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    <title>The Space Shot - Episodes Tagged with “Communications”</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 228: Hannah Arendt- The Conquest of Space</title>
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  <itunes:episode>228</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Hannah Arendt- The Conquest of Space</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>John Mulnix</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>I'm mixing it up today with some political philosophy.  Enjoy! </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>8:59</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. 
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Episode Links:
"The Conquest of Space and the Stature of Man: Has man’s conquest of space increased or diminished his stature?" Hannah Arendt (https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/the-conquest-of-space-and-the-stature-of-man)
The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living- Ryan Holiday (https://www.amazon.com/Daily-Stoic-Meditations-Wisdom-Perseverance/dp/0735211736) 
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  <itunes:keywords>arendt, communication, communications, hannah arendt, philosopohy, sci comm, science communication, speaking, stem, writing, space history podcast, space podcast, nasa 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>

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<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.thenewatlantis.com/publications/the-conquest-of-space-and-the-stature-of-man" rel="nofollow">&quot;The Conquest of Space and the Stature of Man: Has man’s conquest of space increased or diminished his stature?&quot; Hannah Arendt</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Daily-Stoic-Meditations-Wisdom-Perseverance/dp/0735211736" rel="nofollow">The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living- Ryan Holiday</a></p>]]>
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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.thenewatlantis.com/publications/the-conquest-of-space-and-the-stature-of-man" rel="nofollow">&quot;The Conquest of Space and the Stature of Man: Has man’s conquest of space increased or diminished his stature?&quot; Hannah Arendt</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Daily-Stoic-Meditations-Wisdom-Perseverance/dp/0735211736" rel="nofollow">The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living- Ryan Holiday</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 218: Project SCORE</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2017 03:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
  <author>John Mulnix</author>
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  <itunes:episode>218</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Project SCORE</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:season>1</itunes:season>
  <itunes:author>John Mulnix</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Happy Monday!  The new release schedule means that the Monday-Friday episodes will release at 3 a.m. CDT.  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>5:07</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:
Episodes 57-59 have some more information about Telstar. Check out Episode 57 here:
The Space Shot- Episode 57 (https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/57))
Episode 91 has a little bit about Echo 1
The Space Shot- Episode 91 (https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/91)
Project SCORE (https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1958-006A)
More reading on Project SCORE (https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4217/ch7.htm)
Learn more about Epimetheus, a potato-shaped moon that orbits Saturn.
Epimetheus: Overview- NASA.gov (https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/epimetheus)
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  <itunes:keywords>communications, communications satellite, eisenhower, epimetheus, ike, project score, satellite, saturn, space history podcast, space podcast, nasa podcast, cold war 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>Episodes 57-59 have some more information about Telstar. Check out Episode 57 here:<br>
<a href="https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/57" rel="nofollow">The Space Shot- Episode 57</a>)</p>

<p>Episode 91 has a little bit about Echo 1<br>
<a href="https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/91" rel="nofollow">The Space Shot- Episode 91</a></p>

<p><a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1958-006A" rel="nofollow">Project SCORE</a></p>

<p><a href="https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4217/ch7.htm" rel="nofollow">More reading on Project SCORE</a></p>

<p>Learn more about Epimetheus, a potato-shaped moon that orbits Saturn.<br>
<a href="https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/epimetheus" rel="nofollow">Epimetheus: Overview- NASA.gov</a></p>]]>
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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>Episodes 57-59 have some more information about Telstar. Check out Episode 57 here:<br>
<a href="https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/57" rel="nofollow">The Space Shot- Episode 57</a>)</p>

<p>Episode 91 has a little bit about Echo 1<br>
<a href="https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/91" rel="nofollow">The Space Shot- Episode 91</a></p>

<p><a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1958-006A" rel="nofollow">Project SCORE</a></p>

<p><a href="https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4217/ch7.htm" rel="nofollow">More reading on Project SCORE</a></p>

<p>Learn more about Epimetheus, a potato-shaped moon that orbits Saturn.<br>
<a href="https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/epimetheus" rel="nofollow">Epimetheus: Overview- NASA.gov</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 213: Relay 1, Pioneer 8, and Terrible Trek</title>
  <link>https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/213</link>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2017 03:30:00 -0600</pubDate>
  <author>John Mulnix</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/ea1f749c-7812-45de-a906-c492077f53c2/78c06de9-88d8-4618-9565-f23c9653e6e9.mp3" length="6812832" type="audio/mp3"/>
  <itunes:episode>213</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Relay 1, Pioneer 8, and Terrible Trek</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:season>1</itunes:season>
  <itunes:author>John Mulnix</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Happy Wednesday!  SpaceX launch update, some quick history hits, and a little pop culture.  Check out today's episode! </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>6:56</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Launch Scrub Haiku: 
A scrub must be cleaned
before the Falcon can soar
two more days, liftoff. 
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. 
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Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix)
Episode Links:
Relay 1 (https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1962-068A)
The Relay Program- NASA (https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/missions/relay.html)
Telstar- NASA (https://www.nasa.gov/topics/technology/features/telstar.html)
Pioneer 8 (https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1967-123A)
Pioneer 8 In Depth (https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/pioneer_08/indepth)
Quentin Tarantino's Star Trek Movie Will Be R-Rated- Nerdist.com (https://nerdist.com/quentin-tarantino-star-trek-r-rated-j-j-abrams/)
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  <itunes:keywords>communications, communications satellite, heliocentric, launch update, pioneer, relay, satellites, spacex, star trek, star trek movie, tarantino, telstar, space podcast, space history podcast, nasa podcast, </itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>Launch Scrub Haiku: <br>
A scrub must be cleaned<br>
before the Falcon can soar<br>
two more days, liftoff. </p>

<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>

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

<p>Episode Links:</p>

<p><a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1962-068A" rel="nofollow">Relay 1</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/missions/relay.html" rel="nofollow">The Relay Program- NASA</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/topics/technology/features/telstar.html" rel="nofollow">Telstar- NASA</a></p>

<p><a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1967-123A" rel="nofollow">Pioneer 8</a></p>

<p><a href="https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/pioneer_08/indepth" rel="nofollow">Pioneer 8 In Depth</a></p>

<p><a href="https://nerdist.com/quentin-tarantino-star-trek-r-rated-j-j-abrams/" rel="nofollow">Quentin Tarantino&#39;s Star Trek Movie Will Be R-Rated- Nerdist.com</a></p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Launch Scrub Haiku: <br>
A scrub must be cleaned<br>
before the Falcon can soar<br>
two more days, liftoff. </p>

<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><a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1962-068A" rel="nofollow">Relay 1</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/missions/relay.html" rel="nofollow">The Relay Program- NASA</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/topics/technology/features/telstar.html" rel="nofollow">Telstar- NASA</a></p>

<p><a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1967-123A" rel="nofollow">Pioneer 8</a></p>

<p><a href="https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/pioneer_08/indepth" rel="nofollow">Pioneer 8 In Depth</a></p>

<p><a href="https://nerdist.com/quentin-tarantino-star-trek-r-rated-j-j-abrams/" rel="nofollow">Quentin Tarantino&#39;s Star Trek Movie Will Be R-Rated- Nerdist.com</a></p>]]>
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