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A Recast of ‘Are We There Yet?’

There’s a lot going on up there. Join space reporter Brendan Byrne each week as he explores space exploration. From efforts to launch humans into deep space, to the probes exploring our solar system, "Are We There Yet?" brings you the latest in news from the space beat. Listen to interviews with astronauts, engineers and visionaries as humanity takes its next giant leap exploring our universe.

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1. Can Your Gut Leak In Space? Probably. Here’s What That Means For Astronatus Jan. 14, 2020
2. Asteroid Return Mission Spacecraft OSRIRIS-REx Picks A Sample Site Jan. 21, 2020
3. Will Congress Steer NASA Away From The Moon? Feb. 4, 2020
4. Solar Orbiter Mission Heads To The Sun To Study Poles Of Our Closest Star Feb. 11, 2020
5. The Future Of Ordinary People In Space Feb. 18, 2020
6. BONUS INTERVIEW: The History Of Civilian Space Feb. 19, 2020
7. Space: Marketing’s Final Frontier Feb. 25, 2020
8. The Race To Deep Space March 3, 2020
9. Discovering A New Star: Jocelyn Bell Burnell’s Advice For Astronomers And Women In Science March 10, 2020
10. A New Dawn For Sun Science March 18, 2020
11. The Rise Of The Space Age Millennials March 24, 2020
12. Astronaut Mike Massimino’s “Unlikely” Journey To Space April 7, 2020
13. Teaching The Next Generation Of Stargazers And Space Explorers April 14, 2020
14. Remote Rovin’: NASA Mars Rover Drivers Are Working From Home. Here’s How They Do It. April 21, 2020
15. The Fight For Women Astronauts April 28, 2020
16. The Next Mission To Mars: NASA Rover Will Search For Signs Of Ancient Life May 5, 2020
17. Covering Space: Correspondent Peter King Ready To Report Human Launches Once More May 12, 2020
18. Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana Ready For First Human Spaceflight Since Shuttle May 19, 2020
19. It’s Finally Here: NASA & SpaceX Set To Launch Humans From U.S. For The First Time Since Space Shuttle May 26, 2020
20. Inspiration & Innovation: What We Can Learn From SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Launch June 2, 2020
21. James Webb Space Telescope: Finishing The Next Big Observatory June 9, 2020
22. How NASA’s Reliance On Commercial Companies Is Shaping Space Exploration June 16, 2020
23. Race In Space June 23, 2020
24. Space Tourism Promises Fresh Perspective Of Planet Earth June 30, 2020
25. The Deep Space Economy July 7, 2020
26. It’s The Summer Of Mars July 14, 2020
27. What Does Mars Sound Like? NASA Is Sending A Microphone To The Red Planet July 21, 2020
28. Space News Roundup – Mars Rovers, Astronaut Splashdown & Mission: Impossible (Possibly In Space) July 28, 2020
29. Out Of This World: Building Helicopters To Explore The Solar System Aug. 4, 2020
30. The Big Business Of SpaceX & The Discovery Of A Tiny Black Hole Aug. 18, 2020
31. Assembling NASA’s Deep Spacecraft & Heavy Metal Asteroids Aug. 25, 2020
32. A Space For Curiosity & An Observatory Goes Dark Sept. 1, 2020
33. Humans To Mars & A Supernova Extinction Sept. 8, 2020
34. Fixing Arecibo & Tracking Near-Earth Asteroids Sept. 15, 2020
35. Life On Venus? What A Stinky Gas Means For The Search For Life In Our Universe Sept. 22, 2020
36. Inclusion And Diversity In Space Exploration Sept. 29, 2020
37. Mars Opposition & Worried Astronomers Oct. 6, 2020
38. Ancient Asteroid Dust & Deep Space Delivery Oct. 13, 2020
39. Terry Virts & The Space Toilet: Exploring The Human Side Of Space Exploration Oct. 20, 2020
40. Searching For Aliens Oct. 27, 2020
41. A Space For Comedy & SLS Testing Nov. 3, 2020
42. The Path Ahead In Space Policy & A “Black Hole Survival Guide” Nov. 10, 2020
43. A New Era In Human Spaceflight Nov. 17, 2020
44. Arecibo’s Legacy Nov. 24, 2020
45. Remembering Arecibo & Sending Science To Space Dec. 1, 2020
46. The Big Business Of Small Satellites Dec. 8, 2020
47. Hubble: 30 Years Of Spectacular Celestial Images Dec. 15, 2020
48. An Artemis Astronaut & Recap Of 2020 Space News Dec. 22, 2020
