The Space Show

Andrew Rennie for the Space Association of Australia

The Space Show is a one-hour radio program presented every Wednesday evening between 7.00 and 8.00 pm Australian Eastern Time by Andrew Rennie for 88.3 Southern FM and the Space Association of Australia Inc. The program aims to promote a public understanding of spaceflight and astronomy and to provide the public and members of the Space Association with up-to-date news, interviews and features of space-related events.

  1. 2025.12.03 | Conversations at the 24th Australian Space Research Conference 2025 - Part 2

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    2025.12.03 | Conversations at the 24th Australian Space Research Conference 2025 - Part 2

    On The Space Show for Wednesday, 3 December 2025: SpIRIT on Orbit Professor Michele Trenti (Principal Investigator, SpIRIT, University of Melbourne) describes the Hermes instrument on the SpIRIT satellite and its results. (Conversation with The Space Show recorded at the 24th Australian Space Research Conference 2025)   [10.01.2024 SpIRIT in the Sky: The Space Show in conversation with Clint Therakam, Thermal Engineer, ⁠Melbourne Space Laboratory⁠ at the University of Melbourne, discussing the ⁠SpIRIT satellite⁠, its experiments, and Clint’s role in the project]   EIRSAT-1: Ireland’s first satellite A description of a similar gamma ray instrument on Ireland's first satellite, EIRSAT-1, and a reading of the poem “All Ways Home” (Gach Sli Abhaile) that was mounted onto the satellite.   Turn Back Time: Gemini Rendezvous Sixty years ago, Gemini 7 and Gemini 6A made a rendezvous in orbit following the scrubbing of the Gemini 6 mission.

    43 min
  2. 2025.11.26 | Conversations at the 24th Australian Space Research Conference 2025

    26/11/2025

    2025.11.26 | Conversations at the 24th Australian Space Research Conference 2025

    On The Space Show for Wednesday, 26 November 2025:  Reflections on the 24th Australian Space Research Conference (ASRC) 2025 The ASRC is organised by the National Space Society of Australia, Mars Society Australia, and members of the Australian space research community. The ASRC is the primary annual meeting for Australian space research. It welcomes researchers, engineers, educators, business and policy, and other workers from across the university, industry and government parts of the space sector and is not limited to Australian-based research or researchers. Skykraft: Space-Enabled Air Traffic Management with Douglas Griffin, Chief Engineer at Skykraft. Skykraft is an Australian Air Traffic Satellite Management System that delivers Air Traffic Management (ATM) services from space to serve the global market for air traffic surveillance and communications, especially over remote terrestrial and oceanic regions. The Austronaut: Thomas Mueller Austronaut workshops and programs equip participants with the fundamental knowledge and skills aligned with astronaut candidate preparation, whilst exploring how these skills can improve both professional and everyday performance to support ongoing success and fulfilment.  Next workshop — “Exploration: From the Inner World to Outer Space” with Australian polar explorer and private astronaut, Eric Phillips, Melbourne, 29 November 2025. Register on Humanitix: https://events.humanitix.com/austronaut-exploration-mel Use the discount code “Space_Show” to receive a 50% discount. LinkedIn: Austronaut Instagram: Austronaut.Space Chris Boshuizen: An Australian spaceflight participant aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepherd (NS-22), in conversation with Blue Origin during preparations for NS-25.   X(Twitter): @cboshuizen (Audio insert courtesy of Blue Origin)

    51 min
  3. 2025.11.19 | Blue Origin’s New Glenn (NG-2) and NASA’s ESCAPADE

    25/11/2025

    2025.11.19 | Blue Origin’s New Glenn (NG-2) and NASA’s ESCAPADE

    On The Space Show for Wednesday, 19 November 2025:  New Glenn (NG-2) Launches ESCAPADE The launch of the twin ESCAPADE Blue and ESCAPADE Gold spacecraft towards Mars by the second New Glenn rocket. (Inserts courtesy GSFC, Blue Origin)  Turn Back Time The bittersweet story of Venera 2, Venera 3 and Cosmos 96.  Shenzhou update The Shenzhou 20 crew lands in Shenzhou 21, leaving the Shenzhou 21 crew awaiting the launch of Shenzhou 22 on November 25.  Kessler Syndrome — Part Two: Tracking small debris; Kessler will start from smaller rather than larger objects; new detection techniques; policy issues; and the need for regulation. (Courtesy AGU)  SpIRIT update: Melbourne University's SpIRIT satellite has completed its technology tests and is now collecting scientific gamma ray observations.  Planet Earth — Episode 73: Sentinel B

    54 min
  4. 2025.11.12 | China’s Shenzhou-20 and Orbital Debris

    15/11/2025

    2025.11.12 | China’s Shenzhou-20 and Orbital Debris

    On The Space Show for Wednesday, 12 November 2025: Shenzhou-20 and orbital debris: The launch of Shenzhou-21, debris impact on Shenzhou-20, and options for the continued crew exchange on Tiangong. (Inserts courtesy CGTN) Turn Back Time — 1970-71: The Luna 17 and Lunokhod 1 mission. (Inserts NZBC, Radio Moscow) The Kessler Syndrome — Part One: Topic and speakers' introduction; definitions; methodology in defining the hazards of space debris. (Courtesy AGU)

