Updates
Granular updates about the state of each episode will be posted here, along with general updates about the state of the show. This is almost certainly safe to ignore, but if you really want to get into the nitty gritty of what’s going on with The Space Above Us, you’ve come to the right place.
You can also expect this space to meander into ‘blog’ territory from time to time.
STS-103 - Update #9 - Recorded!
Episode’s recorded! Kind of took a lot out of me though so I’m going to edit it tomorrow. I’m a little nervous that my microphone posture was off and I might have to deal with a lot of plosives but I guess we’ll see soon! [Click for more..]
STS-103 - Update #8 - The Wawa Office
There are a lot of reasons to not like COVID but I have one that’s sort of unusual. It forced me to admit to myself that no matter how much I want to believe the opposite, I don’t really do great with working from home. [Click for more..]
STS-103 - Update #7 - Script Progress
Just figured I’d make good on the promise of this section being overly detailed updates and provide an overly detailed update. As of tonight, I’ve got the detailed outline done for the entire episode and have written everything leading up to the launch, including the crew biographies which always take me a surprisingly long time. [Click for more..]
STS-103 - Update #6 - Now we're rolling
Every time I write an episode there is a supremely satisfying moment where I hit a tipping point and suddenly I not only know I’ve got the plan for the episode, I know exactly how I want to approach it, I just need to write it out. [Click for more..]
STS-103 - Update #5 - More Traveling! But also progress
Jeez, I don’t know what the universe has against STS-103, but this episode has (clearly) been a challenge to get out the door. I already mentioned the first round of travel, and subsequent first round of COVID earlier. [Click for more..]
STS-103 - Update #4 - Back to work
Done with COVID! At least, I’m done with the most severe symptoms and I’m able to get back to work on things again. Still can’t smell yet, but a sense of smell rarely comes up in work for the podcast. [Click for more..]
STS-103 - Update #3 - COVID!
COVID! Yes, it finally happened. For the last day or so I have been rolling around in bed, checking my temperature, checking my O2 sat, and just generally waiting and trying to sleep. [Click for more..]
STS-103 - Update #2 - Traveling
I’m out of town for a few days, visiting family, but I did get some work in on the plane. I marked up most of the press kit, and will hopefully finish that up today. [Click for more..]
STS-103 - Update #1 - Updates!
Hey folks! I actually haven’t really started working on STS-103 yet but after making the announcement about the new updates page I figured I should at least get something up here. [Click for more..]