web02.fireside.fm Tue, 28 Apr 2026 01:55:31 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Space Shot - Episodes Tagged with “Cassini” https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/tags/cassini Tue, 10 Mar 2020 15:00:00 -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 415: The Decade In Review https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/415 a2364a63-7e6e-44fc-a593-47ecd7e1dd38 Tue, 10 Mar 2020 15:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 415 The Decade In Review full 3 John Mulnix The decade in review episode is (finally) done and out now! 20:22 no Sadly, I have lost the script for my top ten space movies episode, so I'm going to do an abbreviated episode just counting down my favorites. Sorry about that. :( Let me know if you have any questions, email me at john@thespaceshot.com. You can also call 720-772-7988 if you'd like to ask a question for the show. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out! 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Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) Episode Links: *#10 STS-135 The end of the Shuttle Era * STS-135 Mission Page (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts135/main/index.html) STS-135: The Final Voyage (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts135/launch/sts-135_mission-overview.html) *#9 Exoplanets and Kepler * Kepler's Legacy (https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/keplerscience/) "Super-Puffs" 'Cotton Candy' Planet Mysteries Unravel in New Hubble Observations (https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/cotton-candy-planet-mysteries-unravel-in-new-hubble-observations) *#8 Cassini * Cassini- Mission Overview (https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/cassini/overview/) Cassini- The Grand Finale (https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/cassini/mission/grand-finale/overview/) Huygens Lander (https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/huygens/in-depth/) *#7 Dragon * SpaceX COTS Demonstration Flight 1 (https://www.spacex.com/news/2013/02/09/cots-demonstration-flight-1) SpaceX First Dragon Reflight (https://www.spacex.com/news/2017/06/03/first-dragon-reflight) COTS- NASA page (https://www.nasa.gov/content/cots-commercial-partners) *#6 International Spaceflight * China's Chang'e 4 Mission (https://www.planetary.org/explore/space-topics/space-missions/change-4.html) ESA Rosetta Mission (https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Rosetta) India's Mars Orbiter Mission- Mangalyaan (https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/mars-orbiter-mission/in-depth/) *#5 Mars Exploration Rovers * NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers (https://mars.nasa.gov/mer/) Mars Exploration Rovers- Planetary.org (https://www.planetary.org/explore/space-topics/space-missions/mer.html) Historical Log- Mars Missions- NASA.gov (https://mars.nasa.gov/mars-exploration/missions/historical-log/) *#4 New Horizons * New Horizons Mission Page (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/newhorizons/main/index.html) Pluto's Heart (https://www.nasa.gov/feature/scientists-probe-mystery-of-pluto-s-icy-heart) *#3 Commercial Spaceflight and Shotwell's Decade * "This may be a transcendent year for SpaceX" Ars Technica (https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/01/this-may-be-a-transcendent-year-for-spacex/) Gwynne Shotwell- CNN Profile (https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/10/tech/spacex-coo-gwynne-shotwell-profile/index.html) "William Gerstenmaier joins SpaceX, and that’s a really big deal" Ars Technica (https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/02/spacex-has-hired-a-key-nasa-official-to-help-with-human-spaceflight/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_source=twitter&utm_social-type=owned&utm_medium=social) 2 Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and the Rise of Reusable Launch Vehicles SpaceX Falcon 9 Page (https://www.spacex.com/falcon9) SpaceX Falcon Heavy Page (https://www.spacex.com/falcon-heavy) See the Evolution of SpaceX's Rockets in Pictures- Space.com (https://www.space.com/40547-spacex-rocket-evolution.html) NASA COTS (https://www.nasa.gov/content/cots-commercial-partners) I found this SpaceX 10 years in review page after recording the decade in review episode. The difference in capabilities and scale of rocket production is astonishing. https://www.spacex.com/news/2013/02/09/spacex-10-years-review 1 NASA's Astronaut Corps NASA Astronauts (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts) *The 2020s * Artemis (https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis/) Rise of the Super Heavies SpaceX Starship (https://www.spacex.com/starship) NASA's SLS (https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/index.html) New Armstrong is still years out, but here's some information on Blue Origin's next rocket, New Glenn. 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Sorry about that. :(

Let me know if you have any questions, email me at john@thespaceshot.com. You can also call 720-772-7988 if you'd like to ask a question for the show. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out!

