web01.fireside.fm Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:57:01 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Space Shot - Episodes Tagged with “Cold War” https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/tags/cold%20war Fri, 25 Oct 2019 23:00:00 -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 398: The Week in Space History- October 21st-27th https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/398 d2f13d9a-e6db-40da-aeb0-ec3347b9e74e Fri, 25 Oct 2019 23:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 398 The Week in Space History- October 21st-27th full 3 John Mulnix The week in space history for October 21st to the 27th. Apologies for the delay in getting this out. I had some computer difficulties, the joys of an aging laptop, which put me behind. 17:17 no <p>The week in space history for October 21st to the 27th. Apologies for the delay in getting this out. I had some computer difficulties, the joys of an aging laptop, which put me behind. </p> <p>Let me know if you have any questions, email me at <a href="mailto:john@thespaceshot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">john@thespaceshot.com</a>. 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!</p> <p>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 <a href="mailto:john@thespaceshot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">john@thespaceshot.com</a> and 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/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Facebook</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Instagram</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/johnmulnix" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Twitter</strong></a></p> <p>Episode Links: </p> <p><a href="https://cosmo.org/news-and-events/everything-under-the-stars" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Cosmo.org- Everything Under the Stars</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/cold-war/resolving-the-missile-gap-with-technology" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Penetrating the Iron Curtain- CIA.gov</a></p> <p><a href="https://primarysources.brillonline.com/browse/cold-war-intelligence/leonard-f-parkinson-and-logan-h-potter-closing-the-missile-gap-studies-in-intelligence-may-1975-secret;b09019" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Resolving the Missile Gap- Paywall</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts120/index.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">STS-120 NASA.gov</a></p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@johnmulnix/the-mississippi-test-facility-a4224ddf8978" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Mississippi Test Facility</a></p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@johnmulnix/the-final-free-flight-of-the-enterprise-14102c7a542d" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Final Free Flight of the Enterprise</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/history/this-week-in-nasa-history-first-saturn-rocket-sa-1-launches-oct-27-1961.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Saturn I- First Flight</a> </p> apollo, apollo 7, nasa history, sts-120, sts 120, space shuttle, missile gap, cold war, cold war history, history, space history, jfk, nixon, jfk nixon debate, LAGEOS, LAGEOS II, STS-52, STS 52, Peggy Whitson, Pamela Melroy, nedelin catastrophe, deep space 1, ion engine, mississippi test facility, john c stennis space center, shuttle enterprise, space shuttle enterprise, enterprise, USS Enterprise, astronauts, approach and landing tests, shuttle approach and landing tests, The week in space history for October 21st to the 27th. Apologies for the delay in getting this out. I had some computer difficulties, the joys of an aging laptop, which put me behind.

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Resolving the Missile Gap- Paywall

STS-120 NASA.gov

The Mississippi Test Facility

The Final Free Flight of the Enterprise

Saturn I- First Flight

]]> The week in space history for October 21st to the 27th. Apologies for the delay in getting this out. I had some computer difficulties, the joys of an aging laptop, which put me behind.

