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Between a Rocket & a Hard Space

International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory

Join your host, Patrick O’Neill, Public Affairs lead at the International Space Station National Laboratory, for “Between a Rocket & a Hard Space,” a podcast that explores space-based research with visionaries from academia, government, and private businesses who have launched their R&D to the International Space Station (ISS). People just like you are addressing those pesky hard spaces created by research limitations here on the ground and putting their research on a rocket to test what’s possible in space.


The Space Station and its unique environment enable research and technology development not possible on Earth. The ISS National Laboratory provides researchers with access to a permanent microgravity environment, a powerful vantage point in low Earth orbit, and the extreme and varied conditions of space. Learn more about this research and development platform by visiting the ISS National Lab's homepage: https://ISSNationalLab.org 

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  • 10 episodes
  • Avg 33 min
  • English
  • S1 · E10
    Dec 17, 2025 · 30 min

    10. Love… or launch?

    Guest, Paul Reichert of Merck Research Labs Send a text

  • S1 · E9
    Nov 26, 2025 · 27 min

    9. Cheeseburger in…SPACE

    Guest, Tamara Baldanza-Dekker, Chief Marketing Officer of Margaritaville Send a text

  • S1 · E8
    Oct 28, 2025 · 31 min

    8. From pharma to far out

    Guest, Dr. Ken Savin, Chief Science Officer at SpaceMD and one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in global health, 2025 Send a text

  • S1 · E7
    Sep 24, 2025 · 28 min

    7. We need a ride

    Guests Dr. Yupeng Chen of the University of Connecticut and Mari Anne Snow, CEO of Eascra Biotech. Send a text

  • S1 · E6
    Aug 26, 2025 · 33 min

    6. The future of science in space

    Guest, Mark Gittleman, ISS National Lab User Advisory Committee Chair, Aegis Aerospace Inc. Board of Advisors and long-time space and defense industry executive. Send a text

  • S1 · E5
    Jul 29, 2025 · 30 min

    5. Return on investment

    Guests, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman Send a text

  • S1 · E4
    Jun 26, 2025 · 46 min

    4. Space as an accelerant

    Guest, Dr. Arun Sharma, biomedical researcher at Cedars-Sinai, Director, Center for Space Medicine Research at Cedars-Sinai Send a text

  • S1 · E3
    May 5, 2025 · 47 min

    3. The business of space

    Jackie Wattles - Writer, Space & Science, CNN Raphael Roettgen - Founder, E2MC Ventures Send a text

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