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*#10 STS-135 The end of the Shuttle Era
*
STS-135 Mission Page

STS-135: The Final Voyage

*#9 Exoplanets and Kepler
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Kepler's Legacy

"Super-Puffs"
'Cotton Candy' Planet Mysteries Unravel in New Hubble Observations

*#8 Cassini
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Cassini- Mission Overview

Cassini- The Grand Finale

Huygens Lander

*#7 Dragon
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SpaceX COTS Demonstration Flight 1

SpaceX First Dragon Reflight

COTS- NASA page

*#6 International Spaceflight
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China's Chang'e 4 Mission

ESA Rosetta Mission

India's Mars Orbiter Mission- Mangalyaan

*#5 Mars Exploration Rovers
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers

Mars Exploration Rovers- Planetary.org

Historical Log- Mars Missions- NASA.gov

*#4 New Horizons
*
New Horizons Mission Page

Pluto's Heart

*#3 Commercial Spaceflight and Shotwell's Decade
*

"This may be a transcendent year for SpaceX" Ars Technica

Gwynne Shotwell- CNN Profile

"William Gerstenmaier joins SpaceX, and that’s a really big deal" Ars Technica

2 Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and the Rise of Reusable Launch Vehicles

SpaceX Falcon 9 Page

SpaceX Falcon Heavy Page

See the Evolution of SpaceX's Rockets in Pictures- Space.com

NASA COTS

I found this SpaceX 10 years in review page after recording the decade in review episode. The difference in capabilities and scale of rocket production is astonishing.

https://www.spacex.com/news/2013/02/09/spacex-10-years-review

1 NASA's Astronaut Corps

NASA Astronauts

*The 2020s
*

  1. Artemis

  2. Rise of the Super Heavies
    SpaceX Starship

NASA's SLS

New Armstrong is still years out, but here's some information on Blue Origin's next rocket, New Glenn.
Blue Origin- New Glenn

  1. JWST

  2. Europa Clipper

]]> Sadly, I have lost the script for my top ten space movies episode, so I'm going to do an abbreviated episode just counting down my favorites. Sorry about that. :(

Let me know if you have any questions, email me at john@thespaceshot.com. You can also call 720-772-7988 if you'd like to ask a question for the show. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out!

Do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast if you enjoy listening each day. Screenshot your review and send it to @johnmulnix or john@thespaceshot.com and I will send you a Space Shot sticker and a thank you!

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*#10 STS-135 The end of the Shuttle Era
*
STS-135 Mission Page

STS-135: The Final Voyage

*#9 Exoplanets and Kepler
*
Kepler's Legacy

"Super-Puffs"
'Cotton Candy' Planet Mysteries Unravel in New Hubble Observations

*#8 Cassini
*
Cassini- Mission Overview

Cassini- The Grand Finale

Huygens Lander

*#7 Dragon
*
SpaceX COTS Demonstration Flight 1

SpaceX First Dragon Reflight

COTS- NASA page

*#6 International Spaceflight
*
China's Chang'e 4 Mission

ESA Rosetta Mission

India's Mars Orbiter Mission- Mangalyaan

*#5 Mars Exploration Rovers
*
NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers

Mars Exploration Rovers- Planetary.org

Historical Log- Mars Missions- NASA.gov

*#4 New Horizons
*
New Horizons Mission Page

Pluto's Heart

*#3 Commercial Spaceflight and Shotwell's Decade
*

"This may be a transcendent year for SpaceX" Ars Technica

Gwynne Shotwell- CNN Profile

"William Gerstenmaier joins SpaceX, and that’s a really big deal" Ars Technica

2 Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and the Rise of Reusable Launch Vehicles

