web02.fireside.fm Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:07:06 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Space Shot - Episodes Tagged with “Commercial Cargo” https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/tags/commercial%20cargo Tue, 10 Apr 2018 10:00:00 -0500 Subscribe and check out the massive back catalog (Season 1 has 365 episodes) for some excellent bite-sized pieces of space history, pop culture, science, and more. Whether you're into history, science, pop-culture, or current events, there's something for you here at The Space Shot. en-us episodic A concentrated dose of space awesomeness, delivered right to your podcast feed. John Mulnix Subscribe and check out the massive back catalog (Season 1 has 365 episodes) for some excellent bite-sized pieces of space history, pop culture, science, and more. Whether you're into history, science, pop-culture, or current events, there's something for you here at The Space Shot. no space, history, space history, nasa, science, stem, sci-fi, science fiction, space podcast, interviews, space interviews, John Mulnix johnmulnix@gmail.com Episode 331: Commercial Space Roundup https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/331 a6659b4d-5958-41da-b40f-4bd3fb56eeae Tue, 10 Apr 2018 10:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 331 Commercial Space Roundup full 1 John Mulnix Happy Tuesday! The audio at the end of the episode has a little noise, apologies for the temporary issue. 6:12 no Happy Tuesday! The audio at the end of the episode has a little noise, apologies for the temporary issue. Let me know if you have any questions, email me at john@thespaceshot.com. Send questions, ideas, or comments and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out :) Thank you for making me part of your daily routine, I appreciate your time and your ears! 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) I've also got a call in number that I'm going to be testing here soon, so keep an eye out for that! Episode Links: Check out this video from Virgin Galactic, it's got some awesome footage and pilot Dave MacKay, the Virgin Galactic's Chief Pilot. VSS Unity First Powered Flight (https://www.virgingalactic.com/articles/VSS-Unity-First-Powered-Flight/) Virgin Galactic Aims to Fly Space Tourists in 2018, CEO Says- Space.com (https://www.space.com/36654-virgin-galactic-fly-space-tourists-2018.html) NASA, Boeing May Evolve Flight Test Strategy (https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-boeing-may-evolve-flight-test-strategy) Parachute Testing Lands Partners Closer to Crewed Flight Tests (https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2018/03/30/parachute-testing-lands-partners-closer-to-crewed-flight-tests/) CRS-8 Launch and Landing- SpaceX (http://www.spacex.com/news/2016/04/09/crs-8-launch-and-landing) CRS-8 Landing (From Webcast, starts at 27 minutes, 15 seconds (https://youtu.be/7pUAydjne5M?t=27m15s) beam module, boeing, commercial cargo, commercial crew, commercial resupply, crs8, dragon, drone ship landing, falcon, falcon 9, nasa, nasa commercial partnership, ocisly, spacex, starliner, virgin galactic, vss enterprise, vss unity, space podcast, space podcasts, Happy Tuesday! The audio at the end of the episode has a little noise, apologies for the temporary issue.

Let me know if you have any questions, email me at john@thespaceshot.com. Send questions, ideas, or comments and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out :)

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

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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Check out this video from Virgin Galactic, it's got some awesome footage and pilot Dave MacKay, the Virgin Galactic's Chief Pilot.
VSS Unity First Powered Flight

Virgin Galactic Aims to Fly Space Tourists in 2018, CEO Says- Space.com

NASA, Boeing May Evolve Flight Test Strategy

Parachute Testing Lands Partners Closer to Crewed Flight Tests

CRS-8 Launch and Landing- SpaceX

CRS-8 Landing (From Webcast, starts at 27 minutes, 15 seconds

]]> Happy Tuesday! The audio at the end of the episode has a little noise, apologies for the temporary issue.

Let me know if you have any questions, email me at john@thespaceshot.com. Send questions, ideas, or comments and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out :)

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

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.

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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!

Episode Links:

Check out this video from Virgin Galactic, it's got some awesome footage and pilot Dave MacKay, the Virgin Galactic's Chief Pilot.
VSS Unity First Powered Flight