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

Penetrating the Iron Curtain- CIA.gov

Resolving the Missile Gap- Paywall

STS-120 NASA.gov

The Mississippi Test Facility

The Final Free Flight of the Enterprise

Saturn I- First Flight

]]> Episode 395: From Apollo to Artemis and Beyond https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/395 59c4e4d8-6200-4ece-8c8f-b7ce8b04f690 Sun, 04 Aug 2019 10:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 395 From Apollo to Artemis and Beyond full 3 John Mulnix 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. 49:01 no <p>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.</p> <p>Let me know if you have any questions, email me at <a href="mailto:john@thespaceshot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">john@thespaceshot.com</a>. 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!</p> <p>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 <a href="mailto:john@thespaceshot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">john@thespaceshot.com</a> and 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/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Facebook</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Instagram</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/johnmulnix" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Twitter</strong></a></p> <p>Episode Links: </p> <p><a href="https://launiusr.wordpress.com/2016/10/07/sputnik-and-free-overflight-in-space/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Roger Launius- Sputnik and Free Overflight in Space</a></p> <p>Warning- This file is over 300 MB, so download over Wi-Fi if possible. Unfortunately I won't be able to email the file due to the size. Please email me at <a href="mailto:john@thespaceshot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">john@thespaceshot.com</a> if you have any problems downloading this file. Picture credits- NASA/Wikimedia Commons/JFK Presidential Library.<br> <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/151B9BcmkYYq8wegK2GTKqVzaErcqfx6b/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Apollo to Artemis- PDF Presentation</a></p> <p><a href="https://solarsystem1.jpl.nasa.gov/ssa/biography.cfm?US_ID=1729" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">John Mulnix- Solar System Ambassador Page</a></p> space, nasa, nasa history, mercury, gemini, apollo, apollo 50, apollo 50th, apollo 11, the space shot, apollo 13, apollo 11 50th, Apollo, nasa apollo, space history, history, cold war, space race, artemis, nasa artemis, luna, moon, moon landing, 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.

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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Warning- This file is over 300 MB, so download over Wi-Fi if possible. Unfortunately I won't be able to email the file due to the size. Please email me at john@thespaceshot.com if you have any problems downloading this file. Picture credits- NASA/Wikimedia Commons/JFK Presidential Library.
Apollo to Artemis- PDF Presentation

John Mulnix- Solar System Ambassador Page

]]> 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.

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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Apollo to Artemis- PDF Presentation

John Mulnix- Solar System Ambassador Page

]]> Episode 307: Irwin, Mattingly, and Vanguard 1 https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/307 beab0e03-2133-4e21-aa19-43eb19e4b129 Sat, 17 Mar 2018 09:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 307 Irwin, Mattingly, and Vanguard 1 full 1 John Mulnix 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 :) 5:49 no <p>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, <a href="mailto:john@thespaceshot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">john@thespaceshot.com</a>. Send questions, ideas, or comments to this email and I will respond to you! Thanks for reaching out :)</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/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Facebook</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Instagram</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/johnmulnix" target="_blank" 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://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/irwin-jb.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">James Irwin- NASA Biography</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/mattingly-tk.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Thomas Ken Mattingly- NASA Biography</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/oral_histories/MattinglyTK/mattinglytk.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Ken Mattingly- NASA Johnson Space Center Oral History Project</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Landing-the-Eagle/dp/B001Q4MU2U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1521293718&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=when+we+left+earth" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions- Amazon Video</a></p> <p><a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1958-002B" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Vanguard 1 Mission Page</a></p> <p>This website is rocking some old school web design, but it's got some good information.<br><br> <a href="https://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/notes/datum/datum_f.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Geodetic Datum Overview- CU Boulder</a></p> <p><a href="https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/geodesy.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">What is geodesy? NOAA</a></p> <p><a href="https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/275" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Find out more about Geodesy in Episode 275 of The Space Shot</a> </p> apollo 13, apollo 15, apollo 16, birthdays, cold war, geodesy, irwin, ken mattingly, mattingly, satellite, vanguard, vanguard 1, space podcast, space podcasts, 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 :)

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

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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:

James Irwin- NASA Biography

Thomas Ken Mattingly- NASA Biography

Ken Mattingly- NASA Johnson Space Center Oral History Project

When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions- Amazon Video

Vanguard 1 Mission Page

This website is rocking some old school web design, but it's got some good information.

Geodetic Datum Overview- CU Boulder

What is geodesy? NOAA

Find out more about Geodesy in Episode 275 of The Space Shot

]]> 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 :)

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.

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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:

James Irwin- NASA Biography

Thomas Ken Mattingly- NASA Biography

Ken Mattingly- NASA Johnson Space Center Oral History Project

When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions- Amazon Video

Vanguard 1 Mission Page

This website is rocking some old school web design, but it's got some good information.

