New episode: join us as we chat with artist and prop maker Ryan Nagata about his work replicating space suits and making props for movies. Nagata is based in Los Angeles and has made spacesuit replicas for various collectors and museums!

Our interview with @herbbaker.bsky.social about his incredible career with NASA, his memoir, and his insights into mentorship is in the running for PodRadar’s episode of the week! Vote here if you’d like to participate! thepodradar.com/episode/a253...

Not sure how many #Tucson followers I have here, but this Friday evening is a free art show called The Art of Planetary Science at University of Arizona. Come say hi if you see me! I’ll give you a sticker 😄

Since the early days of the space program, astronauts have quarantined before missions because any illness could be disastrous. It’s eminently logical — not “extreme” — for athletes who’ve trained their WHOLE LIVES for one event to take similar precautions in order to stay in peak physical condition

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Seattle-based Teague started out designing Texaco service stations - but now it's helping its partners create the look and feel of commercial space stations including Starlab and Blue Origin's Orbital Reef. www.geekwire.com/2026/design-...

A bit late (our article came out in August 2024), but coverage of our first publication of the SQuARE experiment on the ISS. "Archaeology conducted in space": www.earth.com/video/space-...

I chatted with @artastrapodcast.bsky.social about international science communication, from supporting JAXA's Hayabusa2 and MMX missions 🛰️, to the choice for style and content in "The Planet Factory" and a splash of #VR with @futuremeetings.bsky.social! 🔭🧪 Listen here with your ears 🎧 :

Catch our new episode for an amazing chat with Dr. @elizabethtasker.bsky.social on her work in scicomm for international audiences. Dr. Tasker works at JAXA’s Institute of Space and Astronautical Science & authored "The Planet Factory!" www.artastra.space/episodes/sci...

📢 #CFP: Space could be otherwise: imagining (new)space futures and their democratic alternative(s). Come and join us at @easst.bsky.social in Krakow (8–11 Sept) to discuss imaginaries of outer space and democratisation. #STS #SSOS DL: 9 March nomadit.co.uk/conference/e...

New episode out today! Join Emily & Alexa as they chat with @herbbaker.bsky.social whose career spanned five decades working with NASA. Herb shares incredible stories from his recent memoir, From Apollo to Artemis, and his work in the broader space community. www.artastra.space/episodes/nas...

In this week’s episode, Join Emily and Alexa as they chat with experience designer Sands Fish about designing for life in outer space, inventing a musical instrument specifically for zero-G environments, and his work with MIT’s Space Exploration Initiative.  www.artastra.space/episodes/des...

After a 2-year hiatus, I finally posted on Medium again (and after like 4 months off Bluesky, hello again!). My goal for 2026 is to write more, and this felt like a good impetus to restart the blog and also explain where my head was at during my time away: tanyaofmars.medium.com/reflections-...

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Thank you for the shout out! We’ve had a lot of fun and some incredible conversations so far. We’re so excited to share future episodes. 🚀🚀🚀

Explore the cosmic crossroads of space and art with hosts emilyolsen.bsky.social and alexaerdogan.bsky.social on the artastrapodcast, where creativity defies gravity and imagination knows no bounds.

NEW EPISODE: Join Emily & Alexa as they chat with artist, astronaut, & educator Dr. Sian “Leo” Proctor, @drsianproctor.bsky.social. www.artastra.space/episodes/spa...

In episode 11, Emily & Alexa chat with planetary scientist and space industry strategist, Dr. Tanya Harrison @tanyaofmars.bsky.social, about Mars, science communication, and finding your path in the space industry. Available wherever you get your podcasts! www.artastra.space/episodes/mar...

The ISS Archaeological Project studied the phenomenon of crew-created visual displays in two articles (both open access): www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... and www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/11...

THREAD: 25 years ago today, the first crew of the International Space Station for a four-and-a-half month stay. Two cosmonauts - Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev - were joined by NASA astronaut William Shepherd. Since that moment, the ISS had had at least two people onboard.

I wrote something about the 25th anniversary of ISS habitation and the 10th anniversary of the International Space Station Archaeological Project theconversation.com/25-years-of-...

The Art Astra Podcast is back for a second season! Catch our latest episode for a conversation with @mrtowne.bsky.social about security in space! Available wherever you get your podcasts! www.artastra.space/episodes/sec...

Have you ever wondered about what goes into planning and executing a space history auction? Emily & Alexa talk to Cassandra Hatton, Global Head of the Science & Popular Culture department at Sotheby’s auction house. Available wherever you get your podcasts! www.artastra.space/episodes/spa...

This was a super fun podcast to record! Combining my two loves: space and pinball.

Have you ever wondered how concert sets & visual effects are designed? Emily & Alexa talk with Deborah Johnson, aka Candy Stations, who designed the visual effects for Sufjan Stevens’ “Planetarium” and “Age of Adz” album tours, as well as several others. www.artastra.space/episodes/spa...

Whether you're a pinball champion or a newbie to the pinball world - you may be surprised at just how much overlap there is with spaceflight and pinball game design over the ages. Catch our episode with @erinwinick.bsky.social! www.artastra.space/episodes/spa...

I was thrilled to spend an hour talking about #space #archaeology with Emily and Alexa of the Art Astra podcast (nominated for a Women in Podcasting Award - vote for them!). Check it out! www.artastra.space/episodes/spa...

Ever wonder how space & art combine to transform raw, noisy images captured by spacecraft into beautiful, clean images for us to see here on Earth? In this week's episode, @emilyolsen.bsky.social & @alexaerdogan.bsky.social talk to @jpmajor.bsky.social about image processing. www.artastra.space

The Art Astra Podcast has launched! Now available on Apple, Spotify, Youtube, and Pocketcasts! Join @emilyolsen.bsky.social and @alexaerdogan.bsky.social every other week as they interview guests at the intersections of art and space studies. www.artastra.space