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    <title>The Space Shot - Episodes Tagged with “Christmas”</title>
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    <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. 
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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. 
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  <title>Episode 225: Christmas in Space</title>
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  <author>John Mulnix</author>
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  <itunes:episode>225</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Christmas in Space</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>John Mulnix</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Merry Christmas! </itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>Merry Christmas &amp;amp; Happy Holidays! 
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:
A short NASA article about spending Christmas in space. 
Christmas in the Heavens (https://www.nasa.gov/vision/space/livinginspace/Christmas_in_space.html)
Apollo 8 Mission Transcript (https://history.nasa.gov/afj/ap08fj/22day4_final_orbit_tei.html)
Skylab 4 Christmas Tree (https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasacommons/5277460409/)
STS-103 Mission Information (https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-103/mission-sts-103.html)
STS-103 Day 6 Highlights (https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-103/sts-103-day-06-highlights.html)
Expedition 34 ISS Christmas (https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasacommons/31095101420/)
Expedition 22 ISS Christmas (https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasacommons/30835432703/)
Expedition 13 ISS Christmas (https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasacommons/5278070986/)
Mark T. Vande Hei- @Astro_Sabot (https://twitter.com/Astro_Sabot) 
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  <itunes:keywords>apollo 8, christmas, christmas in space, christmas tree, iss, skylab 4, space history, space history podcast, skylab podcast, skylab history, nasa history, nasa history podcast, space podcast,</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Merry Christmas &amp; Happy Holidays! </p>

<p>Thanks to everyone that&#39;s subscribed to the podcast.  If you could do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast, I&#39;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>Connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, just click the links below. </p>

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

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

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

<p>Episode Links:</p>

<p>A short NASA article about spending Christmas in space. <br>
<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/vision/space/livinginspace/Christmas_in_space.html" rel="nofollow">Christmas in the Heavens</a></p>

<p><a href="https://history.nasa.gov/afj/ap08fj/22day4_final_orbit_tei.html" rel="nofollow">Apollo 8 Mission Transcript</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasacommons/5277460409/" rel="nofollow">Skylab 4 Christmas Tree</a></p>

<p><a href="https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-103/mission-sts-103.html" rel="nofollow">STS-103 Mission Information</a></p>

<p><a href="https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-103/sts-103-day-06-highlights.html" rel="nofollow">STS-103 Day 6 Highlights</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasacommons/31095101420/" rel="nofollow">Expedition 34 ISS Christmas</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasacommons/30835432703/" rel="nofollow">Expedition 22 ISS Christmas</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasacommons/5278070986/" rel="nofollow">Expedition 13 ISS Christmas</a></p>

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/Astro_Sabot" rel="nofollow">Mark T. Vande Hei- @Astro_Sabot</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Merry Christmas &amp; Happy Holidays! </p>

<p>Thanks to everyone that&#39;s subscribed to the podcast.  If you could do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast, I&#39;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>Connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, just click the links below. </p>

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

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

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

<p>Episode Links:</p>

<p>A short NASA article about spending Christmas in space. <br>
<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/vision/space/livinginspace/Christmas_in_space.html" rel="nofollow">Christmas in the Heavens</a></p>

<p><a href="https://history.nasa.gov/afj/ap08fj/22day4_final_orbit_tei.html" rel="nofollow">Apollo 8 Mission Transcript</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasacommons/5277460409/" rel="nofollow">Skylab 4 Christmas Tree</a></p>

<p><a href="https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-103/mission-sts-103.html" rel="nofollow">STS-103 Mission Information</a></p>

<p><a href="https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-103/sts-103-day-06-highlights.html" rel="nofollow">STS-103 Day 6 Highlights</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasacommons/31095101420/" rel="nofollow">Expedition 34 ISS Christmas</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasacommons/30835432703/" rel="nofollow">Expedition 22 ISS Christmas</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasacommons/5278070986/" rel="nofollow">Expedition 13 ISS Christmas</a></p>

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/Astro_Sabot" rel="nofollow">Mark T. Vande Hei- @Astro_Sabot</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 224: Christmas Eve with Apollo 8</title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2017 20:45:00 -0600</pubDate>
  <author>John Mulnix</author>
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  <itunes:episode>224</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Christmas Eve with Apollo 8</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>John Mulnix</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Happy Christmas Eve! </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>6:33</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>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:
Apollo 8: Christmas at the Moon- NASA (https://www.nasa.gov/topics/history/features/apollo_8.html)
Check out this page and the accompanying YouTube video.  It's a real-time simulation of Apollo 8 orbiting the moon and it shows how the spacecraft was oriented for the crew to observe the moon.  
Earthrise Simulation Video (https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/nasa-releases-new-earthrise-simulation-video)
Earthrise- NASA (https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1249.html)
Apollo 8 Mission Page (https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1968-118A)
Apollo 8 Mission- Lunar and Planetary Institute (https://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/missions/apollo/apollo_8/photography/)
Apollo 8 Mission Audio- Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/Apollo8/021-AAA.wav) 
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  <itunes:keywords>anders, apollo, apollo 8, apollo program, borman, christmas, christmas eve, christmas in space, earthrise, genesis, lovell, space podcast, apollo podcast, apollo 8 podcast, nasa history podcast, nasa podcast, space exploration podcast, astronaut podcast, </itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Thanks to everyone that&#39;s subscribed to the podcast.  If you could do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast, I&#39;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>Connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, just click the links below. </p>

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

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

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

<p>Episode Links:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/topics/history/features/apollo_8.html" rel="nofollow">Apollo 8: Christmas at the Moon- NASA</a></p>

