Space
Space the final frontier: James Parr on Space News
Barely a week goes by where there isn't some news from space - so, as is our way when the fancy takes us, it's time for our regular chat with James Parr from the Open Space Agency in London. This… Audio
First ever civilian SpaceX flight returns from orbit
A billionaire, a community college teacher, an airforce veteran and a childhood cancer survivor have made history as the first all-civilian team to fly to space.
The Space X capsule they were on… Audio
SpaceX capsule with world's first all-civilian orbital crew lands safely
The quartet of newly minted citizen astronauts comprising the SpaceX Inspiration4 mission safely splashed down in the Atlantic off Florida's coast today.
All-civilian astronaut crew shows off in zero-gravity orbit
The first all-civilian astronaut crew to reach orbit made some spaceflight history today, with a zero-gravity ukulele performance hundreds of miles above Earth's surface.
Space tourists orbiting earth
Four chosen people are orbiting the earth after the first ever non-astronaut launch to space.
The private flight, which is a world first, was a success yesterday.
This mission has been billed as the… Audio
NASA rover Perseverance collects first Martian rock sample
NASA's Mars science rover Perseverance has collected the first of numerous mineral samples that the US space agency hopes to retrieve from the surface of the Red Planet for analysis on Earth.
Haritina Mogosanu: growing plants in space
Space science educator and astrobiologist Haritina Mogosanu returns to Saturday Morning to discuss growing plants in space. Her Seeds in Space programme has involved distributing seeds to more than… Audio
Space the final frontier: James Parr on Space news
Nathan Rarere talks with James Parr from the Open Space Agency in London about cracks in the International Space Station and buying shares in Peter Beck's RocketLab. Audio
Nights Astronomy
Former University of Canterbury Mt John Observatory superintendent Alan Gilmore joins us once again. Tonight he'll be taking a look at Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein, The James Webb Space Telescope and… Audio
Documents reveal NZ role in Apollo 8 mission in 1968
Declassified government documents show officials got a late call from the United States seeking co-operation when the splash down site of its Apollo 8 mission shifted into New Zealand-managed…
Documents reveal Apollo 8 nearly landed in NZ
Almost 53 years ago, the Apollo 8 mission was the first manned space flight to leave low earth orbit, and reach the moon.
The mission was a precursor to the famous Apollo 11 moon mission which… Audio
Bezos sues Nasa over its deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX
Jeff Bezos' space firm Blue Origin is suing Nasa over a decision to award a $US2.9 billion ($4.1bn NZD) lunar lander contract to Elon Musk's SpaceX.
Space for Planet Earth
Emeline Paat-Dalstrom, co-founder of SpaceBase is back again.with news of their "Space for Planet Earth" Challenge competition that aims to leverage space technology to address climate change. Audio
Rocket Lab to launch New Zealand's first lunar mission
Rocket Lab will launch its first mission to the Moon from the Māhia Peninsula later this year.
Dr. Pan Conrad: when science meets religion
Her fulltime job is as a priest at St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Maryland, Virginia, but in her 'other' life, Rev. Pamela 'Pan' Conrad has worked as a member of the tactical operations team for… Audio
Rocket Lab to launch satellite today for US Space Force
The government has told Rocket Lab it has no problem with it launching a satellite into space for the United States Space Force. Audio
Why you'll need to quarantine before going to Mars
Writer and podcaster Nicola Twilley's latest book, co-authored with husband Geoff Manaugh, is Until Proven Safe: The History and Future of Quarantine. She joins the show to discuss the importance of… Audio
Album features sound of black holes colliding 1.3 billion years ago
'Celestial Incantations' combines sounds from within our solar system and beyond with acoustic instruments on a collaborative album by musicology professor Kim Cunio, UK artist Diana Scarborough and… Audio
Mars rover: Nasa's Perseverance prepares to drill first rock sample
The US space agency's Perseverance rover is getting ready to take its first sample of Mars rock. Video
Billionaire Bezos labels space trip 'best day ever'
Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man, has finally achieved his childhood dream of launching himself into space.
The New Shepherd launched at about 1.10am NZ time, returning to earth a total of ten… Audio
