The Space Shot

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

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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

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

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

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

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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 413: Andy Saunders: Restoring Apollo

Episode  |  March 4th, 2020  |  Season 3  |  26 mins 57 secs

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Check out my fascinating conversation with Andy Saunders. Andy is the genius behind the restored image that shows Neil Armstrong's face (the only one that does so) on the surface of the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission.

Episode 395: From Apollo to Artemis and Beyond

Episode  |  August 4th, 2019  |  Season 3  |  49 mins 1 sec

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From Apollo to Artemis and Beyond. In this episode, you'll hear my presentation I gave a few weeks ago. I covered space history, from before the Apollo program, up to present-day initiatives.

Episode 334: Apollo 13- Part 2

Episode  |  April 13th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  28 mins 54 secs

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Happy Friday/Saturday. I experienced some issues uploading on Friday the 13th, go figure, but it's available now. Check it out!

Episode 332: Apollo 13- Part 1

Episode  |  April 11th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  22 mins 19 secs

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I've got some background on Apollo 13 plus about 22 minutes of mission audio at the end of today's episode, give it a listen and send me any questions you have.

Episode 307: Irwin, Mattingly, and Vanguard 1

Episode  |  March 17th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  5 mins 49 secs

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We've got some birthdays to celebrate today! Plus, an early mission that sent a satellite into space, that's still in orbit, sixty years later. Don't forget, you can reach me through email, john@thespaceshot.com. Send questions, ideas, or comments to this email and I will respond to you! Thanks for reaching out :)

Episode 47: Soyuz 11- The Mission & Apollo 13- The Movie

Episode  |  June 30th, 2017  |  Season 1  |  7 mins 48 secs

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Two missions today, download and subscribe so you don't miss an episode!

Episode 44: Atlantis & Mir

Episode  |  June 27th, 2017  |  Season 1  |  6 mins 12 secs

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On this day in 1995, the Space Shuttle Atlantis launched on a mission to rendezvous and dock with the Russian space station Mir. This mission was also the 100th US crewed launch in addition to being the first Shuttle mission to dock with Mir.