The Rocket Ranch Podcast | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
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Welcome to the Rocket Ranch, the official podcast of NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Take a listen for a behind-the-scenes sneak peek into the inner workings of the world's premier spaceport.
The Rocket Ranch Podcast | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
5M ago
The Rocket Ranch welcomes Dana Hutcherson, deputy manager for the Commercial Crew program. She'll talk about the mission ahead, reflect on the program's 10-year anniversary and share her personal journey with NASA ..read more
The Rocket Ranch Podcast | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
5M ago
The spotlights came on in the predawn hours of April 12th 1981, illuminating a spacecraft like no other, the space shuttle. Just before liftoff, Columbia's crew climbed inside for the very first test flight into space ..read more
The Rocket Ranch Podcast | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
5M ago
When instrumentation controller JoAnn Morgan was in Firing Room number One for the historic moonshot in 1969, she was the only woman. NASA has come a long way since. Today, the very same firing room is led by a woman, and 30% of the engineers supporting NASA's Artemis Moon program are women, too ..read more
The Rocket Ranch Podcast | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
5M ago
The Rocket Ranch welcomes Sheldon Lauderdale, Program Analyst for NASA's Commercial Crew Program, to share where he draws inspiration and talk about his role supporting NASA’s efforts to expand diversity and inclusion to empower the next generation of explorers ..read more
The Rocket Ranch Podcast | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
5M ago
On this episode of the Rocket Ranch Podcast, we remember Challenger, her crew and their survivors, and how we carry forward the lessons NASA learned with the director of the Apollo Challenger Columbia Lessons Learned Program ..read more
The Rocket Ranch Podcast | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
5M ago
Astronaut Chris Hadfield flew to space three times, and was the first Canadian to walk in space. His cover of David Bowie's Space Oddity that he recorded on the International Space Station has over 47 million views, and as you're about to hear, he's given a lot of thought to the future of space exploration, and what it can mean for all of us ..read more
The Rocket Ranch Podcast | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
5M ago
The NASA Kennedy Launch team has persevered through a global pandemic to get a Mars Rover named Perseverance to the launch pad on time. The cloud of doubt the virus cast over the Mars mission and how NASA overcame it, next on the Rocket Ranch ..read more
The Rocket Ranch Podcast | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
5M ago
Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will make history when they break the bond from Earth in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule that's never been flown by humans before. But find out how the strong bond of friendship they share gives them the edge in space ..read more
The Rocket Ranch Podcast | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
5M ago
And with the number one overall pick in the Kennedy Space Center NFL Draft, NASA selects Jacksonville, Jaguar quarterback and aerospace engineer Josh Dobbs. Next on the Rocket Ranch ..read more
The Rocket Ranch Podcast | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
5M ago
Pluto is not a planet...or is it? Next on the "Rocket Ranch ..read more