Virgin Galactic Aims to Fly Space Tourists in 2018, CEO Says- Space.com

NASA, Boeing May Evolve Flight Test Strategy

Parachute Testing Lands Partners Closer to Crewed Flight Tests

CRS-8 Launch and Landing- SpaceX

CRS-8 Landing (From Webcast, starts at 27 minutes, 15 seconds

]]> Episode 281: SpaceX and CRS: a Brief History https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/281 78c998ae-5d4c-446f-998d-04086d21e4bd Mon, 19 Feb 2018 22:00:00 -0600 John Mulnix 281 SpaceX and CRS: a Brief History full 1 John Mulnix My part of Colorado got a fair bit of snow this afternoon which put me behind schedule with today's episode. Longer drive time plus shoveling isn't overly fun. Thank you for making me part of your daily routine, I appreciate your time and your ears! 5:52 no My part of Colorado got a fair bit of snow this afternoon which put me behind schedule with today's episode. Longer drive time plus shoveling isn't overly fun. 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! Be cool like Elisabeth and score a sweet sticker :D You can send me questions and connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, by clicking one of the links below. Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) I've also got a call in number that I'm going to be testing here soon, so keep an eye out for that! Thanks to everyone that's subscribed to the podcast. If you could do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast, I'd appreciate it! If you take a screenshot of your review and send it to @johnmulnix, pretty much anywhere on the Internet, I will send you a Space Shot sticker and a thank you! Episode Links: NASA- Commercial Crew and Cargo Programs (https://www.nasa.gov/offices/c3po/home/index.html) NASA- Contracts for Commercial Crew and Cargo Services (https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/contracts/index.html) CRS-13 Press Kit (http://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/crs13presskit12_11.pdf) NASA sees “equivalent risk” of flying reused SpaceX booster- Jeff Foust (http://spacenews.com/nasa-sees-equivalent-risk-of-flying-reused-spacex-booster/) commercial cargo, commercial resupply, cots, crs, dragon, dragon capsule, falcon 9, falcon 9 rocket, international space station, iss, resupply, spacex, spacex dragon, space podcast, space podcasts, spacex podcast, My part of Colorado got a fair bit of snow this afternoon which put me behind schedule with today's episode. Longer drive time plus shoveling isn't overly fun. 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! Be cool like Elisabeth and score a sweet sticker :D

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:

NASA- Commercial Crew and Cargo Programs

NASA- Contracts for Commercial Crew and Cargo Services

CRS-13 Press Kit

NASA sees “equivalent risk” of flying reused SpaceX booster- Jeff Foust

]]> My part of Colorado got a fair bit of snow this afternoon which put me behind schedule with today's episode. Longer drive time plus shoveling isn't overly fun. 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! Be cool like Elisabeth and score a sweet sticker :D

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:

NASA- Commercial Crew and Cargo Programs

NASA- Contracts for Commercial Crew and Cargo Services

CRS-13 Press Kit

NASA sees “equivalent risk” of flying reused SpaceX booster- Jeff Foust

]]> Episode 108: First Flights and "Icicles" https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/108 5c37d954-e1ec-4cce-9e67-20b16028b95e Wed, 30 Aug 2017 22:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 108 First Flights and "Icicles" 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! 5:46 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: Jeff Foust- Space News- Dream Chaser completes captive carry test flight (http://spacenews.com/dream-chaser-completes-captive-carry-test-flight/) STS-8 Mission Page (https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-8/mission-sts-8.html) Guion "Guy" Bluford- NASA Biography (https://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/about/bios/bluford.html) STS-8 Mission Post-Flight Video (http://www.nss.org/resources/library/shuttlevideos/shuttle08.htm) STS-41-D Mission Page (https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/41-d/mission-41-d.html) STS-41-D Mission Archive Page (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-41D.html) Charles D. Walker- Johnson Space Center Oral History Transcript (https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/oral_histories/WalkerCD/WalkerCD_4-14-05.pdf) commercial cargo, commercial space, commercial space podcast, dream chaser, guy bluford, history podcast, houston, imax, imax movie, johnson space center, johnson space center oral history, nasa, oral history podcast, sierra nevada, space, space history, space history podcast, space podcast, space shot, space shuttle, space shuttle imax, space shuttle podcast, sts 41, sts 8, the dream is alive, the space shot, nasa history podcast, space shuttle 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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Jeff Foust- Space News- Dream Chaser completes captive carry test flight

STS-8 Mission Page

Guion "Guy" Bluford- NASA Biography

STS-8 Mission Post-Flight Video

STS-41-D Mission Page

STS-41-D Mission Archive Page

Charles D. Walker- Johnson Space Center Oral History Transcript

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Jeff Foust- Space News- Dream Chaser completes captive carry test flight

