universe Near-Earth object Asteroid WISE Dr. Alan Stern Scientists found evidence of water ice and organic material on the asteroid 24 Themis one of the largest Main belt asteroids. Astronomers have long speculated that the components of water, hydrogen and oxygen, were locked within asteroids, but this is their first solid piece of evidence, supporting the idea that they may be responsible for bringing water and organic material to Earth. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/AsteroidRocks.mp3 Mon, 03 May 2010 11:34:33 EST No 00:04:22 Asteroids The Midwestern sky lit up on 4/14/2010 as a large meteor streaked across the sky. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/FireInTheSky.mp3 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:08:22 EST No 00:03:43 meteor fireball Virginids Dr. Alan Stern discusses the moons of Saturn including Titan and Enceladus, possible sites of biological life, and the many types of moons including shepherd moons, moonlets and irregular moons, all in the context of the Cassini mission. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/SaturnsMoonsStern.mp3 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:27:21 EST No 00:09:50 Saturn Titan Enceladus Dr. Alan Stern shepherd moons moonlets irregular Cassini mission NASA solar system The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) will be using NASA scientists in its review of Toyota electronic throttle control systems. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Toyota.mp3 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:17:29 EST No 00:05:22 Toyota NASA NHTSA recall acceleration A successful test brings subortibal flights closer to reality! Sources (UniverseToday.com, Space.com 3/22/10) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/SpaceShipTwo.mp3 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:39:26 EST No 00:03:53 Space Ship Two Enterprise Branson Virgin What would it take to jump start the space shuttle supply lines if Congress decides to keep the shuttle fleet operational past its scheduled last flight? Listen and find out! (Sources: Florida Today and AP Aerospace March 10, 2010) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Keepemflying.mp3 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:28:27 EST No 00:04:00 Space Shuttle NASA Educator Astronaut Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, a former teacher, is scheduled to fly into space aboard the space shuttle Discovery this April. Learn more about Ms. Metcalf-Lindenburger and her flight STS-131 to the International Space Station. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Dottie.mp3 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:40:19 EST No 00:06:46 Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger Dottie NASA Astronaut Educator ISS International Space Station space shuttle Discovery Dr. Figueroa is the Director of Applied Engineering and Technology at NASA's Goddard Spaceflight Center. Born in Puerto Rico, Dr. Figueroa discusses his education, early years at NASA, successes and failures in the Mars Exploration program that he led, and the new missions he is working on, including the James Webb Telescope. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Figueroa.mp3 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:30:54 EST No 00:12:22 Orlando Figueroa Engineering NASA Mars Spirit Opportunity Polar Lander Climate Orbiter Goddard Spaceflight Center Hispanic A recent artcile in Space Times magazine by Challenger Center President Dan Barstow. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/PuttingExcitementBack.mp3 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:10:00 EST No 00:08:38 Science Education NASA Spark NASA adds a new bay window to the International Space Station affording spectacular views and support for robotic activities and Earth observation science. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Cupola.mp3 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:24:26 EST No 00:05:22 International Space Station Cupola window Learn more about suborbital science opportunities and benefits with Dr. Alan Stern. Information about the upcoming Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference for 2010. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/SuborbitalStern.mp3 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:09:27 EST No 00:09:30 Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference Alan Stern Science A special podcast to honor the crews of Apollo 1, Challenger, and Columbia on the anniversaries of their missions of discovery. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/51LAnniversary2010.mp3 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:20:00 EST No 00:05:43 Apollo, Columbia, Challenger, anniversary 2010-2012 NASA Challenger Center Grants http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/ChallengerGrants2010_96kbps.mp3 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:15:00 EST No 00:06:14 NASA Grants Challenger Center Dr. Alan Stern discusses the Sun and its influence on the Earth. Learn more about solar flares and their effects on spacecraft, satellites and humans. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/SternSunEarth.mp3 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 06:48:22 EST No 00:09:22 Sun solar flare coronal mass ejection Earth aurora space weather wind The Mars rover Spirit (along with its twin Opportunity) reaches its 6th year milestone on Mars. While stuck in a sand trap, scientists and engineers decide what to do to save the spacecraft that has overcome a series of troubles during its mission. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Spirit.mp3 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:55:50 EST No 00:05:22 Spirit Mars Rover NASA Opportunity Students Alex and Ahmed from the Abingdon Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia interviewed Challenger Center's Chairman of the Board and former astronaut, William Readdy in December of 2009. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/ReaddyInterview.mp3 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:51:16 EST No 00:10:15 William Readdy Chairman Challenger Center Board Astronaut Space Shuttle NASA Santa is coming! You can track him him with NORAD's help. How did it all begin? Join Challenger Center for our annual podcast rerun with former Commanders Katie Kettles and Colleen Jay! http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/SantaTrackingwithNorad.mp3 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:13:08 EST No 00:03:52 Santa Claus NORAD Holiday mathematics for the energy conscious - calculating the savings by using LED lights instead of incandescent bulbs. Switching can save money and cut down dramatically on power consumption. Go green this holiday season! http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/GreenHoliday.mp3 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:01:55 EST No 00:06:00 LED Christmas lights energy savings green efficient During this holiday season your support will help ensure that every child arriving at a Challenger Learning Center will look to the stars and see a bright future filled with unlimited possibilities. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/HolidayGiving2009.mp3 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:22:08 EST No 00:04:00 holidays giving donation support Challenger Learning Center 2009 donate holiday Evidence of an ancient ocean on the planet Mars is presented in a new NASA funded study that connects its extensive valley networks to a warmer wetter climate with rain and a large ocean. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/MarsOcean.mp3 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:24:09 EST No 00:07:22 Mars ocean valley networks red planet climate atmosphere Martian rain precipitation warm NASA announced that it has discovered water on the moon, opening "a new chapter" that could allow for the development of a lunar space station. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/MoonWater.mp3 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:41:05 EST No 00:08:45 water moon lunar LCROSS LRO NASA Dr. Stern, a planetary scientist and principal investigator for NASA's New Horizon mission to Pluto talks about comets, where they come from, what they are made of and what they tell us about our solar system. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/ExploringCometsStern.mp3 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:18:49 EST No 00:09:22 comets Alan Stern comet The structure of the universe is revealed as a gigantic galactic cluster is discovered by the European Southern Observatory and Japan's Subaru Telescope. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Skeletonofthecosmos.mp3 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:26:48 EST No 00:05:45 universe galactic cluster galaxies astronomy telescopes European Southern Observatory Japan Subaru Telescope Answers to some questions about 2012 from NASA's Ask an Astrobiologist, Dr. David Morrison, and information about ancient Mayan calendars and their system of base 20. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/2012.mp3 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:42:48 EST No 00:09:42 2012 David Morrison NASA Astrobiologist Planet Nibiru Mayan calendar NASA astronauts garner a large following on their Twitter feeds from the ground and in space. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Twitter.mp3 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:21:09 EST No 00:04:55 NASA astronauts Twitter Richard Garriott, private space explorer and game entrepreneur, talks to students who are about to attend a Challenger Learning Center space mission about becoming a spacefaring generation. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/GarriottStudents.mp3 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:13:14 EST No 00:01:51 Richard Garriott spacefaring generation Challenger Learning Center Richard Garriott, a private space explorer and entrepreneur who flew on the International Space Station and Barbara Morgan, Educator Astronaut, back-up to Christa McAuliffe and veteran of the STS-118 space shuttle mission are welcomed to the Challenger Center Board of Directors. Both discuss their involvement with Challenger Center over the years. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/NewBoardMembers.mp3 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:41:59 EST No 00:03:32 Richard Garriott Barbara Morgan shuttle international space station Challenger Center Sawyer Rosenstein is a 15 year old flight director at the Suffern, New York Challenger Learning Center. In this interview he recounts the story of how he got involved with Challenger Center after a tragic accident left him paralyzed. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/SawyerPodcast.mp3 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:03:17 EST No 00:04:07 Challenger Learning Center Alumni Flight Director Sawyer Rosenstein Educator Astronaut Barbara Morgan, veteran of STS-118 and back up to Christa McAuliffe, Teacher in Space and Astronaut Dr. Scott Parazynski, veteran of 5 shuttle missions and 7 spacewalks, talk to teachers who are going to take their students to a Challenger Learning Center. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/BarbScottShoutOut.mp3 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:08:05 EST No 00:03:52 Barbara Morgan Scott Parazynski Astronaut Challenger Learning Center Teachers Former Challenger student Meg Meehan talks about how her Challenger Learning Center mission experiences influenced her future career as a NASA engineer. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/MegMeehan.mp3 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:16:19 EST No 00:02:15 Challenger Center alumni Meg Meehan NASA engineer Dr. Howard Ross from NASA's Glenn Research Center discusses his career in combustion science, working on the lost Columbia shuttle mission, the value of human spaceflight and the many spin-offs of the space program that have improved our lives. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/DrHowardRoss.mp3 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:46:20 EST No 00:14:00 NASA spinoffs combustion science Columbia human spaceflight manned The HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, or the "People's Camera" views surface features of Mars in greater detail than ever before, helping scientists to understand the many themes of planetary science that are expressed on Mars. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/HiRise.mp3 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:06:56 EST No 00:08:50 HiRISE camera Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter MRO planetary geology science At least 40 new species have been discovered in a remote region inside an extinct volcano in the Pacific Island of Papua New Guinea. A giant rat, new species of frogs, insects, spiders, butterflies, three new species of fish, a new bat, gecko and a tree living kangaroo have all been discovered by a BBC team including biologists from Oxford, the London Zoo and the Smithsonian. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/LostWorlds2.mp3 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:47:49 EST No 00:02:22 Rainforests New Species Lost Land of the Volcano Papua New Guinea Extinction Learn about how stars are born, live and die. Dr. Alan Stern discusses the colors and sizes of stars, stellar companions and the many diverse types of stars in our universe. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Birthofastar.mp3 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:57:07 EST No 00:10:52 stellar evolution star stars birth death white dwarf brown red giant blue pulsar neutron planetar Brought on the space shuttle Discovery, a small courageous crew of six mice are now the first ever to live on board the International Space Station. The science study is investigating the effects of bone loss in space with applications to osteoporosis on Earth. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Miceinspace.mp3 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:55:51 EST No 00:04:35 International Space Station space shuttle mice science osteoporosis bone loss The COLBERT treadmill arrives at the International Space Station, named after comedian Stephen Colbert whose name received the most number of votes in a NASA contest to name the Node 3 (called Tranquility). The Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill will support the station's expanded crew of six. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/ColbertSpaceReport.mp3 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:24:05 EST No 00:08:32 Stephen Colbert Treadmill NASA International Space Station Challenger Center for Space Science Education's network of 46 Challenger Learning Centers incorporate green technologies to reduce energy consumption and bring new green initiatives to their centers and communities. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/CCGoesGreen.mp3 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 07:08:52 EST No 00:03:32 Challenger Center green environment Dr. Alan Stern introduces us to the gas giant Jupiter, and some of its interesting Moons: Ganymede, Callisto, Europa, Io and Amalthea. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/JupitersMoons.mp3 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:58:00 EST No 00:09:57 Ganymede, Callisto, Europa, Io, Amalthea, Jupiter, Alan Stern, Solar System Space shuttle Endeavour mission STS 127 to the International Space Station conducted five spacewalks and helped to break the record for number of people in space at once. Find out about the crew and their carefully orchestrated work to install the Japanese laboratory, Kibo and new batteries for the station. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/STS127.mp3 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:38:42 EST No 00:05:22 space shuttle Endeavour KIBO JAXA Kibo NASA International Space Station STS 127 Interview with Apollo 16 astronaut Charles Duke on the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission. Duke discusses his childhood, his Apollo program memories and what it takes to be successful in science and math. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/CharlesDuke.mp3 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:47:56 EST No 00:15:32 Charles Duke Apollo NASA 16 moon This year is the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Revisit the steps that led to Apollo 11 and the Apollo missions that brought humans to the moon for the first time to explore its surface. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/apolloXI.mp3 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:39:37 EST No 00:05:45 Apollo 11 moon anniversary Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin Gene Cernan John F. Kennedy Stories of two students who have been involved in recent space science news: Caroline Moore, amateur astronomer and the youngest supernova discoverer, and Clara Ma, winner of the NASA naming contest for the 2011 Mars Science Laboratory rover. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Kidsinspace.mp3 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:56:19 EST No 00:06:25 Caroline Moore amateur astronomer supernova Clara Ma Mars Science Laboratory rover naming contest Challenger Center President Daniel Barstow calls to keep the spirit of exploration alive in this Op Ed feature in the June 22, 2009 issue of Space News. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Barstow.mp3 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:19:39 EST No 00:06:52 Space Exploration Education Space Shuttle Apollo Sputnik Science Engineering Inspiration Gap An update on the status and findings of NASA's twin robot geologists, the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/RoverUpdate.mp3 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:33:47 EST No 00:05:42 Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity NASA For the first time in over a decade NASA has launched a spacecraft to return to the Moon. The mission begins our effort to return humans to the moon by the year 2020. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/ReturntotheMoon.mp3 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:22:27 EST No 00:06:42 NASA Moon LRO LCROSS Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Explore the origin of the solar system with Dr. Alan Stern and learn more about how our Sun, moons, planets and dwarf planets evolved. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/origins_stern.mp3 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:59:59 EST No 00:14:22 origin solar system NASA Alan Stern moon moons planets dwarf asteroids Dr. Scott Parazynski answers questions from students at the Challenger Learning Center of Manhattan about his attempt to climb Mt. Everest and his career as an astronaut. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Everest1.mp3 Wed, 20 May 2009 10:03:10 EST No 00:09:22 Mount Everest Astronaut Parazynski NASA Challenger Learning Center Dr. Scott Parazynski answers questions from students at the Challenger Learning Center of Manhattan about his attempt to climb Mt. Everest and his career as an astronaut. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Everest2.mp3 Wed, 20 May 2009 10:34:58 EST No 00:09:22 Mount Everest Astronaut Parazynski NASA Challenger Learning Center Dr. Scott Parazynski answers questions from students at the Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee in Florida about his attempt to climb Mt. Everest and his career as an astronaut. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Everest3.mp3 Wed, 20 May 2009 10:38:38 EST No 00:02:22 Mount Everest Astronaut Parazynski NASA Challenger Learning Center Dr. Scott Parazynski answers questions from students at the Challenger Learning Center for Science and Technology in Woodstock, Illinois about his attempt to climb Mt. Everest and his career as an astronaut. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Everest4.mp3 Wed, 20 May 2009 11:22:49 EST No 00:08:22 Parazynski Astronaut Mount Everest NASA Challenger Learning Center Dr. Scott Parazynski answers questions from students at the Challenger Learning Center for Science and Technology in Woodstock, Illinois about his attempt to climb Mt. Everest and his career as an astronaut. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Everest5.mp3 Wed, 20 May 2009 11:25:36 EST No 00:02:52 Parazynski Astronaut Mount Everest NASA Challenger Learning Center Explore the dangers of asteroid impacts with Dr. Alan Stern. How is NASA tracking large asteroids that may collide with Earth? How could we deflect a collision course asteroid? http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/asteroids_stern.mp3 Tue, 12 May 2009 11:16:37 EST No 00:10:00 asteroid asteroids meteors meteorids impact hazard deep doomsday Astronomers discover the first Earth-like planet in another solar system that may have water. It is 20.5 light-years away and located in the habitable zone-not too close and not too far from its star. This can keep water on its surface from freezing or vaporizing away. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Earth2.mp3 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:17:19 EST No 00:02:32 astronomy Earthlike planet new first water NASA's undersea laboratory expeditions simulate space right here on Earth. Learn about the Aquarius lab, and the NASA-NOAA collaboration NEEMO where astronauts train and do testing under the sea. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Neemo2.mp3 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:18:17 EST No 00:03:22 NEEMO NASA NOAA Aquarius astronauts aquanauts undersea laboratory Moon Mars training exploration Dr. Scott Parazynski is making his second attempt for the summit of Mt. Everest, if he is successful he will be the first human to stand on the highest point on our planet and to orbit our planet in space. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Parazynski.mp3 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:10:32 EST No 00:04:45 Scott Parazynski Mt. Everest astronaut himalayas exploration climbing Challenger Center interviews the Hubble Space Telescope to find out how extrasolar planets can be found in its collection of archived images from the last decade. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/HubblePlanet.mp3 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:15:52 EST No 00:05:45 Hubble Space Telescope Astronomy Extrasolar Planets Dr. Alan Stern discusses "space weather", a term for the effects of the Sun on our planet (and solar system) and how scientists study it, are trying to predict it and learn how to mitigate its harmful effects. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/SternSpaceWeather.mp3 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:17:15 EST No 00:10:22 space weather solar flares Sun Earth coronal mass ejection radiation magnetosphere auroras The first meteorite recovered on Earth that was first tracked in space was found in the Nubian Desert in Northern Sudan. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/TrackedMeteorite.mp3 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:14:14 EST No 00:07:22 meteor meteorite meteoroid asteroid asteroids astronomy Spacewalkers help the International Space Station increase its production of electricity and its ability to recycle water allowing for a bigger crew, and planning for trips to Mars, practice testing space suits for microbial life. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/ISS119Update.mp3 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:09:21 EST No 00:05:22 International Space Station space shuttle STS-119 Educator Astronauts Spacewalkers EVA Dr. Alan Stern discusses NASA's upcoming Hubble Servicing Mission, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) missions, and the Kepler and Glory missions. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/SternNASA2009.mp3 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:52:56 EST No 00:09:56 NASA Hubble Servicing Mission Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) Kepler Glory Alan Stern NASA's aging fleet of Earth observing satellites faced a major setback when the Orbiting Carbon Observatory designed to study greenhouse gases was lost during launch in February. Other important Earth observing satellites launched in the 1990s show serious signs of age and may fail impacting scientists ability to forecast weather and climate change. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/LostSat.mp3 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:44:39 EST No 00:05:08 Earth observation satellites Quick Scat NASA Orbiting Carbon Observatory Using satellite data and analysis, NASA scientists has created a map that can predict outbreaks of the deadly virus Rift Valley Fever as it is associated with climatic changes such as sea surface temperature, rainfall and vegetation. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/RiftValley.mp3 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:21:42 EST No 00:02:22 Rift Valley Fever predicting virus outbreaks mosquitos Exploring gamma ray bursts from massive supernovae and other mysterious sources that have been detected by NASA's FERMI space telescope. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/GammaRayBursts.mp3 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:21:43 EST No 00:09:22 Fermi telescope gamma ray rays bursts BATSE mass extinctions Ordovician Comet Lulin, discovered in China, closes in on the Earth, and should appear in the night sky, perhaps visible to the naked eye, by February 24th. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/greencomet.mp3 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:52:04 EST No 00:04:22 comets solar system Exploring the many types of galaxies found in our universe and their characteristics. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Galaxies.mp3 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:06:00 EST No 00:09:12 galaxies Milky Way Andromeda spiral elliptical irregular universe Educator Astronauts Ricky Arnold and Joe Acaba join the upcoming STS-119 mission to the International Space Station. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/STS119.mp3 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 01:48:46 EST No 00:06:12 STS-119 Educator Astronauts Joe Joseph Acaba Richard Ricky Arnold International Space Station ISS Truss Solar Arrays A discussion with Dr. Alan Stern exploring the many facets of our universe, its age, size, galaxies, black holes and more! http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/SternUniverse.mp3 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:09:41 EST No 00:11:52 universe black holes galaxies Milky Way dark matter energy Challenger Center interviews the rovers Spirit and Opportunity from the planet Mars in honor of their 5th birthday. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/BirthdayMars2.mp3 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:42:02 EST No 00:05:25 Mars rovers NASA Spirit Opportunity The Greater Mekong in Asia and the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania in Africa are hotspots of biological diversity with thousands of new species being discovered. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Lostworlds.mp3 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:25:58 EST No 00:08:22 new species Asia Africa extinct animals rare biological diversity reptiles amphibians Make your holiday gift to Challenger Center today! (Source: Challenger Center) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/HolidayGivingToCC2008.mp3 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:08:17 EST No 00:03:22 Holiday Giving to Challenger Center Charity Donations Dr. Alan Stern discusses past, present and future missions to the planet Mars. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/DrSternMars.mp3 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:22:31 EST No 00:10:32 Mars Alan Stern Exploration Space Solar System NASA Spirit Opportunity December 13th is the closest approach of the Moon to Earth, with the Moon at its perigee - causing high tides and a bright large Moon. It coincides with the Geminid Meteor Shower, a dazzling 2-day display of hundred of falling stars (meteors). http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/MoonBig.mp3 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:46:21 EST No 00:03:22 Geminid Meteor Shower Moon lunar perigee high tides shooting stars The mathematics and science of Christmas. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/SantaMath.mp3 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:59:49 EST No 00:08:12 Santa Reindeer Speed of Light Christmas From the Russian Salyut space stations and the American Skylab space station to the Russian Mir, the International Space Station continues a long history of human presence in low Earth orbit. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/10thAnnivISS.mp3 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:33:38 EST No 00:09:22 International Space Station Mir Skylab Salyut Astronauts Low Earth Orbit science A new pyramid has been discovered in Egypt at the burial complex of Saqqara near Cairo, believed to belong to Queen Sesheshat, the mother of Teti, the first Pharaoh of the 6th Dynasty. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/NewPyramid.mp3 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:24:31 EST No 00:06:32 Sakkara Egypt Saqqara New Pyramid Zahi Hawass Archeology Mummy Mummies For the first time, planets from other solar systems have been imaged by astronomers. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/ExoPlanetPhotos.mp3 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:04:24 EST No 00:10:22 Extrasolar Planets Exoplanets Solar System Hubble Space telescope The use of Bose Einstein condensates, a new form of matter, at ultracold temperatures to study the amazing properties of matter that can go through walls and defy gravity. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Ultracold.mp3 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:39:56 EST No 00:06:42 ultracold physics bose Einstein condensates matter The 2-week long November meteor shower radiates from the constellation Taurus and could produce some fireballs! http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Taurids.mp3 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:11:27 EST No 00:05:52 Taurid Meteor Shower shooting stars Dr. Alan Stern talks with Challenger Center about the implications of finding water on the Moon. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/WaterontheMoonStern.mp3 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 07:42:00 EST No 00:11:22 Water on the Moon H20 planetary science lunar Dr. Alan Stern LRO LCROSS NASA missions On October 16th, Richard talks via HAM radio to students from Challenger Learning Centers in South Carolina, Indiana, Florida and Maryland about living and working in space. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/ARISSDownlink1.mp3 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:11:03 EST No 00:09:22 space station Richard Garriott HAM radio On October 17th, HAM radio operators contacted the International Space station for a conversation with Richard Garriott and students from Challenger Learning Centers in St. Louis, Missouri; Paducah, Kentucky and Indianapolis, Indiana. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/ARISSdownlink2.mp3 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:39:18 EST No 00:08:42 space station Richard Garriott HAM radio On October 17th astronaut Dr. Owen Garriott talked to students from Challenger Learning Centers in St. Louis, Indianapolis and Paducah, Kentucky. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/OwenGarriott2.mp3 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:45:54 EST No 00:03:25 space station Skylab Dr. Owen Garriott After Richard Garriott's downlink from space on October 16th, his father astronaut Dr. Owen Garriott talks about HAM radio and answers questions from students. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/OwenGarriott.mp3 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:19:29 EST No 00:05:32 space Skylab Dr. Owen Garriott Richard Garriott Dr. Alan Stern, planetary scientist and former Associate Administrator at NASA's Science Mission Directorate discusses his views on "The Great Debate" about the classification of Pluto as a dwarf planet. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/GreatDebate.mp3 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:26:01 EST No 00:10:22 Pluto Controversy Dr. Alan Stern Dwarf Planets Astronomy Solar System Extrasolar Planets Cleopatra's Palace and the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the wonders of the ancient world, may be revealed. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Underwater.mp3 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:42:00 EST No 00:06:32 Library of Alexandria Pharos Lighthouse Museum Egypt The NASA Hubble Servicing Mission gives new life to the space telescope. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/HubbleMission.mp3 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:34:14 EST No 00:06:12 Hubble Space Telescope NASA Astronauts Servicing Mission Challenger's lost lessons created by Christa McAuliffe, Teacher in Space, are now available online. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/LostLessons.mp3 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:07:32 EST No 00:08:22 Challenger Christa McAuliffe Lost Lessons 51-L Space NASA The vast area known as the Bermuda Triangle analyzed. What are some of the possible causes of the many disappearances of ships and planes in this region? Find out about the sinking of ships due to methane hydrate bubbles! http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Bermuda.mp3 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:37:49 EST No 00:07:02 Bermuda Triangle Hubble Space Telescope reaches milestone: 100,000 orbits and releases image of star birth. Fifth astronaut servicing mission to install quasar-snapping camera scheduled for October. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/HubbleHundred.mp3 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:35:18 EST No 00:05:32 Hubble Space Telescope STS-125 Astronauts NASA Servicing Mission Quasars Star Birth Stellar Creation 2007: Possible caves spotted on Mars. 2006: New life forms discovered in prehistoric Earth caves. What makes caves? What kinds of life can be found in them? http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Caves.mp3 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:17:10 EST No 00:08:32 caves Mars life alien extraterrestrial extremophiles The Phoenix Spacecraft confirms the presence of water ice on the red planet, Mars. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/WateronMars.mp3 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:19:37 EST No 00:06:08 water Mars Phoenix lander NASA space science ice NASA announces discovery of liquid lake on Saturn's moon, Titan. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/TitanLake.mp3 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:09:18 EST No 00:09:10 Saturn Cassini Huygens Titan Lake Alien Life Moon August 11th and 12th, 2008 brings the Perseid Meteor Shower, remnants of Comet Swift-Tuttle to night skies. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Perseids.mp3 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:02:41 EST No 00:05:22 Perseid Meteor Shower Comet Comets Meteors Meteorite Meteroid Swift-Tuttle New techniques to determine if there is life on Mars, and the risks associated with the discovery of alien life. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/LifeonOtherWorlds.mp3 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:49:43 EST No 00:06:16 Life Mars Water Alien NASA Search Richard Garriott discusses survival training in the Black Sea in preparation for his trip on the Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/GarriottJune24Part1.mp3 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:46:10 EST No 17:17:00 Richard Garriott ISS Astronaut Training Soyuz Survival Richard Garriott, private space explorer, discusses living and working in space and his training in preparation for his trip on the Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station this October. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/GarriotJune24Part2.mp3 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:58:15 EST No 10:00:00 Richard Garriott ISS Astronaut Training Living in Space Richard Garriott discusses his educational Science Challenges for students planned for his trip this fall to the International Space Station. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/GarriottJune24Part3small.mp3 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:58:00 EST No 11:50:00 Richard Garriott ISS Astronaut Training Education Science Activities Send your name to the moon on Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/NametotheMoon.mp3 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:15:00 EST No 00:03:48 Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter NASA Space Exploration Moon Ice found by Mars Phoenix Lander. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/IceonMars.mp3 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:05:00 EST No 00:04:58 Ice Mars Phoenix Lander NASA Space Exploration Richard Garriott talks about his training for his upcoming mission to the Space Station. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/GarriottMay08Blog_Part1.mp3 Wed, 28 May 2008 12:10:00 EST No 00:11:17 Garriott May 2008 Audio Blog Richard Garriott talks about his training for his upcoming mission to the Space Station. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/GarriottMay08Blog_Part2.mp3 Wed, 28 May 2008 12:20:00 EST No 00:12:26 Garriott May 2008 Audio Blog Richard Garriott talks about his training for his upcoming mission to the Space Station. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/GarriottMay08Blog_Part3.mp3 Wed, 28 May 2008 12:30:00 EST No 00:12:07 Garriott May 2008 Audio Blog NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander arrives on Mars. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/phoenixhaslanded.mp3 Tue, 27 May 2008 15:35:00 EST No 00:05:22 Phoenix Mars NASA Columbia's Mission Continues http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/ColumbiaMissionContinues.mp3 Fri, 16 May 2008 12:30:00 EST No 00:02:26 Columbia Shuttle Mission Richard talks to Dr. June Scobee Rodgers about his childhood and how he became a gamer. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Garriott2.mp3 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:30:00 EST No 00:09:16 Richard Garriott Space Station Richard talks to Dr. June Scobee Rodgers about his childhood and how he became a gamer. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Garriott3.mp3 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:00:00 EST No 00:12:03 Richard Garriott Space Station Richard talks to Dr. June Scobee Rodgers about his childhood and how he became a gamer. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Garriott4.mp3 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:30:00 EST No 00:12:51 Richard Garriott Space Station Richard talks to Dr. June Scobee Rodgers about his childhood and how he became a gamer. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Garriott5.mp3 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:00:00 EST No 00:10:04 Richard Garriott Space Station Richard talks to Dr. June Scobee Rodgers about his childhood and how he became a gamer. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Garriott6.mp3 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:15:00 EST No 00:07:32 Richard Garriott Space Station Richard talks to Dr. June Scobee Rodgers about his childhood and how he became a gamer. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Garriott1.mp3 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:30:00 EST No 00:10:46 Richard Garriott Space Station On March 13, 2008, NASA Astronaut Bob Crippen gave an exclusive interview to Challenger Center for Space Science Education founding chairman Dr. June Scobee Rodgers. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/BobCrippen-pt1.mp3 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:10:00 EST No 00:11:01 Bob Crippen First Shuttle Pilot On March 13, 2008, NASA Astronaut Bob Crippen gave an exclusive interview to Challenger Center for Space Science Education founding chairman Dr. June Scobee Rodgers. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/BobCrippen-pt3.mp3 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:20:00 EST No 00:06:10 Bob Crippen First Shuttle Pilot On March 13, 2008, NASA Astronaut Bob Crippen gave an exclusive interview to Challenger Center for Space Science Education founding chairman Dr. June Scobee Rodgers. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/BobCrippen-pt2.mp3 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:12:00 EST No 00:09:39 Bob Crippen First Shuttle Pilot Part 1 of 3 http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/ScottParazynskiInterviewPart1.mp3 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:44:11 EST No 00:11:07 Astronaut, Interview, Scott Parazynski Part 2 of 3 http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/ScottParazynskiInterviewPart2.mp3 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:48:28 EST No 00:09:42 Astronaut, Interview, NASA, Scott PArazynski Part 3 of 3 http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/ScottParazynskiInterviewPart3.mp3 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:51:28 EST No 00:10:21 Astronaut, Interview, NASA, Scott PArazynski Science Fiction Authors Inspire Real Inventions (Sources: PC Magazine, Isaac Asimov, Dvice.com) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/SciFi.mp3 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:30:00 EST No 00:07:50 Science Fiction Sci Fi ESA first carrier ATV to International Space Station. (Source: NASA) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/JulesVerneATV.mp3 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:15:00 EST No 00:02:28 Jules Verne ATV Lots of trash is in Earth orbit. (Source: Space.com) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/SpaceJunk.mp3 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:30:00 EST No 02:47:00 Orbital Space Junk Trash Debris Astronauts' in-flight menu (Source: howstuffworks.com) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/SpaceFood.mp3 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:00:00 EST No 00:03:44 Space food Scientists create a black hole effect in a lab setting. (Source: msnbc) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/MakeYourOwnBlackHole.mp3 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:00:00 EST No 00:02:57 Black Hole First images of avalanches on Mars captured by HiRise (Source: www.hirise.lpl.Arizona.edu; www.nasa.gov/mro) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/avalanchesonMars.mp3 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:50:00 EST No 00:02:32 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Avalanche, MRO, HiRise Anniversary of first man in space and first shuttle flight (Source: NASA Yuri's Night Website) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/YurisNight.mp3 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:00:00 EST No 00:02:17 Yuri Shuttle Gagarin The solar clock is ticking down. (Source: Space.com) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/GettingWarmer.mp3 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:07:00 EST No 00:03:53 Sun Earth New International Space Station component installed. (Source: NASA.gov/ESA.int) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/ColumbusESA.mp3 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 02:32:00 EST No 00:04:25 Columbus ESA ISS Space Station European US Navy to shoot down one of our own satellites. (Source: Space.com) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/MovingTarget.mp3 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:41:00 EST No 05:01:00 Spy Satellite Name NASA's new telescope. (Source: NASA) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/GLAST.mp3 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:07:00 EST No 02:07:00 GLAST NASA Telescope Chronology of February Shuttle Flights (Source: ) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/FebruaryShuttleMissions.mp3 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:23:00 EST No 03:56:00 February Shuttle Missions Flights February Events in Space History (Source: Challenger Center, This Day in Space History) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/FebruaryinSpaceHistory.mp3 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:37:00 EST No 00:06:16 February Space History Total Lunar Eclipse visible on 2/20/2008 (Source: Space.com) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/TotalEclipseofaBadMoon.mp3 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:49:00 EST No 00:03:57 Total Lunar Eclipse Moon A description of the newly released book, "Touch the Invisible Sky" for the