The Space Shot

Episode 432: Coffee at the Cosmo- The Making of a Podcast Part 1

Episode  |  January 25th, 2023  |  Season 5  |  54 mins 13 secs

coffee at the cosmo, dave giles, emily carney, john mulnix, space and things

Here's a special presentation of the latest Cosmosphere Podcast. Emily Carney, Dave Giles, and John Mulnix kicked off the first Coffee at the Cosmo for 2023. Give it a listen!

Episode 431: My God, It’s Full of Books

Episode  |  January 21st, 2023  |  Season 5  |  24 mins 6 secs

apollo 50th, book review, book reviews, eisenhower, ike, lifting bodies, nuclear history, project orion, raggy 42, the age of eisenhower

Let's kick off 2023 with some SpaceX news, book reviews, and more!

Episode 430: Remembering Katja

Episode  |  August 29th, 2022  |  Season 4  |  7 mins 2 secs

Remembering Katja

Episode 429: The Cosmosphere Podcast: The V-2 Rocket

Episode  |  December 31st, 2021  |  Season 4  |  29 mins 55 secs

cosmosphere, launchnext, space history, v-2, v-2 gallery

Check out this encore presentation of the Cosmosphere podcast. In this episode, we talk about the V-2 rocket, its history, and the fully renovated V-2 gallery at the Cosmosphere. This episode has a brand new format and we'd love to hear your thoughts on the new podcast format.

Episode 428: Liberty Bell 7- The Peril and Promise of Space Exploration

Episode  |  November 21st, 2021  |  Season 4  |  43 mins 54 secs

gus grissom, liberty bell 7, project mercury

Join Cosmosphere CEO Jim Remar for a discussion of Liberty Bell 7 and the recovery of this historic spacecraft.

Episode 427: Building Normentum with Robin Dickey

Episode  |  October 3rd, 2021  |  Season 4  |  28 mins 16 secs

building normentum, robin dickey, space policy, the aerospace corporation

Robin Dickey, a space policy and strategy analyst at The Aerospace Corporation's Center for Space Policy and Strategy, joins us in today's episode to talk about building norms of behavior in space.

Episode 426: Author Andy Weir and "Project Hail Mary"

Episode  |  May 6th, 2021  |  Season 3  |  44 mins 28 secs

andy weir, artemis, author interview., books, pop culture, project hail mary, scifi, the martian

Andy Weir, author of "The Martian," "Artemis," and "Project Hail Mary" joined the podcast to chat about his new book and some awesomely geeky space topics.

Episode 425: Exploring Ocean Worlds with Melissa Ugelow

Episode  |  September 9th, 2020  |  Season 3  |  26 mins 12 secs

melissa ugelow, nasa, ocean worlds, planetary science, stem education, titan

Last week I had the opportunity to speak with Melissa Ugelow about her work on Titan, so download this episode and learn about some of the incredible work being done to explore the moons in our outer solar system.

Episode 424: From Apollo to Artemis and Beyond- 2020 Update

Episode  |  July 30th, 2020  |  Season 3  |  50 mins 32 secs

apollo, apollo soyuz, artemis, commercial crew, gemini, iss, mercury, shuttle, shuttle mir, shuttle-mir, skylab

Check out an updated version of my Apollo to Artemis and Beyond chat. Also, be sure to get the PDF companion for this talk so you can see the pictures I reference in this episode. Thanks!

Episode 423: This Week in Space History- April 13th to the 19th- Featuring Richard Easton

Episode  |  April 14th, 2020  |  Season 3  |  23 mins 53 secs

apollo 13, apollo 16, chris hadfield, richard easton, salyut 1, soviet space station, space shuttle columbia, space shuttle endeavour, spacex, sts 100, sts-1, sts-100, sts1, transit satellites

Richard Easton joins us again to talk about the Transit and GPS satellites. Plus, more space history! Thanks again to Richard for taking the time to drop in and talk about some space history.

Episode 422: Apollo 13: 50 Years Later (Part 1)

Episode  |  April 11th, 2020  |  Season 3  |  49 mins 3 secs

apollo, apollo 13, apollo 13 50th anniversary, apollo 50, apollo 50th, apollo program, failure is not an option, mission control, nasa, nasa history, space, space exploration, space history, space race

Part 1 of the Apollo 13 resources and history series. Check out the show notes for a ton of links and resources!

Episode 421: Rise of the Space Age Millennials: My Conversation With Laura Seward Forczyk

Episode  |  April 8th, 2020  |  Season 3  |  22 mins 27 secs

aerospace workforce, laura seward forczyk, rise of the space age millennials, space age millennials

This week we have my conversation with Laura Seward Forczyk. She's a space professional, consultant, author, and she owns the consulting firm Astralytical. Check out our discussion about her book!

Episode 420: This Week in Space History- April 6th to the 12th

Episode  |  April 7th, 2020  |  Season 3  |  26 mins 54 secs

apollo 13, compton gamma ray observatory, crs-8, gemini 1, ldef, oral history, space shuttle history, spacex, spacex dragon, sts-1, sts-37, sts-41c, yuri gagarin

From the first human in space to the Mercury Seven, Apollo 13 50th teaser, and the first Shuttle launch, this week has it all!

Be sure to follow the Facebook page for The Space Shot and the Cosmosphere for the 13 Days of Apollo 13 posts.

Episode 419: This Week in Space History March 30th to April 5th

Episode  |  April 2nd, 2020  |  Season 3  |  21 mins 6 secs

2001 a space odyssey, apollo 6, first contact day, nasa history, space shuttle history, spacex, spacex history, sts 3, sts 6, sts 83, sts-3, sts-6, sts-83, tiros 1, vss unity, weather satellites, white sands space harbor, worm, worm logo

Space Shuttles, Weather Satellites, Apollo 6, First Contact Day, and more!

Episode 418: This Week in Space History- March 23rd to the 29th

Episode  |  March 26th, 2020  |  Season 3  |  21 mins 46 secs

astronauts, explorer 10, explorer 3, falcon 1 rocket, gemini 3, jim lovell, mariner 7, mir space station, nasa history, saturn ib rocket, space tortillas, spacex, star trek

From corned beef to Space Shuttles, lots of history this week. Since I recorded this episode, Colorado is now under a shelter in place order. We are doing our best here in Loveland. Stay same everyone!

Episode 417: This Week in Space History- March 16th to the 22nd

Episode  |  March 21st, 2020  |  Season 3  |  21 mins 37 secs

alexei leonov, falcon 1, gemini 8, gordon fullerton, jack lousma, mir, shannon lucid, shuttle mir, spacex, starlink, sts-3, sts-76, vanguard 1, voskhod 2

A lot has changed in the past week. Let's catch up on what's been going on and then we'll get to some space history. From Gemini 8 to the first Orange Shuttle External Tank.