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The Astro Ben Podcast

Jul 23, 2021

"I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth." These words, spoken by President John F. Kennedy in May 1961, changed the lives of twelve Americans who walked on the moon. The Wonder of it All focuses...


Jul 16, 2021

Dan Klopp works for ILC Dover, the company that has manufactured every EVA spacesuit for NASA the last 50+ years (making them the only company in the world to have protected humans on the moon). In addition to designing and manufacturing spacesuits for NASA (and by extension ESA, JAXA, and CSA), they also design and...


Jul 9, 2021

Camille is an aerospace engineer turned business strategist in the space industry, developing cutting edge technologies for the future of space. She is also an avid science communicator and public speaker working to make space accessible to all.

In this week's episode, I hear from 'The Galactic Gal' about what it takes...


Jul 2, 2021

Charles "Charlie" Camarda is an American engineer and NASA astronaut who flew into space aboard the Space Shuttle mission STS-114. He served as Senior Advisor for Engineering Development at NASA Langley Research Center and was a Senior Advisor for Innovation in the office of Chief Engineer at Johnson Space Center.

In...