SpaceX Falcon 9 Page

SpaceX Falcon Heavy Page

See the Evolution of SpaceX's Rockets in Pictures- Space.com

NASA COTS

I found this SpaceX 10 years in review page after recording the decade in review episode. The difference in capabilities and scale of rocket production is astonishing.

https://www.spacex.com/news/2013/02/09/spacex-10-years-review

1 NASA's Astronaut Corps

NASA Astronauts

*The 2020s
*

  1. Artemis

  2. Rise of the Super Heavies
    SpaceX Starship

NASA's SLS

New Armstrong is still years out, but here's some information on Blue Origin's next rocket, New Glenn.
Blue Origin- New Glenn

  1. JWST

  2. Europa Clipper

]]> Episode 397: The Week in Space History- October 14th-20th https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/397 eccefa3c-5eb3-4d91-8926-64c4d35bd8fb Wed, 16 Oct 2019 08:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 397 The Week in Space History- October 14th-20th full 3 John Mulnix The week in space history for October 14th to the 20th. Bell X-1, Cassini, Galileo, BepiColombo, and six scrubs and a launch. 14:22 no The week in space history for October 14th to the 20th. Bell X-1, Cassini, Galileo, BepiColombo, and six scrubs and a launch. Let me know if you have any questions, email me at john@thespaceshot.com. You can also call 720-772-7988 if you'd like to ask a question for the show. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out! Do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast if you enjoy listening each day. Screenshot your review and send it to @johnmulnix or john@thespaceshot.com and 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) Episode Links: Cosmo.org- Everything Under the Stars (https://cosmo.org/news-and-events/everything-under-the-stars) Bell X-1 NASA Fact Sheet (https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/news/FactSheets/FS-085-DFRC.html) I wrote a piece about Cassini that’s available on Medium.com, check it out: Cassini’s Launch (https://medium.com/@johnmulnix/cassinis-launch-21-years-ago-3c5f04ca01a5) GOES Satellite Images (https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/goes/) Galileo NASA Mission Page (https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/galileo/) What the Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impact Taught Us- Planetary.org (http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/2019/what-sl9-taught-us.html) ESA- BepiColombo (https://sci.esa.int/web/bepicolombo) STS-73 Post Flight Presentation- YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx1RywciAVs) Bell x-1, x1, x-1, glamorous glennis, supersonic flight, sound barrier, cassini, cassini launch, goes weather satellite, goes satellite, goes weather, galileo mission, nasa galileo, nasa cassini, esa bepicolombo, bepicolombo, space history, history, nasa history, esa history, weather satellite, jupiter, saturn, deep space network, space shuttle, atlantis, space shuttle atlantis, The week in space history for October 14th to the 20th. Bell X-1, Cassini, Galileo, BepiColombo, and six scrubs and a launch.

Let me know if you have any questions, email me at john@thespaceshot.com. You can also call 720-772-7988 if you'd like to ask a question for the show. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out!

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Cosmo.org- Everything Under the Stars

Bell X-1 NASA Fact Sheet

I wrote a piece about Cassini that’s available on Medium.com, check it out:
Cassini’s Launch

GOES Satellite Images

Galileo NASA Mission Page

What the Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impact Taught Us- Planetary.org

ESA- BepiColombo

STS-73 Post Flight Presentation- YouTube

]]> The week in space history for October 14th to the 20th. Bell X-1, Cassini, Galileo, BepiColombo, and six scrubs and a launch.

Let me know if you have any questions, email me at john@thespaceshot.com. You can also call 720-772-7988 if you'd like to ask a question for the show. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out!