Geodetic Datum Overview- CU Boulder

What is geodesy? NOAA

Find out more about Geodesy in Episode 275 of The Space Shot

]]> Episode 222: Blackbirds and a Lifting Body https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/222 1ede15fd-3ced-4b1e-91ff-ca428b99a8d3 Fri, 22 Dec 2017 02:00:00 -0600 John Mulnix 222 Blackbirds and a Lifting Body full 1 John Mulnix I can't believe we are just days from Christmas, this month has been nuts! 6:33 no <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>Connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, just click the links below. </p> <p><a href="https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Facebook</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Instagram</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/johnmulnix" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Twitter</strong></a></p> <p>Episode Links:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/news/FactSheets/FS-030-DFRC.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">SR-71 Blackbird- NASA</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/100years/stories/blackbird.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Creating The Blackbird- Lockheed Martin</a></p> <p>I forgot to mention this in the podcast, I'm going to do an episode on Aerospike engines in the future. This one was tested on a SR-71. <br> <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/history/pastprojects/SR71/Lasre/index.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Linear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment (LASRE)</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/multimedia/imagegallery/HL-10/ECN-2064.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">HL-10 Lifting Body- NASA</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/news/FactSheets/FS-010-DFRC.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">NASA Armstrong Fact Sheet: HL-10 Lifting Body</a></p> <p><a href="http://spacenews.com/nasa-selects-comet-and-titan-missions-as-new-frontiers-finalists/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">NASA selects comet and Titan missions as New Frontiers finalists- Jeff Foust, SpaceNews.com</a> </p> aerospace, aerospace history, blackbird, cold war, hl10, lifting body, mach, nasa, planetary science, science, solar system, sr71, sr71 blackbird, titan, aerospace podcast, space podcast, aerospace history podcast, space history podcast, nasa podcast, lifting bodies podcast, nasa history podcast, nasa podcast, 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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Creating The Blackbird- Lockheed Martin

I forgot to mention this in the podcast, I'm going to do an episode on Aerospike engines in the future. This one was tested on a SR-71.
Linear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment (LASRE)

HL-10 Lifting Body- NASA

NASA Armstrong Fact Sheet: HL-10 Lifting Body

NASA selects comet and Titan missions as New Frontiers finalists- Jeff Foust, SpaceNews.com

]]> 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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SR-71 Blackbird- NASA

Creating The Blackbird- Lockheed Martin

I forgot to mention this in the podcast, I'm going to do an episode on Aerospike engines in the future. This one was tested on a SR-71.
Linear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment (LASRE)

HL-10 Lifting Body- NASA

NASA Armstrong Fact Sheet: HL-10 Lifting Body

NASA selects comet and Titan missions as New Frontiers finalists- Jeff Foust, SpaceNews.com

]]> Episode 175: Strategic Air Command https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/175 c27fe1e0-3e1a-4f9e-8e66-6c17e2ceff7b Sun, 05 Nov 2017 22:00:00 -0600 John Mulnix 175 Strategic Air Command full 1 John Mulnix I visited the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum today during my road trip on the first day of my vacation. Follow along on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook for more. 3:58 no <p>Be sure to connect with me online, find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, just click the links below. <br> <a href="https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Facebook</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Instagram</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/johnmulnix" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Twitter</strong></a></p> <p>Episode Links:</p> <p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2009-09-carrier-pigeon-faster-broadband-internet.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Carrier Pigeon Internet</a></p> <p><a href="https://sacmuseum.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum</a> </p> aerospace, aerospace history, airplanes, cold war, sac, space, strategic air command, space podcast, aerospace podcast, space history podcast, nasa podcast, nasa 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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Carrier Pigeon Internet

Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum

]]> Be sure to connect with me online, find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, just click the links below.
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Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum

