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The first podcast from space was transmitted directly from the Space Shuttle Discovery by Steve Robinson on 07-Aug-2005.

Steve Robinson, Mission Specialist Number 2 is the same guy who went to the bottom of Discovery to repair it and make it safer for return home. In the podcast he shares his extraordinary experiences and concludes it with words:

At any rate I will close this very brief first podcast from space with a greeting to all Earthlings and a thank you for your interest and support. Whether you support the space program or not, you're learning from it. You're learning from it the very moment you hear this and think about what we're doing.

And I think that learning is what looking over the horizon is all about, and don't forget that learning can be exciting and fun, too, because that's certainly what this mission has been all about.

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It was fascinating to watch the Space Shuttle launch on July 26, follow their mission in space and even more fascinating to see them safely return back home.

Coverage of the lift-off and touchdown here:
- Space Shuttle Launch [ 26.07.2005 ]
- Space Shuttle Discovery - Going Home [ 07.08.2005]
- Discovery - Touchdown !!! [ 09.08.2005]

Some would argue (and rightly so) that it is not really a podcast as it is not enclosed in an RSS feed. My answer - it is a very extraordinary recording with or w/o RSS. You may take a look at comments of this article to see why it does not really matter.

WikiPedia: Stephen Robinson