Are We There Yet?

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There’s a lot going on up there. Join space reporter Brendan Byrne each week as he explores space exploration. From efforts to launch humans into deep space, to the probes exploring our solar system, "Are We There Yet?" brings you the latest in news from the space beat. Listen to interviews with astronauts, engineers and visionaries as humanity takes its next giant leap exploring our universe. read less

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Exomoons and lunar cameras

Exomoons and lunar cameras

Scientists and astronomers are on the search for moons outside our solar system. Meanwhile, NASA and Nikon are working on a new camera designed to withstand our own moon’s environment.

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Exomoons and lunar cameras

Exomoons and lunar cameras

Scientists and astronomers are on the search for moons outside our solar system. Meanwhile, NASA and Nikon are working on a new camera designed to withstand our own moon’s environment.

Space food scientist Vickie Kloeris, speaks about her new book Space Bites, a memoir of her career with NASA preparing food for orbit.

The future of pharmaceuticals in space

The future of pharmaceuticals in space

Varda Space Industries is working on pharmaceutical research in space that could help produce HIV therapy drugs at a much lower cost.

Sun science during a solar eclipse

Sun science during a solar eclipse

Viewers across the country are gearing up for the upcoming solar eclipse, and scientists are using this time to launch rockets into the skies – for science!

Exploring the women of U.S. space exploration

Exploring the women of U.S. space exploration

It’s Women’s history month and ‘Are We There Yet?’ is exploring the women that made history in space with Wendy Lawrence, a veteran NASA Astronaut.

Starship’s success and the Space Coast celebrates a launch icon

Starship’s success and the Space Coast celebrates a launch icon

In Texas, Starship’s third orbital test flight was a win for SpaceX. Here in Florida, the Space Coast is celebrating the life of Robert Osband.

Starship, take three

Starship, take three

SpaceX is launching its third orbital test flight off Starship. How high are the stakes? Plus, a glimpse into the history of women in the space program and the fight for female astronauts.

As NASA explores human isolation on other planets, the agency’s plan to return Mars rocks to Earth is in limbo.

Astronaut Winston Scott’s journey to space

Astronaut Winston Scott’s journey to space

Former NASA astronaut Winston Scott shared his academic journey that brought him to space and his hope for the future of space exploration.

Weather satellites in space and humans on Mars

Weather satellites in space and humans on Mars

A new satellite will track things like hurricanes and volcanoes from space. Plus, a conversation with the Walkabout the Galaxy podcast hosts Josh Colwell, Audrey Martin and Jim Cooney about humans on Mars.

Observatories on the moon and art that reaches orbit

Observatories on the moon and art that reaches orbit

New technology on the moon and a space art competition that highlights the importance of space.

Space science gets microscopic

Space science gets microscopic

Plankton and staph bacteria are being studied in space to help keep humans and our oceans safe.

A new space race and dust from an ancient asteroid

A new space race and dust from an ancient asteroid

The Congressional response to Artemis delays and looking at ancient space rock samples.

A new moon of excitement and rovers on the red planet

A new moon of excitement and rovers on the red planet

With upcoming moon missions, scientists have been eager to study the lunar surface. Rovers on Mars continue to find evidence that water once flowed on the dusty planet.

Growing plants and human tissue in space

Growing plants and human tissue in space

NASA scientists are growing crops in orbit to see how plants are affected by the space environment and Redwire scientists are 3D printing tissue in space.

Veteran astronauts find new missions in writing

Veteran astronauts find new missions in writing

Veteran astronauts Chris Hadfield and Tom Jones use writing to tell stories about space exploration.

A tale of two telescopes

A tale of two telescopes

Two telescopes have captured images that led scientists to a better understanding of our universe and our place in it.

Talking to whales and searching for life in the universe

Talking to whales and searching for life in the universe

Researchers are looking to nonverbal communication to find life within our universe, and we may be closer to knowing if aliens do exist.

A virtual space tourism launch and new space station plans

A virtual space tourism launch and new space station plans

Guests at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex can blast off into space without leaving the ground and Vast is creating a new space station.

Buzz in the commercial space industry

Buzz in the commercial space industry

A glimpse into some of the recent space news and how Space Florida plans to grow the aerospace industry.