]]> Episode 160: The Missile Gap https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/160 5ddeea13-cbbf-46e4-b150-6bda86f0f72d Sat, 21 Oct 2017 22:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 160 The Missile Gap full 1 John Mulnix That was one crazy Saturday. I've done a lot of reading about the "missile gap" over the past few days and didn't have time to record today's episode until this evening. Have a great weekend! 7:42 no <p>Be sure to connect with me online, find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, just click the links below. <br> <a href="https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Facebook</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Instagram</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/johnmulnix" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Twitter</strong></a></p> <p>Episode Links:</p> <p><a href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?33219-1/1960-presidential-candidates-fourth-debate" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">4th Presidential Debate- October 21st, 1960: C-SPAN</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/cold-war/resolving-the-missile-gap-with-technology/missile-gap.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Penetrating the Iron Curtain: Resolving the Missile Gap with Technology</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.nro.gov/history/csnr/corona/index.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">CORONA</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/1957-10-09a.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">"Program for Aquatone Coverage of the USSR"</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/DOC_0000743239.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Future Plans for Project Aquatone</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/collection/what-was-missile-gap?page=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">What was the Missile Gap? CIA.gov</a> </p> cia, cold war, corona, debate, icbm, jfk, missile gap, missile gap debate, nixon, ussr, space podcast, space history podcast, nasa podcast, space race podcast, Be sure to connect with me online, find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, just click the links below.
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4th Presidential Debate- October 21st, 1960: C-SPAN

Penetrating the Iron Curtain: Resolving the Missile Gap with Technology

CORONA

"Program for Aquatone Coverage of the USSR"

Future Plans for Project Aquatone

What was the Missile Gap? CIA.gov

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4th Presidential Debate- October 21st, 1960: C-SPAN

Penetrating the Iron Curtain: Resolving the Missile Gap with Technology

CORONA

"Program for Aquatone Coverage of the USSR"

Future Plans for Project Aquatone

What was the Missile Gap? CIA.gov

]]> Episode 91: WorldView 3, Echo 1, MRO, and Galileo https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/91 07ffefca-bd1d-443d-95e1-80593e5d24f8 Sun, 13 Aug 2017 20:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 91 WorldView 3, Echo 1, MRO, and Galileo full 1 John Mulnix Lots to cover today, so download this episode and get listening. Connect with me on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. Search @johnmulnix or The Space Shot. 6:17 no <p>Episode Links: </p> <p>Connect with me on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. Search @johnmulnix or The Space Shot. </p> <p><a href="https://www.digitalglobe.com/about/our-constellation" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">WorldView- Digital Globe</a></p> <p><a href="https://archive.org/details/1958-12-22_Atlas_In_Orbit" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Atlas In Orbit- Radios Ike's Message of Peace To World, 1958- Archive.org Video</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_559.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Echo, NASA's First Communications Satellite</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/MRO/main/index.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter- NASA.gov</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.space.com/30227-mars-reconnaissance-orbiter-10th-anniversary.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Space.com- Eagle-Eyed NASA Mars Orbiter Launched 10 Years Ago Today</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/releases/96/europh2o.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">JPL- Europa Press Release, August 13th, 1996</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2013-363" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Hubble Sees Evidence of Water Vapor at Jupiter's Moon</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason-davis/2017/nasas-audacious-europa.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">NASA's audacious Europa missions are getting closer to reality</a></p> cold war, communications satellites, digital globe, echo, echo 1, eisenhower, europa, europa life, hubble space telescope, mars, mars geography, mars orbiter, mars reconnaissance orbiter, mro, nasa, space, space shot, the space shot, water europa, world view 3, worldview 3, space podcast, space exploration podcast, cold war podcast, space race podcast, space history podcast, nasa history podcast, nasa podcast, Episode Links:

Connect with me on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. Search @johnmulnix or The Space Shot.

