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**Are We There Yet?**

Your weekly podcast journey into the latest news, missions, and stories shaping space exploration.

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Death in space Jun 06, 2025

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From our cells to our universe, everything comes to an end.

Slashed budget, uncertain leadership. What’s ahead for NASA? Jun 03, 2025

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A budget proposal from the White House would cut about a quarter of NASA’s budget and cut key science missions if approved by Congress. Plus, President Trump withdrew his nomination of Jared Isaacman for NASA administrator and SpaceX once again launched its massive Starship rocket.

Varda's hat trick and Earth’s twin Venus May 27, 2025

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Varda Space is sending "huggable" capsules into low-Earth orbit for autonomous research and just recently, it returned its third successful mission. Plus, often nicknamed Earth’s twin, Venus didn’t evolve like Earth at all.

Artemis II is closer to flight and Voyager’s thrusters get a deep space fix May 20, 2025

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Lockheed Martin delivered the Orion spacecraft for NASA’s Artemis II mission. Now, the agency is preparing the vehicle for the more than ten-day flyby of our moon—with a crew of four. Plus, Voyager's thrusters are back online after over two decades.

Mega rockets, private space stations and sweaty spacecraft May 13, 2025

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From the inaugural launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket to plans for SpaceX’s Starship to lift once off again, it’s been a busy year for commercial space. Plus, one engineer is making a sweat shield to protect spacecraft when re-entering Earth’s atmosphere.

Proposed NASA funding cuts and tracking hurricanes from space May 07, 2025

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Astrophotography and a snapshot of the space economy Apr 29, 2025

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The Orlando Museum of Art and the Central Florida Astronomical Society are hoping to inspire people to see the connection between art and space. Plus, we take a look at how the space economy is fairing under the new presidential administration and its policy changes.

Planets eaten by stars and one astronaut’s guide to infinite possibilities Apr 22, 2025

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In our own galaxy, a planet’s orbit slowly got closer and closer to a star, resulting in the star gobbling up its own planet. Plus, one veteran astronaut is using his inspiration from his space career to inspire others to reach for the stars.

A curious carbon finding on Mars and the prospect of space pirates Apr 15, 2025

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One of the rovers on Mars made a big discovery on the red planet: the largest organic carbon molecules to date. This discovery could lead scientists closer to answering the age-old question: could there have been life on Mars? Plus, just like pirates roam the seas, the idea of pirates or criminals in space could be more of a reality than science fiction.

Starliner’s remarkable journey and the human factors of NASA missions Apr 08, 2025

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In an interview with Ars Technica’s Eric Berger, Starliner’s commander Butch Wilmore revealed that the spacecraft’s thruster issues led to one of the most harrowing journeys in his aerospace career. Plus, while we send robots to the moon, the success of a mission begins in the control room.

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