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Bell X-1 NASA Fact Sheet

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Cassini’s Launch

GOES Satellite Images

Galileo NASA Mission Page

What the Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impact Taught Us- Planetary.org

ESA- BepiColombo

STS-73 Post Flight Presentation- YouTube

]]> Episode 245: Huygens Lands on Titan https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/245 7070f4ae-a52f-48e3-9199-d939ff1d947b Sun, 14 Jan 2018 08:00:00 -0600 John Mulnix 245 Huygens Lands on Titan full 1 John Mulnix Happy Sunday & Happy Huygens Landing Day! 5:25 no Happy Sunday & Happy Huygens Landing Day! 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! Connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, just click the links below. Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) Episode Links: The Huygens Probe Lands on Titan- ESA (http://sci.esa.int/education/45751-the-huygens-probe-lands-on-titan/) Huygens Second Landing Anniversary- The Surprises Continue- ESA (http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Cassini-Huygens/Huygens_s_second_landing_anniversary_the_surprises_continue) Celebrating the Fifth Anniversary of Huygens- ESA (http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Cassini-Huygens/Celebrating_the_fifth_anniversary_of_Huygens_Titan_touchdown) Huygens Probe- NASA (https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/spacecraft/huygens-probe/) Ten Years Ago, Huygens Probe Lands on Surface of Titan- NASA (https://www.nasa.gov/content/ten-years-ago-huygens-probe-lands-on-surface-of-titan) cassini, cassini huygens, esa, huygens, cassini podcast, esa podcast, huygens lander, huygens landing, international cooperation, international missions, lander, nasa, planetary science, saturn, titan, titan environment, space podcast, space science podcast, space history podcast, nasa podcast, Happy Sunday & Happy Huygens Landing Day!

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Celebrating the Fifth Anniversary of Huygens- ESA

Huygens Probe- NASA

Ten Years Ago, Huygens Probe Lands on Surface of Titan- NASA

]]> Happy Sunday & Happy Huygens Landing Day!

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!

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Celebrating the Fifth Anniversary of Huygens- ESA

Huygens Probe- NASA

Ten Years Ago, Huygens Probe Lands on Surface of Titan- NASA

]]> Episode 182: Crossing the Rubicon https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/182 3c9b47ca-a195-4c8e-8a19-5d8617fb0a5f Sun, 12 Nov 2017 12:00:00 -0600 John Mulnix 182 Crossing the Rubicon full 1 John Mulnix I just finished editing today's episode at my favorite coffee shop in Fort Collins, check out Harbinger Coffee for locally roasted, exceptionally tasty coffee! 4:44 no Be sure to connect with me online, find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, just click the links below. Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) Episode Links: If you enjoy pour over coffee as much as I do, do yourself a favor and snag some coffee from Harbinger. I'm partial to Kenyan and Ethiopian coffees, but they have a selection that fits all palates. Harbinger Coffee (https://harbingercoffee.com/) Voyager 1 Saturn Flyby (https://www.nasa.gov/feature/35th-anniversary-of-the-voyager-1-saturn-flyby) STS-2 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-2.html) STS-74 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-74.html) cassini, coffee, mir, saturn, shuttle mir, space shuttle, sts 2, sts 74, titan, voyager 1, space podcast, space history podcast, Be sure to connect with me online, find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, just click the links below.
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If you enjoy pour over coffee as much as I do, do yourself a favor and snag some coffee from Harbinger. I'm partial to Kenyan and Ethiopian coffees, but they have a selection that fits all palates.
Harbinger Coffee

Voyager 1 Saturn Flyby

STS-2

STS-74

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Harbinger Coffee

Voyager 1 Saturn Flyby

STS-2

STS-74

]]> Episode 154: Cassini https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/154 8184d415-3480-409c-88a0-b5cb6753268f Sun, 15 Oct 2017 16:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 154 Cassini full 1 John Mulnix Today would have been Cassini's 20th birthday. Happy birthday to the incredible spacecraft that gave us a front-row seat at Saturn for 13 years. 7:17 no Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) Episode Links: Reconstructing Cassini's Plunge into Saturn (https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/3126/reconstructing-cassinis-plunge-into-saturn/) Cassini: Mission of Exploration (https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/resources/7797/?category=videos) Cassini Mission Page (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/main/index.html) cassini, grand finale, saturn, titan, nasa podcast, nasa history podcast, space podcast, space history podcast, Facebook

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Reconstructing Cassini's Plunge into Saturn

Cassini: Mission of Exploration

Cassini Mission Page

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Reconstructing Cassini's Plunge into Saturn