WorldView- Digital Globe

Atlas In Orbit- Radios Ike's Message of Peace To World, 1958- Archive.org Video

Echo, NASA's First Communications Satellite

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter- NASA.gov

Space.com- Eagle-Eyed NASA Mars Orbiter Launched 10 Years Ago Today

JPL- Europa Press Release, August 13th, 1996

Hubble Sees Evidence of Water Vapor at Jupiter's Moon

NASA's audacious Europa missions are getting closer to reality

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Connect with me on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. Search @johnmulnix or The Space Shot.

WorldView- Digital Globe

Atlas In Orbit- Radios Ike's Message of Peace To World, 1958- Archive.org Video

Echo, NASA's First Communications Satellite

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter- NASA.gov

Space.com- Eagle-Eyed NASA Mars Orbiter Launched 10 Years Ago Today

JPL- Europa Press Release, August 13th, 1996

Hubble Sees Evidence of Water Vapor at Jupiter's Moon

NASA's audacious Europa missions are getting closer to reality

]]> Episode 87: Launches & Books- Two of My Favorite Things https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/87 46fe0edb-a9b8-45d7-96ce-afc3e45a05d2 Wed, 09 Aug 2017 23:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 87 Launches & Books- Two of My Favorite Things full 1 John Mulnix Rocket launches and books, two of my favorite things! Subscribe and never miss an episode and be sure to connect with me on Twitter and Instagram, @johnmulnix :) Thanks for listening! 4:49 no <p>Episode Links:</p> <p><a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1969-068A" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">OSO 6- NASA Space Science Data Archive</a></p> <p><a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1973-053A" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Mars 7- NASA Space Science Data Archive</a></p> <p><a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1976-081A" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Luna 24- NASA Space Science Data Archive</a></p> <p><a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1979-072A" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">WESTAR 3- NASA Space Science Data Archive</a></p> <p><a href="https://youtu.be/QzZkF1MAsb8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Chinese Chang'e 3 Landing Video</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/4k-ultra-hd-gets-a-lift-with-successful-directv-satellite-launch-2014-12-06" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">4K Ultra HD Gets a Lift with Successful DIRECTV Satellite Launch- Market Watch Press Release</a><br> <a href="https://www.iridiumnext.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Iridium NEXT</a></p> <p>Book Links:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/connect/ebooks/index.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">NASA E-Book Collection</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014BYM13E/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Asif Siddiqi- Challenge to Apollo: The Soviet Union and the Space Race, 1945-1974</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kennedy-Palgrave-Studies-History-Technology/dp/1137346493" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">John Logsdon- John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/After-Apollo-American-Palgrave-Technology/dp/1137438525/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_1?_encoding=UTF8&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=Q6VDTX699CF75MGN7Z9R" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">John Logsdon- After Apollo? Richard Nixon and the American Space Program</a> </p> after apollo, apollo history, asif siddiqi, books, challenge to apollo, chang e 3 lander, china moon, chinese moon lander, cold war, communication satellites, directv, iridium, iridium phone, john logsdon, luna mission, mars, mars 7 lander, mars 7 mission, oso, proton rocket, reading, rocket launch, rocket launches, solar physics, soyuz launch, space, space books, space history, space race, space shot, the space shot, tv satellites, apollo 50 podcast, apollo history podcast, apollo podcast, space podcast, space history podcast, Episode Links:

OSO 6- NASA Space Science Data Archive

Mars 7- NASA Space Science Data Archive

Luna 24- NASA Space Science Data Archive

WESTAR 3- NASA Space Science Data Archive

Chinese Chang'e 3 Landing Video

4K Ultra HD Gets a Lift with Successful DIRECTV Satellite Launch- Market Watch Press Release
Iridium NEXT

Book Links:

NASA E-Book Collection

Asif Siddiqi- Challenge to Apollo: The Soviet Union and the Space Race, 1945-1974

