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Welcome to The Modern Space Race — your front-row seat to humanity’s greatest leap into the stars. Every Friday , we bring you the most important, fascinating, and up-to-date space news from around the globe: from Starship test launches at Starbase and NASA’s Artemis missions , to new rocket technologies , international space policy , and the latest discoveries from Mars, the Moon, and beyond . Then, join us every Wednesday for our listener-favorite Q&A episodes , where we answer your most burning questions about space exploration , orbital mechanics , astronaut life , private spaceflight , planetary science , and everything in between. Whether you're a student, a lifelong space geek, an engineer, or just someone curious about w
Jacob Lab hosts The Modern Space Race, a news show with 48 episodes published.
The space race isn’t just between nations anymore—it’s a global sprint involving private companies, new technologies, and bold ambitions. In this Q&A episode, we answer 10 of the most pressing and popular questions about
Since early 2025, NASA faces severe budget cuts under the Trump administration, with a proposed 47% reduction to its Science Mission Directorate that could cancel 41 missions—including the Mars Sample Return—and slash it
In late May and early June 2025, the space industry saw major developments: the FAA opened an investigation into SpaceX’s Starship Flight 9 upper stage failure; ESA detailed plans for its Ramses mission to asteroid Apoph
The Trump administration’s proposed NOAA budget cuts threaten critical satellite-based pollution studies just as satellite re-entries surge—especially from SpaceX's Starlink. Meanwhile, global space activity intensifies
In this episode, we cover a flurry of major spaceflight activity from May 10 to May 20, including SpaceX's record-setting Starlink launches, the return of a 1972 Soviet Venus lander, the ESA’s groundbreaking Proba-3 miss
In this episode, we cover major milestones in space exploration, including SpaceX's record-setting Falcon 9 launch, the European Space Agency's atmospheric reentry mission, and NASA’s progress with Artemis 2. We also exp
A Soviet spacecraft will come crashing back to Earth. A record breaking 6 lauches occured in 18 hours, Jared Issacmen is approved by the senate, and more this week in space. We have a website now! Check it out here: http
In a packed week of space news, SpaceX launched the top-secret NROL-145 mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office, deploying a next-gen spy satellite into orbit. Meanwhile, scientists using the James Webb Space
April 2025 was packed with major space milestones. SpaceX conducted multiple launches, including reconnaissance satellites for the U.S. government and record-breaking Starlink deployments, while Blue Origin sent an all-f
In March-April 2025, Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket, launched from Andøya Spaceport, experienced failure 18 seconds after liftoff, but the data gathered was deemed valuable for future missions. SpaceX’s Fram2 mission c
SpaceX has achieved a significant milestone by completing the fastest booster turnaround in just nine days, underscoring its advancing reusability capabilities. Meanwhile, Boeing’s Starliner faces delays due to persisten
In this episode, we dive into SpaceX's preparations for the pivotal Flight 9 test, featuring Ship 35 and a potential booster, as well as the rapid development of Pad B at Starbase, including its new flame trench and adva
SpaceX’s Starship Flight 8 achieved a successful booster recovery, NASA launched the SPHEREx and PUNCH missions, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander is deploying experiments like the LISTER drill, China launched the TJ
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