STS-8 Mission Page

Guion "Guy" Bluford- NASA Biography

STS-8 Mission Post-Flight Video

STS-41-D Mission Page

STS-41-D Mission Archive Page

Charles D. Walker- Johnson Space Center Oral History Transcript

]]> Episode 52: We Choose to Talk About Presidential Speeches and Policy https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/52 83fc2bfa-50a1-45d3-b32e-59ce8c5f1d83 Wed, 05 Jul 2017 23:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 52 We Choose to Talk About Presidential Speeches and Policy full 1 John Mulnix From President Eisenhower to Presidents Obama and Trump, we have had speeches that cover American ambitions in space. Download this episode for a quick primer on some of these speeches and policies. 7:44 no Episode Links: JFK Rice University Speech (https://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/MkATdOcdU06X5uNHbmqm1Q.aspx) JFK Urgent National Needs (https://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/Archives/JFKWHA-032.aspx) President Nixon's 1972 Announcement on the Space Shuttle (https://history.nasa.gov/printFriendly/stsnixon.htm) Challenger: President Reagan's Challenger Disaster Speech (https://youtu.be/Qa7icmqgsow) President Obama's April 2010 Remarks on Space Exploration in the 21st Century (https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/presidential-speeches/april-15-2010-remarks-space-exploration-21st-century) President Obama Speech Transcript (https://www.nasa.gov/news/media/trans/obama_ksc_trans.html) NASA Provides Coverage of Vice President Pence’s Visit to Kennedy Space Center (https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-provides-coverage-of-vice-president-pence-s-visit-to-kennedy-space-center) Trump Executive Order on Reviving the National Space Council (https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/06/30/presidential-executive-order-reviving-national-space-council) On its third try, SpaceX delivers a heavy satellite to high orbit (https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/07/after-two-last-second-scrubs-spacex-will-try-again-wednesday/) apollo, bush, carter, challenger, challenger disaster, clinton, commercial cargo, commercial crew, commercial space, executive branch, falcon 1, falcon 9, ford, george bush, hw bush, iss, jfk, kennedy, launches, nasa, nixon, obama, politics, presidential policy, presidential speeches, shuttle, space, space shot, spacex, speeches, the space shot, w bush, we choose to go to the moon, space shuttle podcast, space race podcast, space podcast, space history podcast, nasa podcast, nasa history podcast, Episode Links:

JFK Rice University Speech
JFK Urgent National Needs

President Nixon's 1972 Announcement on the Space Shuttle

Challenger: President Reagan's Challenger Disaster Speech

President Obama's April 2010 Remarks on Space Exploration in the 21st Century
President Obama Speech Transcript

NASA Provides Coverage of Vice President Pence’s Visit to Kennedy Space Center
Trump Executive Order on Reviving the National Space Council

On its third try, SpaceX delivers a heavy satellite to high orbit

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JFK Rice University Speech
JFK Urgent National Needs

President Nixon's 1972 Announcement on the Space Shuttle

Challenger: President Reagan's Challenger Disaster Speech

President Obama's April 2010 Remarks on Space Exploration in the 21st Century
President Obama Speech Transcript

NASA Provides Coverage of Vice President Pence’s Visit to Kennedy Space Center
Trump Executive Order on Reviving the National Space Council

On its third try, SpaceX delivers a heavy satellite to high orbit

]]> Episode 45: Falcon 9 Is Go For Launch https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/45 fc39c191-9d03-4ea6-8dc6-c20aca3be80a Wed, 28 Jun 2017 15:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 45 Falcon 9 Is Go For Launch full 1 John Mulnix On June 28th, 2015, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 on what was to be the 7th resupply mission to the ISS. I was watching the live launch webcast like I always try to do. I was enjoying a nice cup of coffee in my hometown, watching the launch with a few other people at my favorite coffee shop in Fort Collins. That’s when it happened... 5:44 no Episode Links: SpaceX CRS-7 Investigation Update (http://www.spacex.com/news/2015/07/20/crs-7-investigation-update) NASA FAQ on CRS-7 Incident (https://www.nasa.gov/feature/frequently-asked-questions-on-the-loss-of-spacex-crs-7) Eric Berger- Ars Technica. After nine launches in 2017, it’s tough to be an honest critic of SpaceX (https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/06/spacex-has-answered-a-lot-of-its-critics-this-year/) ars technica, commercial cargo, commercial crew, commercial resupply, crs, crs 7, crs-7, eric berger, falcon, falcon 9, nasa, space, space shot, spacex, spacex falcon 9, the space shot, spacex podcast, space podcast, space history podcast, nasa podcast, elon musk podcast, Episode Links:

SpaceX CRS-7 Investigation Update
NASA FAQ on CRS-7 Incident

Eric Berger- Ars Technica. After nine launches in 2017, it’s tough to be an honest critic of SpaceX

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SpaceX CRS-7 Investigation Update
NASA FAQ on CRS-7 Incident

Eric Berger- Ars Technica. After nine launches in 2017, it’s tough to be an honest critic of SpaceX

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