Leftover tape from the first episode of the SpaceGeeks podcast.

http://spacenews.com/spacegeeks-episode-0-the-onest-bat-in-all-of-yasny/

Mike Gold's Infamous Coffee Table

On July 14, 2015, the day the New Horizons space probe took humanity closer to Pluto than we've ever been, principal investigator Alan Stern confesses he's been planning a much more elaborate mission to the strange, icy world.

Alan Stern's Pluto "Hyper Orbiter."

Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930. His great-grandchildren were on hand July 14, 2015, when the New Horizons spacecraft made the closest-ever flyby of the system. One of them gave the whole space thing a resounding "meh."

Great-Granddaughter of Pluto Discoverer: "Meh."

The rocket expert who designed New Horizons' speedy launch vehicle and a senior NASA manager illuminate some of the difficulties of sending Alan Stern's "hyper orbiter" to the Pluto system as a New Horizons encore.

Hyper Orbiter Reality Check

Planetary astronomer and doctoral candidate Alessondra "Sondy" Springmann explains what the Arecibo Observatory is, why it was built, and what people do with it. 

Sondy Science Short

The medieval "space cultist" chant from the Aug. 13 SpaceGeeks episode featuring former NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver. 

Latin: "Itur ad astra, aegre."

English: "We go to the stars, with difficulty."

Space Cultists

I was cranking out music for a new episode, and I couldn't stop laughing about the bass line in this one, so I posted it. I held my midi controller like a keytar while I played #rockstar

Winky Bump

Unused background music from the SpaceGeeks halloween special. The barely intelligible voice is me reading the U.N. Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, Including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies.

Creepy Treaty

Another one that just got me laughing. Arena-rock style background music composed for some future SapceGeeks podcast. 

Arena Jam

Notably, the first piece of 3/4 music for the SpaceGeeks podcast.  Featured in episode 24 with Keri Bean of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena.

SpaceWaltz

I'm the NASA reporter for SpaceNews/SpaceNews.com!

I also host the pub's weekly SpaceGeeks podcast: your window into the experiences of the work-a-day space professionals who make the industry go.

Here, you'll find short audio clips. Flavors include: leftover tape from podcast interviews I've done, special reports from spacey events I cover for SpaceNews, and some of the music I compose for the podcast.

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