    50 min

  5. 11/11/2025

    2025.11.05 | Ethilogical: The Ethics of Space Colonisation

    On The Space Show for Wednesday, 5 November 2025: The Ethics of Space Colonisation with Gordon Young, Principal at Ethilogical Consulting and Lecturer in Professional Ethics, School of Design, RMIT University, Melbourne. (Recorded by The Space Show at a meeting of the Space Association of Australia in South Melbourne)

    57 min

  6. 31/10/2025

    2025.10.29 | When the NASA Administrator invited Australia to “train and fly with us”

    On The Space Show for Wednesday, 29 October 2025: From The Space Show archives (1990): NASA’s The Space Story: AMBLER — A six-legged rover for planetary exploration. Come train and fly with us: Bill Nelson, NASA Administrator & Pam Melroy, NASA Deputy Administrator, speaking at the National Press Club in Canberra on 23 March 2023. The then Administrators comment on their agency's activities, relationships with Australia and plans to return to the Moon. (Courtesy National Press Club) iSpace: Ahead of the failed Hakuto-R M2 landing on the Moon, employees of iSpace describe their work. (Inserts courtesy iSpace)

    50 min
  7. 2025.10.22 | The Karman Project: The Space That Makes Us Human

    25/10/2025

    2025.10.22 | The Karman Project: The Space That Makes Us Human

    On The Space Show for Wednesday, 22 October 2025: The Karman Project: Building a cooperative future in space The Karman Project is a non-profit foundation promoting peace and security in space through strategic international cooperation. The project aims to unite global decision-makers to drive urgent, collaborative action for a sustainable and peaceful future in space — recognising the core role of international cooperation to secure the space sector's prosperity, and Earth's critical reliance on it. The organisation fosters trust, cooperation and independent dialogue between global leaders in tech, science, business, politics, the arts and people in the space industry, who want to positively impact space. The Space That Makes Us Human The Space That Makes Us Human is a documentary film experience showcasing the mission, vision and voices of The Karman Project. It shifts into focus The Karman Project’s efforts in connecting the leaders of tomorrow to create a positive impact in space, and transport this message to a global audience. This episode features comments from Katherine Bennell (Australian Space Agency), Hélène Huby (Co-founder & Chair, The Karman Project), Thomas Pesquet (Astronaut, ESA), William Gerstenmaier (Vice President, Mission Assurance, SpaceX), Karen Hitschke (Board member, Yunus Social Business), Chris Boshuizen (Co-founder, Planet), Jonathan Hofeller (Vice-President, Starlink, SpaceX), Sera Markoff (Member, Event Horizon Project, University of Amsterdam), Jean-Jaques Dordain (former Director General, ESA) and Prateep Basu (Co-founder & CEO, SatSure). Remembering Ronald McNair Marking what would have been the 75th birthday of astronaut Ronald McNair, who died in 1986 during the launch of STS 51-L, Space Shuttle Challenger.

    39 min

  8. 15/10/2025

    2025.10.15 | How to train your astronaut

    On The Space Show for Wednesday, 15 October 2025: How to become an astronaut with Rose Tasker at the Moon Village Association, Deakin Edge, Melbourne. European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andreas Mogensen Born in Copenhagen, Denmark and selected as an ESA astronaut in 2009, Andreas completed extensive training in spacecraft operations, spacewalks, and extreme environment missions, including ESA CAVES and NASA NEEMO underwater missions. He has served as European liaison officer to NASA’s Johnson Space Center and participated in ESA’s Pangaea field science training. Andreas has logged two spaceflights: the 10-day ‘iriss’ mission to the ISS in 2015, and the 2023 ‘Huginn’ mission on SpaceX Crew-7, where he became the first non-US pilot of the Crew Dragon and later the longest-serving European commander of the International Space Station. NASA The Space Story: ROSAT (ROentgen SATellite) was an X-ray observatory developed through a cooperative program between Germany, the United States, and the United Kingdom. The Chandra X-ray Observatory is the world's most powerful X-ray telescope. It has eight-times greater resolution and is able to detect sources more than 20-times fainter than any previous X-ray telescope. NASA The Space Story: Fast Auroral SnapshoT (FAST or Explorer 70) was a NASA plasma physics satellite, and the second spacecraft in the Small Explorer program (SMEX). FAST was designed to observe and measure the plasma physics of the auroral phenomena which occur around both of Earth's poles. Planet Earth - Episode 72: * Carbon Emissions: Europe’s Regional Carbon Cycle Assessment and Processes project with Prof. Ana Bastos of the Max Planck Institute * The Copernicus Earth Observation Program supports society by providing authoritative information about the past, present and future climate in Europe and the rest of the World.

    51 min
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The Space Show is a one-hour radio program presented every Wednesday evening between 7.00 and 8.00 pm Australian Eastern Time by Andrew Rennie for 88.3 Southern FM and the Space Association of Australia Inc. The program aims to promote a public understanding of spaceflight and astronomy and to provide the public and members of the Space Association with up-to-date news, interviews and features of space-related events.

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  • Creator
    Andrew Rennie for the Space Association of Australia
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    250
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Andrew Rennie for the Space Association of Australia
  • Show Website
    The Space Show