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Project Mercury was NASA’s first attempt at human crewed space flight. It sent Alan Shepard into space, and John Glenn into orbit, among four other landmark flights over 5 years. By 1963 it was done, and NASA was ready to launch Gemini, its next project. But being such a groundbreaking project, in 1964 NASA paid tribute to Mercury with a four metre high stainless steel monument with a time capsule that would remain sealed beneath it until the year 2464, five centuries later.
What was so significant about Mercury? And what’s inside this time capsule? We could wait another 440 years, or just listen!
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#64 The Odysseus Moon Lander. The first private moon lander has touched down, but is it still ok?
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02/29/24 • 6 min
Houston-based aerospace company Intuitive Machines produced the first private mission to land on the moon. The Odysseus lander is just 300 km from the lunar south pole, investigating water ice and demonstrating the capabilities of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program (CLPS).
But space is difficult and not many projects go perfectly first time. Is Odysseus ok? Let’s find out!
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#27 Planet Mercury normally keeps a low profile, but let's take a closer look at the first planet from the sun.
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03/31/21 • 5 min
We don't get to hear much about planet Mercury. It took us a long time to learn much about it and only two spacecraft have ever been there.
Let's take a look at some of the little known but fascinating facts about Mercury's history, why it has the longest day in the solar system and what we've learned from lonely pair of spacecraft that have visited it.
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#19 Let's take a look at the Moon - part 3
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08/31/20 • 6 min
There's so much to explore with the moon. It's our little companion in space, like our next door neighbour. We're going to take a few episodes to get right into it. Here's part 3.
Let's take a look at the exploration of the moon, not the Apollo missions, we'll save those for another episode, but the vitally important but sometimes forgotten uncrewed missions that came befor Apollo. The Russion Luna program, and NASA's Ranger and Surveyor programs that paved the way to the moon before Armstrong and Aldrin.
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#14 So an asteroid caused the mass extinction of the dinosaurs? Let's find the crater!
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03/31/20 • 5 min
So an asteroid fell from space and caused a mass extinction of the dinosaurs. But where is the crater? We know impacts have left craters on the moon, earth, and other planets, But have we found one big enough to have been caused by the dinosaur asteroid?
Get comfy, grab a coffee in your favourite reusable cup, and check it out.
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#51 NASA's astronaut class of 1978. We have a compelling chat with Meredith Bagby about this ground breaking group of space shuttle astronauts, and her fascinating book The New Guys
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02/06/23 • 51 min
In 1978, NASA changed the rules around who could be selected as an astronaut. Civilian engineers, doctors and scientists could be selected to fly on the then brand new space shuttle. Meredith Bagby joins us to talk about this group, whose social backgrounds were as diverse as their professions. For the first time, the group included women and people of colour.
There were triumphs with astronauts like Sally Ride and Greg Bluford, and tragedy when four of this talented group were lost in the Challenger disaster.
This is a compelling insight from Meredith, who had access to five astronauts from this historic class.
Find Meredith Bagby's book The New Guys here
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#71 Earth has a new moon! For about the next 8 weeks... Asteroid 2024 PT5 will be captured by Earth's gravity before returning to its normal solar orbit.
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09/30/24 • 6 min
Earth has a new moon! well, for about 8 weeks anyway. Asteroid 2024 PT5 has been captured by Earth’s gravity and will be in orbit until late November 2024. This is really unusual and there have only been a few confirmed mini moons in the past. Our new temporary neighbour is only about 11 metres across and won’t be visible to anyone who doesn’t have a professional large-scale telescope, but we’ll know it’s there! and although it will only stay for about 2 months, 2024 PT5 will be back again in 2055.
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#63 Space Ethics. How do we navigate the ethical challenges of our journey beyond Earth?
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01/31/24 • 5 min
So we pollute the upper atmosphere with rocket exhaust, is it worth the benefits of communications satellites and GPS? What about space junk? the garbage of earth orbit. Or mining asteroids? who owns the asteroids, can should they be able to sell the minerals asteroids provide?
These are questions that would never have been asked before space travel became as regular as it has today. Let's take a look at this new way of thinking about our responsibilities in space.
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#62 The iconic Earthrise photograph. Is this the most influential picture from the Apollo era?
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12/31/23 • 5 min
Apollo 8 orbited the Moon in December 1968, seven months before the first moon landing. Even though Apollo 8 never landed on the Moon, it did produce one of the most iconic photographs of the Apollo program, the Earthrise photograph. Astronaut Bill Anders snapped a colour picture of the Earth rising over the lunar horizon as the capsule orbited the Moon.
But what makes this picture so iconic? And why did we nearly miss out on it. Let's dive in!
Check out the Earthrise photograph
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#53 The Hayabusa2 Asteroid Ryugu sample return mission. Space rock expert Greg Brennecka joins us for an incredible up-close look at real life asteroid material.
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03/31/23 • 16 min
Our favourite space rock expert Greg Brennecka joins us to talk about the amazing Hayabusa2 mission, the sample return mission to asteroid Ryugu by Japanese space agency JAXA. Greg and his colleagues have been analysing the sample and some of the findings are incredible.
What does Ryugu tell us about the early solar system? What do we learn about water on bodies like asteroids? and could Ryugu be carrying enough of the building blocks of life to potentially populate another habitable planet?
It's a fascinating chat.
If you want to learn more about rocks from space, check out Greg's book 'Impact' at Harper Collins here
See Hayabusa2's touch and go sample collection on Ryugu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xnInpqMiG4
Hayabusa2 landed back on Earth at the Woomera Rocket Range in South Australia, December 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek1MRUbJSo8
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How many episodes does Cosmic Coffee Time with Andrew Prestage have?
Cosmic Coffee Time with Andrew Prestage currently has 78 episodes available.
What topics does Cosmic Coffee Time with Andrew Prestage cover?
The podcast is about Coffee, Space, Star, Astronomy, Natural Sciences, Podcasts, Science, Time and Universe.
What is the most popular episode on Cosmic Coffee Time with Andrew Prestage?
The episode title '#62 The iconic Earthrise photograph. Is this the most influential picture from the Apollo era?' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Cosmic Coffee Time with Andrew Prestage?
The average episode length on Cosmic Coffee Time with Andrew Prestage is 9 minutes.
How often are episodes of Cosmic Coffee Time with Andrew Prestage released?
Episodes of Cosmic Coffee Time with Andrew Prestage are typically released every 30 days, 23 hours.
When was the first episode of Cosmic Coffee Time with Andrew Prestage?
The first episode of Cosmic Coffee Time with Andrew Prestage was released on Jun 16, 2019.
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