Brendan Byrne

Federal funding and the future of space science missions Podcast Episode · Are We There Yet? · 10/21/2025 · 28m

This week I joined @spacebrendan.bsky.social on his podcast Are We There Yet? to talk about the end of NASA’s Juno mission. We’ve learned so much from this Jupiter mission with more to come. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

Trash headlines: media portrayal of risks, response measures, and partisan differences in news coverage of space junk As a recently emergent issue, public familiarity with orbital debris is likely low, and therefore especially susceptible to the influence of news media representations. To better understand media repr...

How is space debris portrayed in news media? A content analysis finds more emphasis on risk of falling debris than on threats to satellite services, despite the latter’s greater potential impact on everyday civilian life. #scicomm - jcom.sissa.it/article/pubi...
Photo credit: ESA/ID&Sense/ONiRiXEL

GEORGE LUCAS IN 1999: a trade embargo is going to spark the galactic reckoning and collapse

ME IN 2025: ah, okay

The Senate Commerce Committee will hold a confirmation hearing for Jared Isaacman, nominee to be NASA administrator, April 9 at 10 am EDT.

Thanks for listening. That was one of my favorite interviews of the year.

Thank you! And thanks for listening!

Ah yes, the surprise sonic boom boom machine. Central Florida dogs hate the X37B. Mine included.

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