Cassini: Mission of Exploration

Cassini Mission Page

]]> Episode 124: Cassini's End https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/124 1d76e419-8901-4567-b78b-2780ac0c8550 Fri, 15 Sep 2017 08:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 124 Cassini's End full 1 John Mulnix Congratulations to everyone that’s worked on the Cassini mission since its inception. It’s been a distinct pleasure following the incredible science that Cassini has sent to Earth over the past two decades. Thank you. 6:05 no Be sure to connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out the links below and hit me up with any questions or feedback! Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) Episode Links: Where is Cassini Now?- Mission Page- Mission Complete (https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/saturn-tour/where-is-cassini-now/) Amok Time- Star Trek The Original Series (http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Amok_Time_(episode)) Lost in Space- "The Reluctant Stowaway" Episode 1 (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2j9xb2) amok time, cassini, cassini podcast, deep space network, jpl, lost in space, nasa, pon farr, pop culture podcast, saturn, scifi history, scifi podcast, space, space history, space history podcast, space podcast, space science, space science podcast, space shot, star trek, the space shot, space history podcast, nasa podcast, Be sure to connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out the links below and hit me up with any questions or feedback!

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Amok Time- Star Trek The Original Series

Lost in Space- "The Reluctant Stowaway" Episode 1

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Amok Time- Star Trek The Original Series

Lost in Space- "The Reluctant Stowaway" Episode 1

]]> Episode 123: Mission's End Eve https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/123 c4a47f9b-8f9b-495a-8fe0-71e3253b7647 Thu, 14 Sep 2017 09:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 123 Mission's End Eve full 1 John Mulnix Less than 24 hours to Cassini's end of mission. Goodluck to everyone involved in the final hours of the mission. The thoughts of the world are with you. 5:32 no A quick update on the timeline for Cassini’s end of mission. At 3:58pm Eastern Daylight Time, Cassini will take the final images with its camera. A short time later, the spacecraft will turn towards Earth, starting a downlink on the Deep Space Network that will last until the end of mission. I will share links to watch the live stream of the end of mission tomorrow morning, so watch Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for that link. I will also post the link here in the show notes. Cassini End of Mission- Will be live Friday (August 15th) at 4 a.m. Pacific Time. YouTube- NASA JPL (http://youtube.com/nasajpl/) Here is the NASA Live Streaming Channel Guide NASA JPL (https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/grand-finale/for-media/#streaming) Be sure to connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out the links below and hit me up with any questions or feedback! Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) Episode Links: ESA- Cassini-Huygens (http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Cassini-Huygens) NASA and ESA Celebrate 10 Years Since Titan Landing (https://www.nasa.gov/jpl/cassini/nasa-and-esa-celebrate-10-years-since-titan-landing) This is a cool picture of the Descent Module HUYGENS DESCENT MODULE AND SHIELD (http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2003/07/Huygens_Descent_Module_and_shield) NASA- Titan: In Depth (https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/titan/indepth) ESA- Cassini-Huygens Main Page (http://sci.esa.int/cassini-huygens/) cassini, cassini huygens, history podcast, huygens, jpl, nasa, nasa jpl, planetary science, planetary science podcast, saturn podcast, space, space history, space history podcast, space news, space news podcast, space podcast, space shot, stem, stem podcast, the space shot, cassini podcast, space history podcast, nasa history podcast, nasa podcast, A quick update on the timeline for Cassini’s end of mission. At 3:58pm Eastern Daylight Time, Cassini will take the final images with its camera. A short time later, the spacecraft will turn towards Earth, starting a downlink on the Deep Space Network that will last until the end of mission. I will share links to watch the live stream of the end of mission tomorrow morning, so watch Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for that link. I will also post the link here in the show notes.

