Planetary Radio: Space Policy Edition

Science & Technology News

The politics, policy, and history behind space exploration.

Episodes

What does “science as a service” really mean?

The Long Space Age with Alex MacDonald

“Science: A New Golden Age” - Reimagining U.S. science policy

What's going on with commercial space stations?

A proposal to stifle American science

Why humans matter — The philosophy of Artemis II

Return to Launch — Cape Canaveral's unlikely history

Is there really a space race between the US and China?

What a NASA Authorization bill actually does

Change for the Sake of Disruption at NASA

The Moral Case for Space Science

Should a (potential) biosignature revive Mars Sample Return?

China’s growing space science ambitions

Does the rise of Elon mean the decline of NASA?

Is this the moment for in-space nuclear power?

Are Democrats falling behind on space policy?

NASA’s 2026 budget

What does NASA need with an economist?

How NASA remembers—and forgets

Lies, damned lies, and space data