John Logsdon- John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon

John Logsdon- After Apollo? Richard Nixon and the American Space Program

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OSO 6- NASA Space Science Data Archive

Mars 7- NASA Space Science Data Archive

Luna 24- NASA Space Science Data Archive

WESTAR 3- NASA Space Science Data Archive

Chinese Chang'e 3 Landing Video

4K Ultra HD Gets a Lift with Successful DIRECTV Satellite Launch- Market Watch Press Release
Iridium NEXT

Book Links:

NASA E-Book Collection

Asif Siddiqi- Challenge to Apollo: The Soviet Union and the Space Race, 1945-1974

John Logsdon- John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon

John Logsdon- After Apollo? Richard Nixon and the American Space Program

]]> Episode 83: Mars Missions, Nukes, and Jupiter https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/83 4bf3bcc5-0714-463e-a84d-d7a4b657bb99 Sat, 05 Aug 2017 23:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 83 Mars Missions, Nukes, and Jupiter full 1 John Mulnix It's a longer episode tonight and it's out later than I had hoped, but I couldn't pass up getting out with my coworkers for a delicious steak dinner. Subscribe today and never miss an episode. 10:45 no <p>Episode Links: </p> <p>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. <br> <a href="https://youtu.be/Ki_Af_o9Q9s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">7 Minutes of Terror: The Challenges of Getting to Mars</a><br> <a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/msl/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Curiosity Rover Home Page</a></p> <p><a href="https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/phoenix/indepth" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Phoenix Lander In Depth</a><br> <a href="https://www.space.com/21554-mars-toxic-perchlorate-chemicals.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Toxic Mars: Astronauts Must Deal with Perchlorate on the Red Planet</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.ulalaunch.com/products_atlasv.aspx" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ULA Atlas V Information Page</a><br> <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/juno/main/index.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Juno- NASA Mission Page</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/about/bios/neilabio.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Biography of Neil Armstrong</a></p> <p><a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/files/mep/Mars-Mission-Mariner-Fact-Sheet.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Mariner Missions</a><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=essrkMGlw5s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">SpaceX- AsiaSat 8 Launch Webcast</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.state.gov/t/isn/4797.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water</a> </p> armstrong, cold war, curiosity rover, jfk, johnson space center, jovian system, jsc, juno, jupiter, mars, mars rover, mars spacecraft, mars weather, martian, moon, moon landing, neil armstrong, nuclear weapons, phoenix lander, rovers, space, space shot, the space shot, ula podcast, united launch alliance podcast, mars podcast, nasa podcast, nasa history podcast, cold war podcast, space race podcast, jsc podcast, Episode Links:

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 68: Wheels Stop https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/68 9bef2c85-bcf5-44b7-805a-fe087b059b4f Fri, 21 Jul 2017 23:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 68 Wheels Stop full 1 John Mulnix The end of the Space Shuttle era and Liberty Bell 7. Subscribe to the podcast and if you've enjoyed the show, leave a rating or review. It helps more people find the show! 6:39 no <p>Episode Links:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/07/americas-future-space-fleet-maiden-flights/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">On Atlantis’ anniversary, USA’s future space fleet closing in on maiden flights-<br> Chris Bergin NASA SpaceFlight.com</a></p> <p>I didn't mention this in the episode, but I will discuss this in a future episode. The Liberty Bell 7 Capsule was restored by SpaceWorks the restoration team at the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, Kansas. Here's an old CNN.com article from the day the capsule was recovered from the ocean floor.<br><br> <a href="http://www.cnn.com/TECH/space/9907/20/grissom.capsule.01/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Liberty Bell 7 capsule raised from ocean floor</a><br> <a href="http://cosmo.org/spaceworks/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Cosmosphere- SpaceWorks</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mercury/missions/libertybell7.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">NASA Mission Archives- Mercury-Redstone 4</a><br> <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_617.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Liberty Bell 7</a></p> <p>Space Shuttle Atlantis-</p> <p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts135/main/index.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">STS-135 NASA Mission Information</a><br> <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts135/launch/sts-135_mission-overview.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">STS-135 The Final Voyage</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-65.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">STS-65 NASA Mission Information</a><br> <a href="https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-65/sts-65-press-kit.txt" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">STS-65 Press Release</a><br> <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=imGL0f6T-iAC&amp;lpg=PA35&amp;ots=rbnWZov8HY&amp;dq=sts%2065%20experiments&amp;pg=PA35#v=onepage&amp;q=sts%2065%20experiments&amp;f=false" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">STS-65 Experiments</a> </p> atlantis, atlas rocket, cold war, commercial crew, grissom, gus grissom, international space station, iss, liberty bell, liberty bell 7, mercury 7, mercury atlas, mercury redstone, mercury seven, project mercury, shuttle, shuttle atlantis, space, space race, space shot, space shuttle, sts 135, the space shot, iss podcast, space race podcast, space podcast, space shuttle podcast, space history podcast, nasa podcast, nasa history podcast, Episode Links:

