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This Week in Space (Audio)

This Week in Space (Audio)

Space news, NASA, SpaceX, Mars missions, and the new space economy.

TWiT · Leo Laporte

32 episodesEN-US

Show overview

This Week in Space (Audio) has published 32 episodes during 2026. That works out to roughly 35 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.

Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 1h 1m and 1h 12m — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Science show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 4 days ago, with 32 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Leo Laporte.

Episodes
32
Started
2026
Median length
1h 6m
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

The new space age is upon us, and This Week in Space leaves no topic untouched. Every Friday, join Editor-in-Chief of Ad Astra magazine, Rod Pyle and Managing Editor of Space.com, Tariq Malik as they explore everything related to the cosmos. You can join Club TWiT for $10 per month and get ad-free audio and video feeds for all our shows plus everything else the club offers...or get just this podcast ad-free for $5 per month. New episodes posted every Friday.

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TWiS 226: Who Owns the Moon? - Capitalism and Property Rights in Space

Sep 4, 20261h 13m

TWiS 225: Get a Grip! - New Technologies for Orbital Salvage

Aug 28, 20261h 0m

TWiS 224: The Science of Artemis - What We'll Do on the Moon

Aug 21, 202659 min

TWiS 223: The Lunar Domain - Our Future on the Moon with Dr. Scott Pace

Aug 14, 20261h 5m

TWiS 222: How to Invade Earth in 22 Easy Steps - With Rich Edwards

Aug 7, 20261h 8m

TWiS 221: Starship Can Float? - Roman Space Telescope Ready to Launch!

Jul 31, 202657 min

TWiS 220: First on Mars - The 50th Anniversary of Viking 1

Jul 24, 20261h 16m

TWiS 219: SpaceX Goes to War! - And Other Space Headlines

Jul 18, 20261h 13m

TWiS 218: Which Way to the Moonbase? - With Dr. Pascal Lee

Jul 10, 20261h 10m

TWiS 217: America in Space - 250 Years of Bold Firsts & Our Favorite Missions!

Jul 3, 20261h 18m

TWiS 216: Dark Matter Intelligence - With Physicist Dr. Daniel Whiteson

Jun 26, 20261h 10m

TWiS 215: Disclosure Day - With Dr. David Brin

Jun 19, 20261h 6m

TWiS 214: Moon Man - With Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine

Jun 12, 20261h 9m

TWiS 213: Live From ISDC With Gerry Griffin - Legendary Flight Director Breaks Down the Realities of Spaceflight

Jun 5, 20261h 22m

TWiS 212: Kabooms, Starship, and a Moon Base - What New Glenn's Explosion Means for NASA's Moon Base

May 29, 20261h 2m

TWiS 211: Oysters in Space - With Jacob Scoccimerra of Monolith Space

May 22, 20261h 8m

TWiS 210: ESCAPADES at Mars - Dr. Robert Lillis of the Mars ESCAPADE Mission

May 15, 202657 min

TWiS 209: Astronauts for America - The Best of the Best Speak Out

May 8, 20261h 9m

TWiS 208: Lander, Lander, Who's Got a Lander - Will SpaceX or Blue Origin Touch Down First?

May 1, 20261h 6m

TWiS 207: What, This Again? - Attempted Cuts to the NASA Budget

Apr 24, 20261h 1m
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