The Space Shot

Episode 368: Homesteading Space: The Skylab Story and My Conversation With Author David Hitt

Episode  |  May 25th, 2018  |  Season 2  |  39 mins 17 secs

author, author conversation, book, interview, nasa, nasa history, oral history, saturn v, skylab, skylab launch, writing, writing process

Happy Friday everyone, enjoy this episode, we take a deep dive into Skylab history with author David Hitt.

Episode 367: Cosmic Chat

Episode  |  May 22nd, 2018  |  Season 2  |  14 mins 57 secs

cosmic chat, golden age of space, interview, podcast guest, season 2, space age

Welcome to SEASON 2! The podcast is shifting to a weekly format with longer in-depth episodes covering historical topics, book reviews, interviews, and more. Make sure to stay subscribed because the content for this season is going to be phenomenal. I have incredible guests lined up and I'm looking forward to sharing their stories and expertise with all of you!

Episode 366: One Year Later- What I’ve Learned (Start of Season 2!)

Episode  |  May 15th, 2018  |  Season 2  |  7 mins 54 secs

anniversary, blogging, creative process, podcasting, season 2, writing

Welcome to SEASON 2! The podcast is shifting to a weekly format with longer in-depth episodes covering historical topics, book reviews, interviews, and more. Make sure to stay subscribed because the content for this season is going to be phenomenal. I have incredible guests lined up and I'm looking forward to sharing their stories and expertise with all of you!

Episode 365: Skylab: The Last Saturn V Launch

Episode  |  May 14th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  8 mins 36 secs

39a, launch, nasa, nasa history, saturn v, saturn v launch, skylab, skylab missions, space station, station

Well, this is the last episode of season 1! It blows my mind how fast the past 365 days have gone, thank you to everyone that has joined me on this journey. I appreciate your time and your ears :) Here's to season 2!

Episode 364: Thor-Delta and Wakeup Songs

Episode  |  May 13th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  5 mins 36 secs

atlantis, echo 1, shuttle, shuttle wakeup calls, space shuttle, sts 125, wakeup calls

Happy Sunday and an even happier Episode 365 eve! :)

Episode 363: A Martian Helicopter, SpaceX, and The Expanse

Episode  |  May 12th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  5 mins 57 secs

europa, helicopter, luna 5, mars helicopter, nasa history, nasa news, news, space news, spacex

It's Saturday, just a few more days to episode 365, WHOA!

Episode 362: STS-125: One Last Hubble Servicing Mission

Episode  |  May 11th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  8 mins 5 secs

contingency, history, hst, hubble, hubble space telescope, nasa history, shuttle, sts 125, sts 400

Listen in to today's episode for more on the last Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission. Happy Friday!

Episode 361: Octawebs and V-2s

Episode  |  May 10th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  6 mins 40 secs

block 5, falcon 9, falcon 9 block 5, octaweb, rocket launch, rockets, spacex, v2, v2 rocket

A huge shout out to all the new fans of The Space Shot on Facebook! Welcome to the podcast, I'm glad you could join us!

Episode 360: The Fifth Element

Episode  |  May 9th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  5 mins 45 secs

science fiction, scifi, star trek, the fifth element

Happy Wednesday!

Episode 359: The Star Trek Multiverse

Episode  |  May 8th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  9 mins 58 secs

jj abrams, science fiction, scifi, star trek, storytelling

No show notes for today, just a Star Trek episode ;)

Episode 358: The First Flight of Endeavour

Episode  |  May 7th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  7 mins 11 secs

endeavour, eva, nasa, shuttle endeavour, shuttle history, space shuttle, space shuttle history, spacewalk, sts49

Happy Monday! I hope all of you have a fantastic week :)

Episode 357: Mars Insight Is Go For Launch!

Episode  |  May 6th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  7 mins 13 secs

cubesats, heat transfer, insight, marco cubesat, mars, mars insight, mole, planetary science, red planet, rocket launch, science, self hammering mole, stem

Episode 356: Roger, Liftoff, and the Clock Is Started!

Episode  |  May 5th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  17 mins 16 secs

alan shepard, freedom 7, history, mercury, mercury redstone, mission audio, mr3, nasa history, project mercury, shepard, space race, suborbital

Today's episode is a bit different than what I've done before. The mission audio from Alan Shepard's historic flight plays for the duration of the episode, with my historical notes during the first half of the episode. The last part of today's podcast is just mission audio, the short suborbital flights for Project Mercury are the perfect length for podcasts. Enjoy! :)

Episode 355: Magellan

Episode  |  May 4th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  6 mins 41 secs

atlantis, interplanetary, interplanetary missions, magellan, planetary science, science, shuttle, shuttle atlantis

May the Fourth Be With You

Episode 354: Frame of Mind

Episode  |  May 3rd, 2018  |  Season 1  |  9 mins 10 secs

pop culture, scifi, star trek, syfy, the expanse

We've got some pop culture today plus a past episode of The Space Shot.

Episode 353: Perceptions, Principles, and Action

Episode  |  May 2nd, 2018  |  Season 1  |  6 mins 21 secs

columbia, daily stoic, nasa, space, space shuttle columbia, stoicism