Ranked #1
86 – Equitable Design (feat. Kavya Manyapu)
86 – Equitable Design (feat. Kavya Manyapu)
As more and more human spaceflight vehicles enter service, and more and more people have access to spaceflight, the need... Read more
10 Nov 2020
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37mins
Ranked #2
68 – The Case of the Inexplicable Oxygen (feat. Melissa Trainer)
68 – The Case of the Inexplicable Oxygen (feat. Melissa Trainer)
For years, the NASA Curiosity Rover has been quietly sniffing the atmosphere in Gale Crater with its SAM instrument. Tod... Read more
3 Dec 2019
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43mins
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53 – The State of Mars 2019 (feat. Brendan Byrne and Emilee Speck)
53 – The State of Mars 2019 (feat. Brendan Byrne and Emilee Speck)
The fourth season of WeMartians has begun, and we bring in our friends and regular guests Brendan Byrne and Emilee Speck... Read more
22 Jan 2019
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46mins
Ranked #4
69 – Looking for Life on Mars on Earth (feat. Teresa Fornaro)
69 – Looking for Life on Mars on Earth (feat. Teresa Fornaro)
In July, ESA plans to launch the 2nd ExoMars mission, a rover called the Rosalind Franklin that will search for signs of... Read more
17 Dec 2019
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43mins
Ranked #5
64 – The Dusty Plains of Arcadia Planitia (feat. Ali Bramson)
64 – The Dusty Plains of Arcadia Planitia (feat. Ali Bramson)
SpaceX has been requesting HiRISE images from an area called Arcadia Planitia as potential landing sites for their Stars... Read more
24 Sep 2019
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35mins
Ranked #6
37 – Red Car for the Red Planet
37 – Red Car for the Red Planet
After years of delays, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket has finally flown, sending a test payload of a Tesla Roadster with a... Read more
13 Feb 2018
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39mins
Ranked #7
40 – Mars One Waning (feat. Ryan MacDonald)
40 – Mars One Waning (feat. Ryan MacDonald)
Mars One captured the world’s attention when it announced its intentions to colonize Mars by 2023. But since that milest... Read more
17 Apr 2018
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Ranked #8
5 – Space Habitats and the Story of Bigelow
5 – Space Habitats and the Story of Bigelow
Habitation in space will become a very important topic as we venture out into deep space and eventually to Mars. Turning... Read more
28 Apr 2016
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39mins
Ranked #9
22 – The Orbital Martians (feat. Ben Etherington & David Fourman)
22 – The Orbital Martians (feat. Ben Etherington & David Fourman)
In a mashup episode that combines the formats of The Orbital Mechanics, a great weekly spaceflight podcast, and WeMartia... Read more
11 Apr 2017
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1hr 38mins
Ranked #10
52 – Comin’ up Jezero (feat. Tim Goudge)
52 – Comin’ up Jezero (feat. Tim Goudge)
NASA has selected the next landing site for its future Mars rover, Mars 2020. Jezero Crater is an incredible ancient riv... Read more
11 Dec 2018
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55mins
Ranked #11
9 – Riding Ions (feat. Joe Cassady)
9 – Riding Ions (feat. Joe Cassady)
Electric vehicles aren’t just taking over our roads – they’re taking over our orbits, too! Solar electric propulsion is ... Read more
21 Jul 2016
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38mins
Ranked #12
3 – Go! Go! Go! Exomars! (feat. Michael Coarezza)
3 – Go! Go! Go! Exomars! (feat. Michael Coarezza)
In the third episode of the WeMartians Podcast, we learn a little bit about the 1877 perihelic opposition of Mars, durin... Read more
29 Mar 2016
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36mins
Ranked #13
46 – Keeping Mars Alive (feat. Rick Davis)
46 – Keeping Mars Alive (feat. Rick Davis)
NASA may have pivoted to the Moon, but Mars remains a horizon goal. Keeping the different departments at the Agency focu... Read more
21 Aug 2018
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51mins
Ranked #14
35 – The State of Mars 2018 (feat. Brendan Byrne & Emilee Speck)
35 – The State of Mars 2018 (feat. Brendan Byrne & Emilee Speck)
It’s a new year, and another trip around the sun exploring Mars. Emilee Speck & Brendan Byrne return to the show to ... Read more
16 Jan 2018
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56mins
Ranked #15
54 – Women In Space 2019 (feat. Mallika Sarma and J.A. Grier)
54 – Women In Space 2019 (feat. Mallika Sarma and J.A. Grier)
WeMartians visits Arizona to attend the 2019 Women in Space Conference, an interdisciplinary event covering science, eng... Read more
11 Feb 2019
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29mins
Ranked #16
4 – Citizen Science on Mars (feat. Michael Aye)
4 – Citizen Science on Mars (feat. Michael Aye)
In the fourth episode of the WeMartians podcast, we explore the growing problem in Planetary Science – there’s too much ... Read more
3 Apr 2016
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52mins
Ranked #17
Red Planet Review – Anniversary Episode
Red Planet Review – Anniversary Episode
Happy New Year Martians! It’s been 1 year since we launched the Red Planet Review weekly news roundup for our $3+ Patreo... Read more
11 Jan 2019
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19mins
Ranked #18
34 – From the Moon to Mars (feat. Laura Forczyk)
34 – From the Moon to Mars (feat. Laura Forczyk)
The US Vice President Mike Pence announced that the United States would be returning to the Moon. But for NASA, this is ... Read more
5 Dec 2017
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48mins
Ranked #19
21 – LPSC 2017
21 – LPSC 2017
Every year, upwards of 2,000 planetary scientists descend upon a suburb of Houston to discuss the latest findings, share... Read more
28 Mar 2017
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48mins
Ranked #20
28 – Five Years of Being Curious (feat. Emily Lakdawalla)
28 – Five Years of Being Curious (feat. Emily Lakdawalla)
It’s been five years since NASA’s Curiosity Rover touched down on the surface of Mars, and it’s been doing all kinds of ... Read more
15 Aug 2017
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47mins