Rod Pyle

Author, Editor-in-Chief, Radio Personality, Keynote Speaker for IBM, Smithsonian, NASA, BAE Defense, and others

Rod Pyle, Host of This Week in Space on TWiT.tv

Rod Pyle is an accomplished author, journalist, television producer, and the Editor-in-Chief of Ad Astra magazine. He hosts the popular podcast This Week in Space on TWiT.tv alongside Tariq Malik.

Pyle's Background and Accomplishments

Has written 20 books on space history, exploration, and development, including Space 2.0, Innovation the NASA Way, Blueprint for a Battlestar, Amazing Stories of the Space Age, First On the Moon, and Destination Mars1
Has written extensively for publications like JPL, Caltech, WIRED, Popular Science, Space.com, Live Science, the World Economic Forum, and the Library of Congress1
Co-developed the Apollo Leadership Experience for NASA's Johnson Space Center1
Produced, directed, and wrote for The History Channel and Discovery Networks1
Consulted on space projects for National Geographic TV and Disney+1
Assisted with visual effects on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and the Battlestar Galactica reboot1

Hosting This Week in Space

On each episode of This Week in Space, Rod and co-host Tariq Malik explore a wide range of space-related topics, including2:

Mainstream space sector news and emerging trends
Historical events pertaining to space exploration
Discussions on topics like nuclear rockets, space junk, and private spaceflight

Rod Pyle's genuine passion for space and technology, combined with his extensive knowledge and experience, make him an engaging host who delivers captivating episodes of This Week in Space.2