web02.fireside.fm Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:26:32 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Space Shot - Episodes Tagged with “Armstrong” https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/tags/armstrong Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:00:00 -0500 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. en-us episodic A concentrated dose of space awesomeness, delivered right to your podcast feed. John Mulnix 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. no space, history, space history, nasa, science, stem, sci-fi, science fiction, space podcast, interviews, space interviews, John Mulnix johnmulnix@gmail.com Episode 306: Gemini 8- A Close Call https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/306 e5b43a32-69d9-4470-82b8-bd0c55ba3ba0 Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 306 Gemini 8- A Close Call full 1 John Mulnix The crew of Gemini 8 had a very close call. Check out today's episode for mission audio and for more detail about this flight. 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 :) 8:52 no The crew of Gemini 8 had a very close call. Check out today's episode for mission audio and for more detail about this flight. 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 :) Thank you for making me part of your daily routine, I appreciate your time and your ears! If you could do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast, I'd appreciate it! If you take a screenshot of your review and send it to @johnmulnix, pretty much anywhere on the Internet, I will send you a Space Shot sticker and a thank you! You can send me questions and connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, by clicking one of the links below. Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) I've also got a call in number that I'm going to be testing here soon, so keep an eye out for that! Thanks to everyone that's subscribed to the podcast. If you could do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast, I'd appreciate it! If you take a screenshot of your review and send it to @johnmulnix, pretty much anywhere on the Internet, I will send you a Space Shot sticker and a thank you! Episode Links: Gemini 8 Mission Page- NASA (https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1966-020A) Here's an archival video on Gemini 8 that NASA produced for this flight. "Gemini 8, This is Houston Flight" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmaKXA5oDQ8) This book is available in print and online. I'm including a link to the webpage for this book since many of you probably don't have a hard copy. This book has some incredible information about Project Gemini. On the Shoulders of Titans: A History of Project Gemini Ch. 13- "The Whirligig" (https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4203/ch13-6.htm) The archival audio from today's episode is available here. I edited clips for time, removing long periods of dead air for the sake of brevity in today's episode. Gemini 8 Audio (https://archive.org/details/Gemini8/409-AAG.wav) Gemini 8 Press Kit- NASA PDF (https://web.archive.org/web/20120227064402/https://mira.hq.nasa.gov/history/ws/hdmshrc/all/main/DDD/25015.PDF) The Space Shot- Episode 67 (https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/67) The Space Shot- Episode 73 (https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/73) The Space Shot- Episode 77 (https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/77) EchoStar XXIII Mission Press Kit- SpaceX PDF (http://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/echostarxxiiifinal.pdf) agena, agena target vehicle, archival audio, armstrong, david scott, docking, falcon 9, first docking, gemini, gemini 8, gemini launch, mission audio, neil armstrong, project gemini, rendezvous, spacex, titan ii, space podcast, space podcasts, The crew of Gemini 8 had a very close call. Check out today's episode for mission audio and for more detail about this flight. 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 :)

Thank you for making me part of your daily routine, I appreciate your time and your ears!

If you could do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast, I'd appreciate it! If you take a screenshot of your review and send it to @johnmulnix, pretty much anywhere on the Internet, I will send you a Space Shot sticker and a thank you!

You can send me questions and connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, by clicking one of the links below.

Facebook

Instagram

Twitter

I've also got a call in number that I'm going to be testing here soon, so keep an eye out for that!

Thanks to everyone that's subscribed to the podcast. If you could do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast, I'd appreciate it! If you take a screenshot of your review and send it to @johnmulnix, pretty much anywhere on the Internet, I will send you a Space Shot sticker and a thank you!

Episode Links:

Gemini 8 Mission Page- NASA

Here's an archival video on Gemini 8 that NASA produced for this flight.
"Gemini 8, This is Houston Flight"

This book is available in print and online. I'm including a link to the webpage for this book since many of you probably don't have a hard copy. This book has some incredible information about Project Gemini.

On the Shoulders of Titans: A History of Project Gemini Ch. 13- "The Whirligig"

The archival audio from today's episode is available here. I edited clips for time, removing long periods of dead air for the sake of brevity in today's episode.

Gemini 8 Audio

Gemini 8 Press Kit- NASA PDF

The Space Shot- Episode 67

The Space Shot- Episode 73

The Space Shot- Episode 77

EchoStar XXIII Mission Press Kit- SpaceX PDF

]]> The crew of Gemini 8 had a very close call. Check out today's episode for mission audio and for more detail about this flight. 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 :)

Thank you for making me part of your daily routine, I appreciate your time and your ears!

If you could do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast, I'd appreciate it! If you take a screenshot of your review and send it to @johnmulnix, pretty much anywhere on the Internet, I will send you a Space Shot sticker and a thank you!

You can send me questions and connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, by clicking one of the links below.

Facebook

Instagram

Twitter

I've also got a call in number that I'm going to be testing here soon, so keep an eye out for that!

