The Space Shot

A concentrated dose of space awesomeness, delivered right to your podcast feed.

About the show

Subscribe and check out the massive back catalog (Season 1 has 365 episodes) for some excellent bite-sized pieces of space history, pop culture, science, and more. Whether you're into history, science, pop-culture, or current events, there's something for you here at The Space Shot.

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Episodes and Blog Entries

  • Episode 121: We Choose to Go to the Moon and Beyond

    Episode  |  September 12th, 2017  |  Season 1  |  12 mins 48 secs
    cassini, cassini podcast, enceladus, hydrothermal, hydrothermal vents, jfk, jfk podcast, nasa, president kennedy, saturn, science fiction, science fiction podcast, science podcast, scifi, scifi podcast, space, space history, space history podcast, space podcast, space science, space science podcast, space shot, star trek, the orville, the space shot

    Today’s episode is a long one, and it marks the 1/3 point of me producing a daily podcast for an entire year. Thank you to all the new listeners of the show, I appreciate you checking out the podcast and sharing it with your friends.

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    Episode 120: We Remember

    Episode  |  September 11th, 2017  |  Season 1  |  4 mins 18 secs
    911, expedition 3, history, history podcast, iss, iss podcast, nasa, september 11th, september 11th 2001, space, space history podcast, space podcast, space shot, the space shot

    Never Forget.

  • Episode 119: GRAIL & The Wrath of the Roadtrip

    Episode  |  September 10th, 2017  |  Season 1  |  5 mins 50 secs
    cassini, history, history podcast, khan, lunar science, moon, nasa, pop culture, pop culture podcast, saturn, scifi, scifi podcast, space, space history, space history podcast, space podcast, space science, space science podcast, space shot, star trek, star trek 2, star trek ii, star trek podcast, the space shot, wrath of khan

    What a weekend! Wrath of Khan in the theater, The Orville premier on Fox, and more. Subscribe and don't miss an episode.

  • Episode 118: Atlantis, Conestoga 1, and Discovery

    Episode  |  September 9th, 2017  |  Season 1  |  3 mins 49 secs
    cassini, cassini podcast, history, history podcast, khan, private space, private spaceflight, saturn, saturn rings, saturnian system, space, space history, space history podcast, space podcast, space science, space science podcast, space shot, space shuttle, star trek, star trek ii, star trek podcast, stem, stem podcast, the space shot, the space shot podcast

    A quick episode today, I'm traveling and working, so it's a busy day here in South Dakota.

  • Episode 117: The Man Trap

    Episode  |  September 8th, 2017  |  Season 1  |  6 mins 48 secs
    daily podcast, history podcast, nasa, otd, pop culture, pop culture podcast, science, science podcast, scifi, scifi podcast, solar wind, space, space history, space history podcast, space science, space science podcast, space shot, space shuttle, star trek, star trek podcast, star trek tos, stem, stem podcast, the man trap, the space shot, tos

    Star Trek, Cassini, rocket launches, and Genesis. It's a packed episode, so download it and get listening.

  • Episode 116: SpaceX, Endeavour, Cassini Countdown #8

    Episode  |  September 7th, 2017  |  Season 1  |  6 mins 25 secs
    endeavour, mini shuttle, nasa shuttle, rocket launch podcast, rocket launches, rocket podcast, rockets, science history, science history podcast, science podcast, shuttle, space, space history podcast, space news, space podcast, space shot, space shuttle, space shuttle endeavour, space shuttles, spacex, spacex podcast, spacex podcast news, the space shot, x37

    SpaceX successfully launched the United States Air Force X-37B spacecraft today and completed a secondary objective of landing the Falcon 9 booster back at Cape Canaveral. Congratulations to the SpaceX team on a successful launch and landing.

  • Episode 115: Eye of the Storm

    Episode  |  September 6th, 2017  |  Season 1  |  5 mins 13 secs
    history, history podcast, khan, pop culture, pop culture podcast, space, space history, space history podcast, space news, space news podcast, space podcast, space shot, spacex, spacex launch, spacex podcast, the space shot, wrath of khan, x37, x37b

    Khannnnnnnn!!!!!! This weekend;) Plus Number 8 on the countdown for my Cassini top 10 mission highlights. Subscribe today and never miss an episode!