Cassini End of Mission- Will be live Friday (August 15th) at 4 a.m. Pacific Time. YouTube- NASA JPL

Here is the NASA Live Streaming Channel Guide NASA JPL

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This is a cool picture of the Descent Module HUYGENS DESCENT MODULE AND SHIELD

NASA- Titan: In Depth

ESA- Cassini-Huygens Main Page

]]> A quick update on the timeline for Cassini’s end of mission. At 3:58pm Eastern Daylight Time, Cassini will take the final images with its camera. A short time later, the spacecraft will turn towards Earth, starting a downlink on the Deep Space Network that will last until the end of mission. I will share links to watch the live stream of the end of mission tomorrow morning, so watch Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for that link. I will also post the link here in the show notes.

Cassini End of Mission- Will be live Friday (August 15th) at 4 a.m. Pacific Time. YouTube- NASA JPL

Here is the NASA Live Streaming Channel Guide NASA JPL

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ESA- Cassini-Huygens

NASA and ESA Celebrate 10 Years Since Titan Landing

This is a cool picture of the Descent Module HUYGENS DESCENT MODULE AND SHIELD

NASA- Titan: In Depth

ESA- Cassini-Huygens Main Page

]]> Episode 122: Mae Jemison & Luna 2 https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/122 03167ed4-ca2b-4db0-8963-cbb802aee190 Wed, 13 Sep 2017 15:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 122 Mae Jemison & Luna 2 full 1 John Mulnix Be sure to connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out the links below and hit me up with any questions or feedback! 6:00 no Be sure to connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out the links below and hit me up with any questions or feedback! Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) Episode Links: NASA Space Assets Detect Ocean inside Saturn Moon (https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/2513/nasa-space-assets-detect-ocean-inside-saturn-moon/) Memory Alpha- Mae Jemison (http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Mae_Jemison) NASA Astronaut Biography- Mae Jemison (https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/jemison-mc.html) STS-47 NASA Mission Page (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-47.html) Luna 2 (https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1959-014A) cassini, cassini saturn, cccp, history, history podcast, jpl, luna 2, mae jemison, nasa, nasa history, nasa jpl, saturn, saturn podcast, scifi podcast, soviet space, soviet space history, soviet union, space, space history, space history podcast, space podcast, space shot, star trek, star trek podcast, the space shot, ussr, ussr space, nasa podcast, nasa history podcast, cassini podcast, Be sure to connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out the links below and hit me up with any questions or feedback!

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NASA Space Assets Detect Ocean inside Saturn Moon

Memory Alpha- Mae Jemison

NASA Astronaut Biography- Mae Jemison

STS-47 NASA Mission Page

Luna 2

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NASA Space Assets Detect Ocean inside Saturn Moon

Memory Alpha- Mae Jemison

NASA Astronaut Biography- Mae Jemison

STS-47 NASA Mission Page

Luna 2

]]> Episode 121: We Choose to Go to the Moon and Beyond https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/121 a3ac14e1-322e-4420-b46d-4bd8e8bca022 Tue, 12 Sep 2017 23:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 121 We Choose to Go to the Moon and Beyond full 1 John Mulnix 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. 12:48 no 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. Be sure to connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out the links below and hit me up with any questions or feedback! Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) Episode Links: New US-Russian Crew Launches to Space Station on Soyuz Rocket (https://www.space.com/38134-space-station-expedition53-crew-launch-success.html) Discovery's Theme Takes Cue From The Past (http://www.startrek.com/article/discoverys-theme-takes-cue-from-the-past) Hydrothermal Activity on Enceladus (https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/3023/hydrothermal-activity/) John F. Kennedy Moon Speech - Rice Stadium (https://er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/ricetalk.htm) Astronaut Frank Culbertson Letter from September 11, 2001 (https://www.nasa.gov/topics/nasalife/features/sept11_culbertson.html) 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, space history podcast, nasa history podcast, 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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New US-Russian Crew Launches to Space Station on Soyuz Rocket

Discovery's Theme Takes Cue From The Past

Hydrothermal Activity on Enceladus

John F. Kennedy Moon Speech - Rice Stadium

Astronaut Frank Culbertson Letter from September 11, 2001

]]> 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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New US-Russian Crew Launches to Space Station on Soyuz Rocket