<p>Check out this page and the accompanying YouTube video.  It&#39;s a real-time simulation of Apollo 8 orbiting the moon and it shows how the spacecraft was oriented for the crew to observe the moon.<br><br>
<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/nasa-releases-new-earthrise-simulation-video" rel="nofollow">Earthrise Simulation Video</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1249.html" rel="nofollow">Earthrise- NASA</a></p>

<p><a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1968-118A" rel="nofollow">Apollo 8 Mission Page</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/missions/apollo/apollo_8/photography/" rel="nofollow">Apollo 8 Mission- Lunar and Planetary Institute</a></p>

<p><a href="https://archive.org/details/Apollo8/021-AAA.wav" rel="nofollow">Apollo 8 Mission Audio- Archive.org</a></p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Thanks to everyone that&#39;s subscribed to the podcast.  If you could do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast, I&#39;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>Connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, just click the links below. </p>

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

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

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

<p>Episode Links:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/topics/history/features/apollo_8.html" rel="nofollow">Apollo 8: Christmas at the Moon- NASA</a></p>

<p>Check out this page and the accompanying YouTube video.  It&#39;s a real-time simulation of Apollo 8 orbiting the moon and it shows how the spacecraft was oriented for the crew to observe the moon.<br><br>
<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/nasa-releases-new-earthrise-simulation-video" rel="nofollow">Earthrise Simulation Video</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1249.html" rel="nofollow">Earthrise- NASA</a></p>

<p><a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1968-118A" rel="nofollow">Apollo 8 Mission Page</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/missions/apollo/apollo_8/photography/" rel="nofollow">Apollo 8 Mission- Lunar and Planetary Institute</a></p>

<p><a href="https://archive.org/details/Apollo8/021-AAA.wav" rel="nofollow">Apollo 8 Mission Audio- Archive.org</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 214: Departing the Moon</title>
  <link>https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/214</link>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2017 02:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
  <author>John Mulnix</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/ea1f749c-7812-45de-a906-c492077f53c2/addabc33-faba-44db-9b2e-e8eaae264085.mp3" length="7675776" type="audio/mp3"/>
  <itunes:episode>214</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Departing the Moon</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:season>1</itunes:season>
  <itunes:author>John Mulnix</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>I hope you enjoy this episode.  Spread some holiday cheer by sharing the episode with your friends and family.  Listen for the " 'Twas the week before Christmas" as told by Jack Schmitt.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>7:50</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/e/ea1f749c-7812-45de-a906-c492077f53c2/cover.jpg?v=4"/>
  <description>If you listen to the show, please leave a review in iTunes.  If you've got the Podcasts App on your Apple device, just search "Space Shot" then, depending on your iOS version, scroll down until you see "Tap to Rate"  :) Thanks! 
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:
I forgot to mention this in today's episode due to my coverage of Apollo 17. 
Blue Origin flies next-generation New Shepard vehicle- SpaceNews.com (http://spacenews.com/)
Check out this website!  It is totally worth your time! 
Apollo17.org (http://apollo17.org/)
Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Journal Website (https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a17/)
Apollo 17 leaving the lunar surface, this is the video I spoke of in the podcast. 
Apollo 17 Liftoff from Moon - December 14, 1972 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HQfauGJaTs) 
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>apollo, apollo 17, apollo history, cernan, christmas, gene cernan, jack schmitt, last man on the moon, lunar, lunar surface, moon, moon landing, night before christmas, schmitt, space race, apollo podcast, apollo 17 podcast, space podcast, space history podcast, nasa podcast, nasa history podcast, </itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>If you listen to the show, please leave a review in iTunes.  If you&#39;ve got the Podcasts App on your Apple device, just search &quot;Space Shot&quot; then, depending on your iOS version, scroll down until you see &quot;Tap to Rate&quot;  :) Thanks! </p>

<p>Connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, just click the links below. </p>

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

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

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

<p>Episode Links:</p>

<p>I forgot to mention this in today&#39;s episode due to my coverage of Apollo 17. <br>
<a href="http://spacenews.com/" rel="nofollow">Blue Origin flies next-generation New Shepard vehicle- SpaceNews.com</a></p>

<p>Check out this website!  It is totally worth your time! <br>
<a href="http://apollo17.org/" rel="nofollow">Apollo17.org</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a17/" rel="nofollow">Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Journal Website</a></p>

<p>Apollo 17 leaving the lunar surface, this is the video I spoke of in the podcast. <br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HQfauGJaTs" rel="nofollow">Apollo 17 Liftoff from Moon - December 14, 1972</a></p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>If you listen to the show, please leave a review in iTunes.  If you&#39;ve got the Podcasts App on your Apple device, just search &quot;Space Shot&quot; then, depending on your iOS version, scroll down until you see &quot;Tap to Rate&quot;  :) Thanks! </p>

<p>Connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, just click the links below. </p>

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

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

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

<p>Episode Links:</p>

<p>I forgot to mention this in today&#39;s episode due to my coverage of Apollo 17. <br>
<a href="http://spacenews.com/" rel="nofollow">Blue Origin flies next-generation New Shepard vehicle- SpaceNews.com</a></p>

<p>Check out this website!  It is totally worth your time! <br>
<a href="http://apollo17.org/" rel="nofollow">Apollo17.org</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a17/" rel="nofollow">Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Journal Website</a></p>

<p>Apollo 17 leaving the lunar surface, this is the video I spoke of in the podcast. <br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HQfauGJaTs" rel="nofollow">Apollo 17 Liftoff from Moon - December 14, 1972</a></p>]]>
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