  • Episode 114: Voyager: A Legacy of Discovery

    Episode  |  September 5th, 2017  |  Season 1  |  5 mins 43 secs
    discovery, history, history podcast, jpl, nasa, nasa history, space, space history, space history podcast, space podcast, space shot, stem, stem podcast, the grand tour, the space shot, voyager

    So, I cut my finger pretty badly tonight. The next few episodes are going to be shorter because I can't type very quickly at the moment.

  • Episode 113: The USS Shenandoah

    Episode  |  September 4th, 2017  |  Season 1  |  6 mins 10 secs
    airships, havoc, history, history podcast, mars, mars airship, mars podcast, nasa, shenandoah, space, space history, space history podcast, space podcast, space shot, stem, stem podcast, the space shot, united states navy, us navy, us navy airships, usn, uss shenandoah, venus, venus airship, wwi

    Airships! On Earth, Mars, and Venus. Check out today's episode and be sure to share it with your friends!

  • Episode 112: Utopia Planitia

    Episode  |  September 3rd, 2017  |  Season 1  |  5 mins 32 secs
    history, history podcast, mars, mars history, mars lander, pop culture podcast, scifi podcast, space, space history, space history podcast, space podcast, space science podcast, space shot, space shot podcast, star trek, star trek podcast, star trek voyager, star trek voyager podcast, the space shot, the space shot podcast, utopia planitia, utopia planitia fleet yards, viking 2, viking 2 lander, voyager, weather satellites

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  • Episode 111: Expedition's End & Podcasting

    Episode  |  September 2nd, 2017  |  Season 1  |  2 mins 53 secs
    human spaceflight, international space station, iss, iss podcast, nasa history, nasa news, peggy whitson, space, space history, space history podcast, space news podcast, space podcast, space shot, stem, stem podcast, the space shot

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  • Episode 110: Standby for News! And Some History

    Episode  |  September 1st, 2017  |  Season 1  |  7 mins
    amos 6, nasa, nasa administrator, pioneer 11, scifi, scifi podcast, space, space history podcast, space news, space news podcast, space podcast, space shot, spacex, spacex news, spacex podcast, stem, stem podcast, the space shot

    Happy Friday! It's crazy to think we just entered September! The coming month is going to be awesome; I've got some news I will be able to share with all of you here soon!

  • Episode 109: So, Change of Plans for Today

    Episode  |  August 31st, 2017  |  Season 1  |  2 mins 53 secs
    falcon 9, houston, on this day, otd, space, space history, space history podcast, space news, space news podcast, space podcast, space shot, spacex, the space shot, x37, x37b

    A shorter episode today. Work has been insane and I need to get some sleep ;)

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    Episode 108: First Flights and "Icicles"

    Episode  |  August 30th, 2017  |  Season 1  |  5 mins 46 secs
    commercial cargo, commercial space, commercial space podcast, dream chaser, guy bluford, history podcast, houston, imax, imax movie, johnson space center, johnson space center oral history, nasa, oral history podcast, sierra nevada, space, space history, space history podcast, space podcast, space shot, space shuttle, space shuttle imax, space shuttle podcast, sts 41, sts 8, the dream is alive, the space shot

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  • Episode 107: Space Oddity

    Episode  |  August 29th, 2017  |  Season 1  |  4 mins 23 secs
    canadarm2, canadian space agency, chris hadfield, csa, david bowie, hadfield, history podcast, international space station, iss, pop culture, soyuz, space, space history, space history podcast, space oddity, space oddity chris hadfield, space podcast, space shot, space shuttle, the space shot

    It's a Space Oddity kinda day. Happy birthday to Astronaut Chris Hadfield!

  • Episode 106: Nimbus 1 & Space Email

    Episode  |  August 28th, 2017  |  Season 1  |  5 mins 3 secs
    apple, computers, email, history, history podcast, nasa, nasa history, nasa shuttle, nimbus, nimbus 1, nimbus satellite, satellites, shuttle, space, space history, space history podcast, space podcast, space shot, space shuttle, space shuttle podcast, space transportation system, stem, stem podcast, sts, the space shot, weather satellite, weather satellites

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