On Atlantis’ anniversary, USA’s future space fleet closing in on maiden flights-
Chris Bergin NASA SpaceFlight.com

I didn't mention this in the episode, but I will discuss this in a future episode. The Liberty Bell 7 Capsule was restored by SpaceWorks the restoration team at the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, Kansas. Here's an old CNN.com article from the day the capsule was recovered from the ocean floor.

Liberty Bell 7 capsule raised from ocean floor
Cosmosphere- SpaceWorks

NASA Mission Archives- Mercury-Redstone 4
Liberty Bell 7

Space Shuttle Atlantis-

STS-135 NASA Mission Information
STS-135 The Final Voyage

STS-65 NASA Mission Information
STS-65 Press Release
STS-65 Experiments

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On Atlantis’ anniversary, USA’s future space fleet closing in on maiden flights-
Chris Bergin NASA SpaceFlight.com

I didn't mention this in the episode, but I will discuss this in a future episode. The Liberty Bell 7 Capsule was restored by SpaceWorks the restoration team at the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, Kansas. Here's an old CNN.com article from the day the capsule was recovered from the ocean floor.

Liberty Bell 7 capsule raised from ocean floor
Cosmosphere- SpaceWorks

NASA Mission Archives- Mercury-Redstone 4
Liberty Bell 7

Space Shuttle Atlantis-

STS-135 NASA Mission Information
STS-135 The Final Voyage

STS-65 NASA Mission Information
STS-65 Press Release
STS-65 Experiments

]]> Episode 65: Gemini X https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/65 eab50bbc-16e2-4045-abaa-c0674dd4b574 Tue, 18 Jul 2017 23:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 65 Gemini X full 1 John Mulnix Some Gemini X history today and some X-15 history tomorrow before the big day on Thursday. Subscribe today and connect with me on Instagram and Twitter, @johnmulnix for more! 5:36 no <p>Also, a huge shout out to all of the new listeners from Australia, Latvia, Germany, and Japan. The show is now being listened to in over a dozen countries! Hello and thank you to everyone around the world that's listening! </p> <p>Episode Links:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/feature/gemini-x-set-records-for-rendezvous-altitude-above-earth" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Gemini X Set Records for Rendezvous, Altitude Above Earth</a><br> <a href="https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19750067644.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Gemini X Mission Report</a><br> <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_508.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Gemini X Time Lapse</a><br> <a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1966-066A" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Gemini 10 Mission Profile</a></p> agena, agena target vehicle, cape canaveral, cold war, gemini, gemini 10, gemini program, gemini x, nasa, project gemini, space, space race, space shot, the space shot, titan missile, uss guadalcanal, nasa history podcast, nasa podcast, space podcast, space history podcast, space race podcast, Also, a huge shout out to all of the new listeners from Australia, Latvia, Germany, and Japan. The show is now being listened to in over a dozen countries! Hello and thank you to everyone around the world that's listening!

