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    <title>The Space Shot - Episodes Tagged with “B52”</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2018 20:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <description>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.</description>
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    <itunes:subtitle>A concentrated dose of space awesomeness, delivered right to your podcast feed.</itunes:subtitle>
    <itunes:author>John Mulnix</itunes:author>
    <itunes:summary>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.</itunes:summary>
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  <title>Episode 302: The X-38 Crew Return Vehicle</title>
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  <itunes:episode>302</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The X-38 Crew Return Vehicle</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>John Mulnix</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Happy Monday everyone!  Lifting bodies are super cool, so check out today's episode and learn about a lifting body that landed with an uncommonly large parafoil parachute!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>5:59</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Happy Monday everyone!  Lifting bodies are super cool, so check out today's episode and learn about a lifting body that landed with an uncommonly large parafoil parachute!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Thank you for making me part of your daily routine,  I appreciate your time and your ears! &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;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! &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You can send me questions and connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, by clicking one of the links below. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Facebook&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Instagram&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/johnmulnix" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Twitter&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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

&lt;p&gt;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! &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Episode Links: &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://spaceflight.nasa.gov/history/station/x38/parafoil.html" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;X-38 Team Successfully Flies Largest Parafoil Parachute in History&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/NewsReleases/1998/98-10_pf.html" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;x-38 Atmospheric Vehicle Completes First Unpiloted Flight Test&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Photo/X-38/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;X-38 Picture Page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Check out this link for pictures of the flight tests of the X-38 throughout its program. &lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Photo/X-38/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;X-38 Photo Collection- Dryden Flight Research Center&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jub8y6WSI8M" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Gemini TTV-1 Paraglider Capsule- Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiF0KPqnbic" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Parawing Capsule Truck Tows &amp;amp; Air Drop circa 1963 NASA Langley Research Center- Jeff Quitney&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/history/pastprojects/B-52/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Past Projects: B-52 Heavy-lift Airborne Launch Aircraft&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://spacenews.com/nasa-acting-administrator-lightfoot-to-retire/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;NASA Acting Administrator Lightfoot to retire- Jeff Foust&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://spacenews.com/blue-origin-signs-sky-perfect-jsat-as-fourth-new-glenn-launch-customer/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Blue Origin signs Sky Perfect JSAT as fourth New Glenn launch customer- Caleb Henry&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/03/spacex-manifest-five-falcon-9-launches-one-month/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;SpaceX manifest: company aims for five Falcon 9 launches in one month- Chris Gebhardt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


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    <![CDATA[<p>Happy Monday everyone!  Lifting bodies are super cool, so check out today's episode and learn about a lifting body that landed with an uncommonly large parafoil parachute!</p>

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

<p>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! </p>

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

<p><a href="https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Facebook</strong></a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Instagram</strong></a></p>

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/johnmulnix" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Twitter</strong></a></p>

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

<p>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! </p>

<p>Episode Links: </p>

<p><a href="https://spaceflight.nasa.gov/history/station/x38/parafoil.html" rel="nofollow noopener">X-38 Team Successfully Flies Largest Parafoil Parachute in History</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/NewsReleases/1998/98-10_pf.html" rel="nofollow noopener">x-38 Atmospheric Vehicle Completes First Unpiloted Flight Test</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Photo/X-38/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener">X-38 Picture Page</a></p>

<p>Check out this link for pictures of the flight tests of the X-38 throughout its program. <br>
<a href="https://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Photo/X-38/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener">X-38 Photo Collection- Dryden Flight Research Center</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jub8y6WSI8M" rel="nofollow noopener">Gemini TTV-1 Paraglider Capsule- Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiF0KPqnbic" rel="nofollow noopener">Parawing Capsule Truck Tows &amp; Air Drop circa 1963 NASA Langley Research Center- Jeff Quitney</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/history/pastprojects/B-52/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener">Past Projects: B-52 Heavy-lift Airborne Launch Aircraft</a></p>

<p><a href="http://spacenews.com/nasa-acting-administrator-lightfoot-to-retire/" rel="nofollow noopener">NASA Acting Administrator Lightfoot to retire- Jeff Foust</a></p>

<p><a href="http://spacenews.com/blue-origin-signs-sky-perfect-jsat-as-fourth-new-glenn-launch-customer/" rel="nofollow noopener">Blue Origin signs Sky Perfect JSAT as fourth New Glenn launch customer- Caleb Henry</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/03/spacex-manifest-five-falcon-9-launches-one-month/" rel="nofollow noopener">SpaceX manifest: company aims for five Falcon 9 launches in one month- Chris Gebhardt</a></p>

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    <![CDATA[<p>Happy Monday everyone!  Lifting bodies are super cool, so check out today's episode and learn about a lifting body that landed with an uncommonly large parafoil parachute!</p>