49. Rockets With Frickin’ Laser Beams. Uncovering The Mystery Of Moon Dust Dec. 29, 2020
50. Speedy Space Delivery Jan. 19, 2021
51. As Bridenstine Says Goodbye, What’s Ahead For NASA? Jan. 26, 2021
52. The Hunt For Planet 9 Feb. 2, 2021
53. First Of Mars Mission Trio Arrives At Red Planet Feb. 9, 2021
54. The Long Road To Mars Feb. 16, 2021
55. Welcome To Mars, Percy. It’s Time To Do Science. Feb. 23, 2021
56. The Early Days of SpaceX & Crew Dragon’s Next Commander March 2, 2021
57. The Big Business Of Small Space Tech March 9, 2021
58. Alien Evolution & A Civilian Space Mission March 16, 2021
59. Celebrating Five Years Of WMFE’s Space Exploration Podcast March 23, 2021
60. Scientists Are Hunting For Alien Worlds Outside Our Solar System March 30, 2021
61. Michio Kaku & The Quest For A Theory Of Everything April 6, 2021
62. A Helicopter On Mars, Some Gas On Venus April 13, 2021
63. Sleeping In Space & “Woman In Motion” April 20, 2021
64. NASA’s Moon Mission Hardware: SLS Arrives, SpaceX Wins Lunar Landing Contract May 4, 2021
65. Interplanetary Helicopters & SOFIA’s New Eyes May 11, 2021
66. The Next Space Telescope Will Peer Deep Into The Universe. Scientists Can’t Wait To See What It Sees. May 18, 2021
67. Decade of Discovery & Dating Stars May 24, 2021
68. Bringing Mars To Earth June 2, 2021
69. We’re Going To Venus June 8, 2021
70. Space Tourism: Up There & Down Here June 15, 2021
71. NASA Investigates UFOS & Tiny Mars Mic Captures Big Sounds June 22, 2021
72. Mercury Rising: John Glenn And The Space Race June 29, 2021
73. 10 Years Since Shuttle: A Look To The Past & Future July 6, 2021
74. A Countdown To Clean Clothes In Space July 13, 2021
75. A Space For All? How Will Space Tourism Shape Access To Space July 20, 2021
76. Starliner’s Redo & Measuring The Pulse Of Mars July 27, 2021
77. A Soundtrack For Space & The Curious Case Of Dimming Stars Aug. 3, 2021
78. Printing On The Moon & Black Hole Observations Aug. 10, 2021
79. Fight & Flight: A Look At Blue Origin’s Fight For A Lander Contract & SLS’s New Flight Software Aug. 17, 2021
80. An Inside Look At SpaceX’s Inspiration 4 Mission & What To Make Of A Galactic Arc Aug. 24, 2021
81. Civilian Space Science & Surviving Black Holes Aug. 31, 2021
82. Grounding Virgin Galactic & Documenting SpaceX’s All-Civilian Mission Sept. 7, 2021
83. Countdown To Inspiration4 Sept. 14, 2021
84. Can We Call The Inspiration4 Crew Astronauts? Sept. 21, 2021
85. Trouble Brewing At Blue Origin & The Search For Intergalactic Polluters Oct. 5, 2021
86. NASA’s next space station astronaut & Lucy’s mission to the Trojan asteroids Oct. 12, 2021
87. After SpaceX’s Inspiration4 mission, Chris Sembroski is back on Earth Oct. 19, 2021
88. “Back to Earth”: Astronaut Nicole Stott wants us to be better crew mates on spaceship Earth Oct. 26, 2021
89. From Mars to Jupiter, the latest findings from the space probes exploring our solar system Nov. 2, 2021
90. Lunar litigation, space tourism and the software driving NASA’s SLS rocket to the moon Nov. 9, 2021
91. “Delusions of space enthusiasts.” Neil deGrasse Tyson on balancing the ambitions of space exploration with the reality of global politics Nov. 16, 2021
92. “A smashing good time”: NASA plans to knock an asteroid out of orbit to learn how to save our planet from a future impact Nov. 23, 2021
93. Biden’s space agenda & the ethics of exploration Dec. 7, 2021
94. New astronauts, new rockets Dec. 14, 2021
95. The James Webb Space Telescope takes flight Dec. 21, 2021
96. Inside NASA’s Mission Control Center with its longest-serving flight director Paul Dye Dec. 28, 2021
97. Another year of space exploration Jan. 4, 2022
98. Tracking a changing climate on Earth and the robots exploring Mars Jan. 11, 2022
99. The great Pluto debate reignites once more Jan. 25, 2022
100. A curious carbon finding on Mars & the long wait for James Webb Space Telescope’s first science campaign Feb. 1, 2022
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