blind. (Source: NASA) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/TouchtheInvisibleSky.mp3 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:30:00 EST No 00:02:13 Hubble astronomy Braille Blind NASA Seeing Impaired Remember the mission and crew of STS-107 Columbia on fifth anniversary of their tragedy. (Source: NASA) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/ColumbiaRemembered.mp3 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:00:00 EST No 00:11:30 Columbia NASA anniversary February 1 Is it alive or is it a rock? (Source: Space.com) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/LifeOnMars.mp3 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:15:00 EST No 03:25:00 Life on Mars Rock Spirit Ancient skull of giant rat discovered in South America. (National Geographic, NY Times) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/RodentBull.mp3 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:05:00 EST No 00:04:24 Rodent Bull Ancient Rat Extinct animals Hubble Space Telescope discovery of rare phenomenon sheds light on the nature of dark matter and dark energy. (Source: Space.com; NASA) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/EinsteinRings.mp3 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:42:00 EST No 00:04:43 Hubble Space Telescope Galaxies Universe Dark Matter Dark Energy Gravitational Lensing Einstein What happened that night in Siberia in 1908? (Source: Space.com; NationalGeographic.com) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/tunguska.mp3 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:00:00 EST No 03:44:00 Tunguska Crater Siberia 1908 Comet Meteorite Impact Earth Study says, Earth barely makes the cut to support life. (Source: National Geographic News) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/EarthLMOC.mp3 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:45:00 EST No 00:03:44 Earth life 2008 Hubble Servicing Mission (Source: NASA) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/ICanSeeClearlyNow.mp3 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:45:00 EST No 00:04:42 Hubble Telescope Space NASA MESSENGER Mission approaching Mercury (Source: NASA) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/MessagetoMercury.mp3 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:00:00 EST No 02:14:00 MESSENGER Mercury NASA January Events in Space History and Challenger Memorial (Source: Challenger Center, This Day in Space History) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/JanInSpace.mp3 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:20:00 EST No 00:06:22 January Space History NASA Contributions by Islamic Astronomers beginning in the 8th Century. http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/ArabicAstronomy.mp3 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:35:00 EST No 00:06:32 Arabic Astronomy Ancient Islamic Occurrences in Space History during December. (Sources: This Day in Space History, About.com) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/DecemberInSpaceHistory.mp3 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:35:00 EST No 00:05:30 Space History December NASA Important Events in Space History in November. (Sources: About.com, This Day in Space History) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/NovemberInSpaceHistory.mp3 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:30:00 EST No 00:05:47 Space History November NASA ESA Venus Express Mission (Source: AP News, BBC and ESA) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/VenusExpress.mp3 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:22:00 EST No 00:04:09 Venus ESA Express Mission The Rare Moon (Source: NASA) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/RareMoon.mp3 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:15:25 EST No 00:02:55 Moon Challenger Center Information Video (Source: Challenger Center, Lockheed Martin) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/cctrailer.mp4 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:00:00 EST No 00:02:47 Challenger Center Information Video Lockheed Martin Dinosaur, Comets, and Volcanoes (Source: Digital Journal) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/12punch.mp3 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:10:00 EST No 00:03:26 Dinosaurs Comet Volcanoes Earth Paleontology Watch NASA's Lunar Mission Trailer (Source: NASA) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/lunartake1.m4v Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:15:25 EST No 00:01:57 moon Constellation Orion spacecraft NASA The New Dinosaur Cow? (Sources: National Geographic, NY Times) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/cowdinosaur.mp3 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:25:00 EST No 00:03:25 Cow Dinosaur Extinct Paleontology The Inflatable Lunar Habitat (Source: NASA) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/InflatableHabitat.mp3 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:30:00 EST No 00:02:43 Lunar Habitat Moon Space Exploration Colonization NASA Orion - The New Space Shuttle (Source: NASA) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/Orion.mp3 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:30:00 EST No 00:02:42 Orion Spacecraft NASA Challenger Center Inspiring the Next Generation (Sources: Challenger Center, National Math and Science Initiative) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/aboutCC.mp3 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:00:00 EST No 00:03:27 Challenger Center Information NASA's Phoenix Mission to the Planet Mars (Source: NASA) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/KosmicKettles.mp3 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:10:00 EST No 00:03:35 Red Planet Phoenix Mars NASA Mission Spotting the Station in the Night Sky (Source: NASA) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/ISSVisibility.mp3 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:00:00 EST No 00:05:37 ISS Night Sky Space Station tracking The Women Bring It Home - NASA Discovery Mission (Source: NASA) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/womenbringithome.mp3 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:00:00 EST No 00:03:34 NASA Discovery Shuttle Mission Women Comet in The Sky - Spot Comet Holmes (Source: AP News, Sky and Telescope) http://www.challenger.org/podcasts/CometInTheSky.mp3 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:00:01 EST No 00:03:14 comet night sky space