Posted on · On Thursday's show: Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced she is launching an investigation into alleged irregularities at polling places on Election Day. And we discuss what's being done to address antisemitism in Houston.
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: The head of the Texas Medical Center on the fourth wave of COVID-19, the week in politics, former astronaut Scott Kelly on spending a year in space, and a new film shot in Houston called Playing God.
Posted on · We learn more about a research project that studied the effects of long-term spaceflight on the human body, and what its findings imply for the future space exploration.
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: How petrochemical officials communicate with the public in emergency situations, NASA's study of twins, 3D printing human tissue, and a new book about the Rough Riders.
Posted on · The research is an unprecedented opportunity to track the biological consequences of spaceflight in genetic doubles.
Posted on · The former astronaut has a new book of images he shot during his year in space.
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: We learn why some HISD board members pushed for a new interim superintendent. Then, former astronaut Scott Kelly talks about spending a year in space. Plus, we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news. And the classical ensemble Loop38 translates visual art into music.
Posted on · NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Victor Glover talk about training to go on deep space missions. They're featured in the new PBS documentary Beyond A Year In Space.
Posted on · Astronaut Scott Kelly says there is a distinct smell when you're in space. Describing that smell is just one of the many insights in his memoir, Endurance, which chronicles the year he spent on the International Space Station.
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: We get an update on the lawsuit over White Oak Music Hall. Then, former astronaut Scott Kelly talks about his experiences on the International Space Station. And former astronaut Leland Melvin talks about how a dropped pass in a high school football game led him to space.
Posted on · After a year in space, Kelly said, writing a book was harder than he thought — but still, he adds, "If I write a bad sentence people are only going to get angry with me. They're not going to die"
Posted on · The Dragon left the International Space Station on Wednesday morning and splashed into the Pacific in the afternoon.
Posted on · Recently, U.S. Senator John Cornyn of Texas, buoyed by the excitement surrounding Commander Scott Kelly's return to Earth after spending a year aboard the International Space Station, introduced the Mapping a New and Innovative Focus on our Exploration Strategy (MANIFEST) for Human Spaceflight Act. The bill would require NASA to develop plans for the future […]
Posted on · NASA’s Kelly just returned from a record-breaking year on the International Space Station.
Posted on · NASA plans two spacewalks at the International Space Station.