TopPodcast.com
Menu
  • Home
  • Top Charts
  • Top Networks
  • Top Apps
  • Top Independents
  • Top Podfluencers
  • Top Picks
    • Top Business Podcasts
    • Top True Crime Podcasts
    • Top Finance Podcasts
    • Top Comedy Podcasts
    • Top Music Podcasts
    • Top Womens Podcasts
    • Top Kids Podcasts
    • Top Sports Podcasts
    • Top News Podcasts
    • Top Tech Podcasts
    • Top Crypto Podcasts
    • Top Entrepreneurial Podcasts
    • Top Fantasy Sports Podcasts
    • Top Political Podcasts
    • Top Science Podcasts
    • Top Self Help Podcasts
    • Top Sports Betting Podcasts
    • Top Stocks Podcasts
  • Podcast News
  • About Us
  • Podcast Advertising
  • Contact
Not in our directory?
Add Show Here
Podcast Equipment
Center

toppodcastlogoOur TOPPODCAST Picks

  • Comedy
  • Crypto
  • Sports
  • News
  • Politics
  • True Crime
  • Business
  • Finance

Follow Us

toppodcastlogoStay Connected

    View Top 200 Chart
    Back to Rankings Page
    Natural Sciences

    The Orbital Mechanics Podcast

    Every week we cover the latest spaceflight news, discuss past, current and future exploration efforts, and take a look at upcoming events. Tune in to hear about how humans get to space, how they stay in space and how unmanned craft reach farther and farther into the universe around us.

    Advertise

    Copyright: © Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International

    • Apple Podcasts
    • Google Play
    • Spotify
    Latest Episodes:
    Episode 483: 100 Abort Criteria Oct 30, 2024
    Show notes

    Spaceflight News

    — Starship Flight 5 Review “Leaked” (spacenews.com) (twitter.com/elonmusk) (spacenews.com) (HT DennisO: x.com/StarshipGazer)

    Short & Sweet

    — Crew-8 post-landing medical issue (spacenews.com) (spacenews.com) (blogs.nasa.gov)

    — Companies to bring commercial launch to Ireland (europeanspaceflight.com)

    — ACS-3’s a little crooked (space.com) (blogs.nasa.gov)

    — Mars Sample Revision (spacenews.com)

    Questions, Comments, Corrections

    — From the intro: Aerojet 260 solid rocket test (en.wikipedia.org)

    This Week in Spaceflight History

    — 3 Nov, 1994. Launch of STS-66 (en.wikipedia.org) (PDF: nasa.gov) (nss.org) (youtu.be)

    — Next week (11/5 - 11/11) in 2004: A blind bowling ball

    Episode 482: Geostationary Explosive Orbit Oct 23, 2024
    Show notes

    Thanks to Dennis O for naming this week’s episode!

    Spaceflight News

    — Intelsat 33e loses power and blows up (spacenews.com) (x.com/S4S_SDA) (reddit.com)

    Short & Sweet

    — Sirius Space hot fire (europeanspaceflight.com)

    — A Firefly to launch a Jackal (satellitetoday.com)

    Questions, Comments, Corrections

    — Ross Peterson: Super Heavy’s reentry heating

    — Taylor S Marks: ISS graveyard orbit (discord.com)

    This Week in Spaceflight History

    — 27 Oct, 1992. Launch of the Znamya 2 solar power antenna (en.wikipedia.org) (thespacereview.com) (qsl.net) (skypub.com VIA web.archive.org)

    — Next week (10/29 - 11/4) in 1994: holding the weight of LEO on your shoulders

    Episode 481: Deorbit Strategies Oct 16, 2024
    Show notes

    Spaceflight News

    — Worries about ISS making a splash (spacenews.com) (PDF: nasa.gov) (spacenews.com) (space.com)

    Short & Sweet

    — X-37B to perform aerobraking maneuver (defenseone.com)

    — Rocket Lab wins Mars Sample Return concept award (spacenews.com)

    — Vast unveils details on Haven-1 (payloadspace.com)

    Questions, Comments, Corrections

    — From the intro: Starship Flight Test 5 (youtu.be) (nasaspaceflight.com)

    This Week in Spaceflight History

    — October 17, 1974: Founding of OTRAG (en.wikipedia.org) (youtube.com) (youtube.com) (bernd-leitenberger.de)

    — Next week (10/22 - 10/28) in 1992: To shreds, you say!

    Episode 480: Phenolic Burnthrough Oct 09, 2024
    Show notes

    Spaceflight News

    -- Vulcan anomaly (spacenews.com) (youtube.com) (spaceflightnow.com) (spacenews.com) (twitter.com/dwisecinema) (spacenews.com)

    Short & Sweet

    -- Voyager 2 turns off science instrument (inverse.com)

    -- Super bright Qianfan satellites (spacenews.com)

    -- NASA reduces rate of ISS leak (spacenews.com)

    Questions, Comments, Corrections

    -- Unc’ Willy: Crossfield’s employer (discord.com)

    This Week in Spaceflight History

    -- 8 Oct, 2012: The launch of CRS-1 (en.wikipedia.org) (nasaspaceflight.com)

    -- Next week (10/15 - 10/21) in 1974: The original SpaceX

    Episode 479: VIPER Sting Oct 01, 2024
    Show notes

    Spaceflight News

    -- VIPER opinions (spacenews.com) (sam.gov)

    Short & Sweet

    -- Chinese lunar spacesuit revealed (cgtn.com) (space.com)