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

<p>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! </p>

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

<p><a href="https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Facebook</strong></a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Instagram</strong></a></p>

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/johnmulnix" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Twitter</strong></a></p>

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

<p>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! </p>

<p>Episode Links: </p>

<p><a href="https://spaceflight.nasa.gov/history/station/x38/parafoil.html" rel="nofollow noopener">X-38 Team Successfully Flies Largest Parafoil Parachute in History</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/NewsReleases/1998/98-10_pf.html" rel="nofollow noopener">x-38 Atmospheric Vehicle Completes First Unpiloted Flight Test</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Photo/X-38/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener">X-38 Picture Page</a></p>

<p>Check out this link for pictures of the flight tests of the X-38 throughout its program. <br>
<a href="https://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Photo/X-38/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener">X-38 Photo Collection- Dryden Flight Research Center</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jub8y6WSI8M" rel="nofollow noopener">Gemini TTV-1 Paraglider Capsule- Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiF0KPqnbic" rel="nofollow noopener">Parawing Capsule Truck Tows &amp; Air Drop circa 1963 NASA Langley Research Center- Jeff Quitney</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/history/pastprojects/B-52/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener">Past Projects: B-52 Heavy-lift Airborne Launch Aircraft</a></p>

<p><a href="http://spacenews.com/nasa-acting-administrator-lightfoot-to-retire/" rel="nofollow noopener">NASA Acting Administrator Lightfoot to retire- Jeff Foust</a></p>

<p><a href="http://spacenews.com/blue-origin-signs-sky-perfect-jsat-as-fourth-new-glenn-launch-customer/" rel="nofollow noopener">Blue Origin signs Sky Perfect JSAT as fourth New Glenn launch customer- Caleb Henry</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/03/spacex-manifest-five-falcon-9-launches-one-month/" rel="nofollow noopener">SpaceX manifest: company aims for five Falcon 9 launches in one month- Chris Gebhardt</a></p>

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  <title>Episode 25: To the Edge of Space with the X-15</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2017 17:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>John Mulnix</author>
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  <itunes:episode>25</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>To the Edge of Space with the X-15</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:season>1</itunes:season>
  <itunes:author>John Mulnix</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>It's spaceplane day today, with coverage of the X-37B and the X-15.  If you like winged spacecraft, this episode is for you.  If you don't like winged spacecraft, well I don't know what to say ;)</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>5:01</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Episode Links:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://history.nasa.gov/monograph18.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Hypersonics Before the Shuttle- Part of the NASA Monographs in Aerospace History, Number 18, June 2000&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/news/FactSheets/FS-052-DFRC.html" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;NASA Armstrong Fact Sheet- X-15 Hypersonic Research Program&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.nasa.gov/topics/aeronautics/features/x15_engle.html" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;The X-15, the Pilot and the Space Shuttle&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://observer.com/2017/06/spacex-to-launch-secretive-robotic-spaceplane-for-u-s-air-force/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;SpaceX to Launch Secretive Robotic Spaceplane for US Air Force- Robin Seemangal&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>b52, hypersonic flight, naca, nasa, neil armstrong, x15, x37b, space podcast, space history podcast, nasa podcast, neil armstrong podcast, naca podcast, aerospace podcast, aerospace history podcast, </itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Episode Links:</p>

<p><a href="https://history.nasa.gov/monograph18.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener">Hypersonics Before the Shuttle- Part of the NASA Monographs in Aerospace History, Number 18, June 2000</a><br>
<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/news/FactSheets/FS-052-DFRC.html" rel="nofollow noopener">NASA Armstrong Fact Sheet- X-15 Hypersonic Research Program</a><br>
<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/topics/aeronautics/features/x15_engle.html" rel="nofollow noopener">The X-15, the Pilot and the Space Shuttle</a> </p>

<p><a href="http://observer.com/2017/06/spacex-to-launch-secretive-robotic-spaceplane-for-u-s-air-force/" rel="nofollow noopener">SpaceX to Launch Secretive Robotic Spaceplane for US Air Force- Robin Seemangal</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Episode Links:</p>

<p><a href="https://history.nasa.gov/monograph18.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener">Hypersonics Before the Shuttle- Part of the NASA Monographs in Aerospace History, Number 18, June 2000</a><br>
<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/news/FactSheets/FS-052-DFRC.html" rel="nofollow noopener">NASA Armstrong Fact Sheet- X-15 Hypersonic Research Program</a><br>
<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/topics/aeronautics/features/x15_engle.html" rel="nofollow noopener">The X-15, the Pilot and the Space Shuttle</a> </p>

<p><a href="http://observer.com/2017/06/spacex-to-launch-secretive-robotic-spaceplane-for-u-s-air-force/" rel="nofollow noopener">SpaceX to Launch Secretive Robotic Spaceplane for US Air Force- Robin Seemangal</a></p>]]>
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