Discovery's Theme Takes Cue From The Past

Hydrothermal Activity on Enceladus

John F. Kennedy Moon Speech - Rice Stadium

Astronaut Frank Culbertson Letter from September 11, 2001

]]> Episode 119: GRAIL & The Wrath of the Roadtrip https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/119 55782405-3239-4507-b3b9-09727e5941f3 Sun, 10 Sep 2017 22:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 119 GRAIL & The Wrath of the Roadtrip full 1 John Mulnix What a weekend! Wrath of Khan in the theater, The Orville premier on Fox, and more. Subscribe and don't miss an episode. 5:50 no Be sure to connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out the links below and hit me up with any questions or feedback! Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) Episode Links: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 35th Anniversary (https://www.fathomevents.com/events/star-trek-ii?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=star+trek+wok&utm_term=87am&utm_content=textad&gclid=Cj0KCQjw3MPNBRDjARIsAOYU6x9ZttZPVJc3NgwHv3CAmw2Fdgcl732cHAJX9ho2OhVjou4PqtWB2U8aAkRVEALw_wcB) GRAIL Mission Page (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/grail/main/index.html) GRAIL NASA Facts PDF (https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/578754main_grail.pdf) GRAIL Press Kit- PDF (https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/582116main_GRAIL_launch_press_kit.pdf) NASA Cassini Images May Reveal Birth of a Saturn Moon (https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/2514/nasa-cassini-images-may-reveal-birth-of-a-saturn-moon/) 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, space podcast, space history podcast, nasa podcast, Be sure to connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out the links below and hit me up with any questions or feedback!

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GRAIL NASA Facts PDF

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NASA Cassini Images May Reveal Birth of a Saturn Moon

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GRAIL Mission Page

GRAIL NASA Facts PDF

GRAIL Press Kit- PDF

NASA Cassini Images May Reveal Birth of a Saturn Moon

]]> Episode 118: Atlantis, Conestoga 1, and Discovery https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/118 055b201b-0a3f-49b2-bc1f-2292869f1381 Sat, 09 Sep 2017 14:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 118 Atlantis, Conestoga 1, and Discovery full 1 John Mulnix A quick episode today, I'm traveling and working, so it's a busy day here in South Dakota. 3:49 no A quick episode today, I'm traveling and working, so it's a busy day here in South Dakota. Be sure to connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out the links below and hit me up with any questions or feedback! Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) Episode Links: Wired- Liftoff! The First Private Rocket Launch (https://www.wired.com/2009/09/dayintech0909privaterocket/) Cassini Reveals New Ring Quirks, Shadows During Saturn Equinox (https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/2442/cassini-reveals-new-ring-quirks-shadows-during-saturn-equinox/) NASA STS-64 Mission Page (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-64.html) NASA STS-115 Mission Page (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-115.html) Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 35th Anniversary The Director’s Cut (https://www.fathomevents.com/events/star-trek-ii?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=star+trek+wok&utm_term=87am&utm_content=textad&gclid=Cj0KCQjwub7NBRDJARIsAP7wlT9jOD5CD8EZqjk1UbrMNBdbdNNP1OaSoTXCOlWPpFt2-tTFdobv1I8aAh4LEALw_wcB) 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, space history podcast, space podcast, nasa podcast, nasa history podcast, A quick episode today, I'm traveling and working, so it's a busy day here in South Dakota.

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Wired- Liftoff! The First Private Rocket Launch

Cassini Reveals New Ring Quirks, Shadows During Saturn Equinox

NASA STS-64 Mission Page

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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 35th Anniversary
The Director’s Cut

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Cassini Reveals New Ring Quirks, Shadows During Saturn Equinox

NASA STS-64 Mission Page

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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 35th Anniversary
The Director’s Cut