Episode Links:

Gemini X Set Records for Rendezvous, Altitude Above Earth
Gemini X Mission Report
Gemini X Time Lapse
Gemini 10 Mission Profile

]]> Also, a huge shout out to all of the new listeners from Australia, Latvia, Germany, and Japan. The show is now being listened to in over a dozen countries! Hello and thank you to everyone around the world that's listening!

Episode Links:

Gemini X Set Records for Rendezvous, Altitude Above Earth
Gemini X Mission Report
Gemini X Time Lapse
Gemini 10 Mission Profile

]]> Episode 49: Of Gamma-Rays and Launch Holds https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/49 e9201d21-a3a5-4203-b704-4a384002aa3c Sun, 02 Jul 2017 22:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 49 Of Gamma-Rays and Launch Holds full 1 John Mulnix Gamma-Rays, a Falcon 9, and some Lego Saturn V info. Subscribe to the episode today, especially so you don't miss the announcement tomorrow. 4:48 no <p>Episode Links: </p> <p>Project Vela- Astronautix.com](<a href="http://www.astronautix.com/a/advancedvela.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">http://www.astronautix.com/a/advancedvela.html</a>)<br> <a href="http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/263145.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Department of Defense- Unclassified Report on Project Vela</a><br> <a href="http://www.darpa.mil/about-us/timeline/vela" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">DARPA- Project Vela</a><br> <a href="http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/samples/cam031/2002283188.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Flash! The hunt for the biggest explosions in the universe. Page 13</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.space.com/6638-supernova.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">What Is a Supernova? Space.com</a><br> <a href="https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/toolbox/gamma_ray_astronomy1.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Gamma-Ray Astronomy</a><br> <a href="https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/history/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">A History of Gamma-Ray Astronomy Including Related Discoveries</a></p> astronomy, cold war, falcon 9, gamma ray astronomy, gamma ray burst, gamma rays, gamma-rays, grb, history, intelsat, nasa, nuclear weapons, project vela, space, space shot, spacex, the space shot, vela, spacex podcast, space podcast, space history podcast, spacex podcast, elon musk podcast, cold war podcast, Episode Links:

Project Vela- Astronautix.com](http://www.astronautix.com/a/advancedvela.html)
Department of Defense- Unclassified Report on Project Vela
DARPA- Project Vela
Flash! The hunt for the biggest explosions in the universe. Page 13

What Is a Supernova? Space.com
Gamma-Ray Astronomy
A History of Gamma-Ray Astronomy Including Related Discoveries

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Project Vela- Astronautix.com](http://www.astronautix.com/a/advancedvela.html)
Department of Defense- Unclassified Report on Project Vela
DARPA- Project Vela
Flash! The hunt for the biggest explosions in the universe. Page 13

What Is a Supernova? Space.com
Gamma-Ray Astronomy
A History of Gamma-Ray Astronomy Including Related Discoveries

]]> Episode 33: Valentina Tereshkova & Roadtrip! https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/33 114fb125-3d17-4de4-9ce1-b803c14f34a1 Fri, 16 Jun 2017 21:45:00 -0500 John Mulnix 33 Valentina Tereshkova & Roadtrip! full 1 John Mulnix I'm on the road for the next few days, so please bear with me on the audio quality for some of these episodes. I will have more on Valentina Tereshkova and Sally Ride this weekend, since both of their historic flights took place in June. 4:48 no <p>Just one link today, but there will be a lot more tomorrow, so stay tuned! </p> <p><a href="https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4408pt1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Challenge to Apollo- PDF</a></p> cold war, space, space race, valentina tereshkova, vostok, space race podcast, space podcast, space history podcast, Just one link today, but there will be a lot more tomorrow, so stay tuned!

Challenge to Apollo- PDF

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Challenge to Apollo- PDF

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