Thanks to everyone that's subscribed to the podcast. If you could do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast, I'd appreciate it! If you take a screenshot of your review and send it to @johnmulnix, pretty much anywhere on the Internet, I will send you a Space Shot sticker and a thank you!

Episode Links:

Gemini 8 Mission Page- NASA

Here's an archival video on Gemini 8 that NASA produced for this flight.
"Gemini 8, This is Houston Flight"

This book is available in print and online. I'm including a link to the webpage for this book since many of you probably don't have a hard copy. This book has some incredible information about Project Gemini.

On the Shoulders of Titans: A History of Project Gemini Ch. 13- "The Whirligig"

The archival audio from today's episode is available here. I edited clips for time, removing long periods of dead air for the sake of brevity in today's episode.

Gemini 8 Audio

Gemini 8 Press Kit- NASA PDF

The Space Shot- Episode 67

The Space Shot- Episode 73

The Space Shot- Episode 77

EchoStar XXIII Mission Press Kit- SpaceX PDF

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If you check out one link, make it the 7 Minutes of Terror video! The skycrane lander that was used is crazy to think about. Worth the 5 minutes or so to watch.
7 Minutes of Terror: The Challenges of Getting to Mars
Curiosity Rover Home Page

Phoenix Lander In Depth
Toxic Mars: Astronauts Must Deal with Perchlorate on the Red Planet

ULA Atlas V Information Page
Juno- NASA Mission Page

Biography of Neil Armstrong

Mariner Missions
SpaceX- AsiaSat 8 Launch Webcast

Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water

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If you check out one link, make it the 7 Minutes of Terror video! The skycrane lander that was used is crazy to think about. Worth the 5 minutes or so to watch.
7 Minutes of Terror: The Challenges of Getting to Mars
Curiosity Rover Home Page

Phoenix Lander In Depth
Toxic Mars: Astronauts Must Deal with Perchlorate on the Red Planet

ULA Atlas V Information Page
Juno- NASA Mission Page

Biography of Neil Armstrong

Mariner Missions
SpaceX- AsiaSat 8 Launch Webcast

Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water

]]> Episode 67: That's One Small Step... https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/67 da357da1-cf14-4705-8507-267a90d629ee Thu, 20 Jul 2017 20:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 67 That's One Small Step... full 1 John Mulnix This episode is a long one, but totally worth it. I've got some fantastic audio from Apollo 11 and some commentary. Subscribe and consider leaving a rating for the podcast :) Also, congratulations to the winner of the Lego Saturn V set, listen and find out who the lucky person is! 21:17 no Episode Links: Apollo 11 Mission Overview (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo11.html) Apollo 11 Mission Report (https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11MIssionReport_1971015566.pdf) If you're wondering where I found the coffee related quotes, here is the document. It's definitely worth checking out the spacecraft commentary link. Apollo 11 Spacecraft Commentary (https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/mission_trans/AS11_PAO.PDF) Apollo 11 Flight Plan (https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11fltpln_final_reformat.pdf) 1202- Apollo 11 Program Alarms (https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11.1201-pa.html) Apollo 11 Pictures- NASA Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/projectapolloarchive/albums/with/72157658666156148) Archive.org NASA Audio from Apollo 11 (https://archive.org/details/Apollo11Audio/938-AAG.wav) NASA Historical Audio Archive- Digital Audio File Metadata (https://ia801409.us.archive.org/5/items/Apollo11Audio/NASA-Audio-Archive_Digital-Audio-File_Metadata.pdf) Space.com- Elon Musk Calls for Moon Base (https://www.space.com/37549-elon-musk-moon-base-mars.html) aldrin, apollo 11, apollo program, armstrong, buzz aldrin, elon musk, flight controller, flight director, houston, johnson space center, moon, moon bases, moon landings, nasa, neil armstrong, project apollo, saturn v, space, space shot, spacex, the space shot, tranquility base, apollo 11 podcast, apollo 11 50, apollo 50 podcast, apollo 50, nasa history podcast, nasa podcast, nasa apollo podcast, Episode Links:

Apollo 11 Mission Overview

Apollo 11 Mission Report

If you're wondering where I found the coffee related quotes, here is the document. It's definitely worth checking out the spacecraft commentary link.

Apollo 11 Spacecraft Commentary

Apollo 11 Flight Plan

1202- Apollo 11 Program Alarms

Apollo 11 Pictures- NASA Flickr

Archive.org NASA Audio from Apollo 11
NASA Historical Audio Archive- Digital Audio File Metadata

Space.com- Elon Musk Calls for Moon Base

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Apollo 11 Mission Overview

Apollo 11 Mission Report

If you're wondering where I found the coffee related quotes, here is the document. It's definitely worth checking out the spacecraft commentary link.

Apollo 11 Spacecraft Commentary

Apollo 11 Flight Plan

1202- Apollo 11 Program Alarms

Apollo 11 Pictures- NASA Flickr

Archive.org NASA Audio from Apollo 11
NASA Historical Audio Archive- Digital Audio File Metadata

Space.com- Elon Musk Calls for Moon Base

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