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. 

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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:

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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.

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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!

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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
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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!

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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!
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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