]]> Episode 96: Cassini Gets A Gravity Assist https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/96 b76cdcc7-2ea3-47a7-a5ed-d936ee8fc58d Fri, 18 Aug 2017 11:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 96 Cassini Gets A Gravity Assist full 1 John Mulnix I'm leaving for the eclipse road trip tonight so today's episode is a little shorter! Follow @johnmulnix for eclipse coverage! 4:03 no I'm leaving for the eclipse road trip tonight so today's episode is a little shorter! Follow @johnmulnix for eclipse coverage! Episode Links: TDRS-M Launch date under review following pre-launch incident (https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/07/tdrs-m-under-review-pre-launch-incident/) Cassini Blog Post- On Target for Earth Flyby (https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/2191/on-target-for-earth-flyby/) Cassini Blog Post- Cassini Completes Earth Flyby (https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/2192/cassini-completes-earth-flyby/) Cassini Mission Page (https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/) cassini, cassini grand finale, cassini saturn, communications satellite, earth, earth flyby, grand finale, history podcast, jpl, nasa, nasa missions, saturn, space, space history, space history podcast, space podcast, space shot, tdrs m, the space shot, nasa podcast, nasa history podcast, I'm leaving for the eclipse road trip tonight so today's episode is a little shorter! Follow @johnmulnix for eclipse coverage!

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TDRS-M Launch date under review following pre-launch incident

Cassini Blog Post- On Target for Earth Flyby

Cassini Blog Post- Cassini Completes Earth Flyby

Cassini Mission Page

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TDRS-M Launch date under review following pre-launch incident

Cassini Blog Post- On Target for Earth Flyby

Cassini Blog Post- Cassini Completes Earth Flyby

Cassini Mission Page

]]> Episode 48: Cassini Huygens https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/48 def735c5-34e5-4a1b-a4b1-31ff8bf4c382 Sat, 01 Jul 2017 08:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 48 Cassini Huygens full 1 John Mulnix Today we've got National Space Council news, a SpaceX launch update, and some Cassini-Huygens mission history and background. Subscribe today! 7:00 no Episode Links: SpaceNews.com- BREAKING | President Trump reestablishes National Space Council (http://spacenews.com/breaking-president-trump-reestablishes-national-space-council/) Space.com- SpaceX Test-Fires Rocket Ahead of Sunday Launch (Photo) (https://www.space.com/37360-spacex-test-fires-rocket-photo.html) Cassini Spacecraft Arrives at Saturn (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/media/cassini-063004-soi.html) Cassini Overview (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/whycassini/index.html) Cassini Orbiter (https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/spacecraft/cassini-orbiter/) Cassini 10 Years at Saturn Top 10 Discoveries (https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/2892/cassini-10-years-at-saturn-top-10-discoveries/) Enceladus Top 10 Science Highlights (https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/2864/enceladus-top-10-science-highlights/) Cassini- About the Mission (https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/about-the-mission/quick-facts/) AT&T Newsroom- AT&T Powers NASA's Deep Space Network (http://about.att.com/story/att_powers_nasa_deep_space_network.html) cassini, cassini huygens, deep space, deep space network, dsn, grand finale, huygens, jet propulsion laboratory, jpl, nasa, national space council, saturn, space, space exploration, space history, space shot, spacex, the space shot, trump, space podcast, spacex podcast, space history podcast, nasa podcast, nasa history podcast, deep space network podcast, Episode Links:

SpaceNews.com- BREAKING | President Trump reestablishes National Space Council

Space.com- SpaceX Test-Fires Rocket Ahead of Sunday Launch (Photo)

Cassini Spacecraft Arrives at Saturn

Cassini Overview
Cassini Orbiter
Cassini 10 Years at Saturn Top 10 Discoveries
Enceladus Top 10 Science Highlights
Cassini- About the Mission

AT&T Newsroom- AT&T Powers NASA's Deep Space Network

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SpaceNews.com- BREAKING | President Trump reestablishes National Space Council

Space.com- SpaceX Test-Fires Rocket Ahead of Sunday Launch (Photo)

Cassini Spacecraft Arrives at Saturn

Cassini Overview
Cassini Orbiter
Cassini 10 Years at Saturn Top 10 Discoveries
Enceladus Top 10 Science Highlights
Cassini- About the Mission

AT&T Newsroom- AT&T Powers NASA's Deep Space Network

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