    -- Upper stage anomaly grounds Falcon 9 (space.com) (spacenews.com)

    -- MaiaSpace moves in (spacenews)

    This Week in Spaceflight History

    -- 2 Oct, 1921. Birth of Scott Crossfield (en.wikipedia.org) (PDF: govinfo.gov) (magazine.washington.edu)

    -- Next week (10/8 - 10/14) in 2012: A boxy box delivery

    Episode 478: ISRO Audit Sep 25, 2024
    Show notes

    Spaceflight News

    -- ISRO rising (spacenews.com)

    Short & Sweet

    -- Iran successfully launches research satellite (almayadeen.net)

    -- Ariane 6 software fix (spacenews.com)

    -- Yutu 2 turns six (space.com)

    Questions, Comments, Corrections

    -- From the intro: Sirius Space will launch from Australia (europeanspaceflight.com)

    This Week in Spaceflight History

    -- Launch of Shenzhou 7 (神舟七号) (en.wikipedia.org) (PDF: nescacademy.nasa.gov) (youtube.com) (youtube.com)

    -- Next week (10/1 - 10/7) in 1921: Flying with Michael Burnham

    Episode 477: Land Ahoy Sep 18, 2024
    Show notes

    Spaceflight News

    -- Landspace lands (spacenews.com) (youtube.com)

    Short & Sweet

    -- New Glenn to attempt landing (HT Chris Radcliff: https://twitter.com/davill)

    -- Chang’e-6 extended mission (spacenews.com)

    Questions, Comments, Corrections

    -- From the intro: Polaris Dawn spacewalk (spacenews.com) (spacenews.com) (youtube.com)

    This Week in Spaceflight History

    -- 22 Sep, 2006. Launch of Hinode (日の出) (nasa.gov) (eoportal.org) (esa.int) (en.wikipedia.org)

    -- Next week (9/24 - 9/30) in 2008: And then there were three

    Episode 476: Qrbital MeQaniQs Sep 10, 2024
    Show notes

    Spaceflight News

    -- BepiColombo insertion delayed (europeanspaceflight.com) (spacenews.com) (youtube.com) (esa.int)

    Short & Sweet

    -- EscaPADE DelAYED (spacenews.com)

    -- Starliner Returned (arstechnica.com) (spacenews.com) (nasaspaceflight.com)

    -- Vega’s final launch (satellitetoday.com)

    Questions, Comments, Corrections

    -- From the intro: Blue Origin’s new drone ship (HT DennisO: https://x.com/_mgde_) (space.com)

    -- Haragopal: Europa Clipper’s flying on Falcon Heavy, not New Glenn (discord.com)

    This Week in Spaceflight History

    -- 10 Sept, 2009: The launch of HTV-1 (en.wikipedia.org) (humans-in-space.jaxa.jp) (PDF: nasa.gov)

    -- Next week (9/17 - 9/23) in 2006: Flying to where the Sun never rises

    Episode 475: Falcon Crunch Sep 04, 2024
    Show notes

    Spaceflight News

    -- B1062 lost (spacenews.com) (spacenews.com) (nasaspaceflight.com) (nasaspaceflight.com) (youtube.com) (HT ArcadeEngineer: twitter.com)

    Short & Sweet

    -- Intuitive Machines selected for lunar South Pole mission (spacenews.com)

    -- Stoke Space wins contract to prototype cargo delivery (satellitetoday.com) (stokespace.com)

    -- Starliner wob wob (spacenews.com) (arstechnica.com) (spacenews.com) (blogs.nasa.gov)

    Questions, Comments, Corrections

    -- From the intro: Europa Clipper (planetary.org)

    This Week in Spaceflight History

    -- 6 Sept, 1988: The troublesome landing of Soyuz TM-5 (russianspaceweb.com) (en.wikipedia.org)

    -- Next week (9/10 - 9/16) in 2009: Stork with a smile

    Episode 474: Another Six Months Aug 28, 2024
    Show notes

    Spaceflight News

    -- Starliner crew to return on Dragon (spacenews.com) (nasaspaceflight.com)

    Short & Sweet

    -- EscaPADE arrives in Florida (spacenews.com)

    -- SLS gets bumped up a block (spacenews)

    -- RFA first stage lost in test-firing anomaly (arstechnica.com) (spacenews.com) (europeanspaceflight.com) (youtu.be)

    This Week in Spaceflight History

    -- 27 Aug, 1985. Launch of STS-51-I (PDF: nasa.gov) (youtube.com) (forum.nasaspaceflight.com) (historycollection.jsc.nasa.gov)(PDF: ntrs.nasa.gov) (wikiarchives.space) (en.wikipedia.org)

    -- Next week (9/3 - 9/9) in 1988: Shouldn’t have had that last cup of coffee

    Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 30 Next

    Related Podcasts

    Science Friday

    1

    Science Friday Astronomy
    Radiolab

    2

    Radiolab Documentary
    BrainStuff

    3

    BrainStuff Natural Sciences
    StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

    4

    StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson Games & Hobbies
    Radiolab

    5

    Radiolab Documentary
    Stuff To Blow Your Mind

    6

    Stuff To Blow Your Mind Life Sciences
    footer-logo

    Contact Us

    Toll Free: 844-670-7747

    Links

    • Home
    • Top Charts
    • Networks
    • Apps
    • Independents Podcasts
    • Podcast Advertising
    • Podcast News
    • Contact Us
    • About Us
    • Analytics & Insights

    Stay Connected

      Privacy, Terms of Use & Our Code of Ethics Protecting Content Creators Copyrights