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    <title>The Space Shot - Episodes Tagged with “Explorer Program”</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 316: The Explorer Program: A Legacy of Discovery</title>
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  <itunes:title>The Explorer Program: A Legacy of Discovery</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>John Mulnix</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Happy Monday everyone, check out the latest episode and let me know what you think! </itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>Happy Monday! 
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. 
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: 
Explorer 3 NASA Mission Page (https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/explorer-3/)
Explorer Program Mission Page (https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/multi/explorer.html)
Explorers Program- Medium-Class Explorers (MIDEX) Missions (https://explorers.gsfc.nasa.gov/midex.html#swift)
The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory (https://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/)
TESS (https://tess.gsfc.nasa.gov/overview.html)
The launch of TESS is coming up soon, check out the launch schedule here.  
Spaceflight Now Launch Schedule (https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/)
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    <![CDATA[<p>Happy Monday! </p>

<p>Don&#39;t forget; you can reach me through email, <a href="mailto:john@thespaceshot.com" rel="nofollow">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&#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>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/" 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>I&#39;ve also got a call in number that I&#39;m going to be testing here soon, so keep an eye out for that! </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>Episode Links: </p>

<p><a href="https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/explorer-3/" rel="nofollow">Explorer 3 NASA Mission Page</a></p>

<p><a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/multi/explorer.html" rel="nofollow">Explorer Program Mission Page</a></p>

<p><a href="https://explorers.gsfc.nasa.gov/midex.html#swift" rel="nofollow">Explorers Program- Medium-Class Explorers (MIDEX) Missions</a></p>

<p><a href="https://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/" rel="nofollow">The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory</a></p>

<p><a href="https://tess.gsfc.nasa.gov/overview.html" rel="nofollow">TESS</a></p>

<p>The launch of TESS is coming up soon, check out the launch schedule here.<br><br>
<a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/" rel="nofollow">Spaceflight Now Launch Schedule</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Happy Monday! </p>

<p>Don&#39;t forget; you can reach me through email, <a href="mailto:john@thespaceshot.com" rel="nofollow">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&#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>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/" 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>I&#39;ve also got a call in number that I&#39;m going to be testing here soon, so keep an eye out for that! </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>Episode Links: </p>

<p><a href="https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/explorer-3/" rel="nofollow">Explorer 3 NASA Mission Page</a></p>

<p><a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/multi/explorer.html" rel="nofollow">Explorer Program Mission Page</a></p>

<p><a href="https://explorers.gsfc.nasa.gov/midex.html#swift" rel="nofollow">Explorers Program- Medium-Class Explorers (MIDEX) Missions</a></p>

<p><a href="https://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/" rel="nofollow">The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory</a></p>

<p><a href="https://tess.gsfc.nasa.gov/overview.html" rel="nofollow">TESS</a></p>

<p>The launch of TESS is coming up soon, check out the launch schedule here.<br><br>
<a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/" rel="nofollow">Spaceflight Now Launch Schedule</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 315: Explorer 10 and a Birthday</title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2018 22:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>John Mulnix</author>
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  <itunes:title>Explorer 10 and a Birthday</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>John Mulnix</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Happy Sunday! </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>5:38</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Today's episode is coming out a bit later than I'd like, so apologies for the late release.  
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. 
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: 
Explorer Program History- NASA History (https://history.nasa.gov/explorer.html)
Explorer 10 (https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1961-010A)
San Marco- D/L Mission Page (https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1988-026A)
Here's a link to some of the history of the San Marco Platform.  
Beyond the Atmosphere: Early Years of Space Science (https://web.archive.org/web/20090425032807/http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4211/ch18-4.htm)
Jim Lovell- NASA Johnson Space Center Biography (https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/lovell-ja.html)
Check out this older episode for more on Gemini 12. 
Gemini 12- My Conversation with Jim Remar- The Space Shot (http://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/181) 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Today&#39;s episode is coming out a bit later than I&#39;d like, so apologies for the late release.  </p>

<p>Don&#39;t forget; you can reach me through email, <a href="mailto:john@thespaceshot.com" rel="nofollow">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&#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>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/" 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>I&#39;ve also got a call in number that I&#39;m going to be testing here soon, so keep an eye out for that! </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>Episode Links: </p>

<p><a href="https://history.nasa.gov/explorer.html" rel="nofollow">Explorer Program History- NASA History</a></p>

<p><a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1961-010A" rel="nofollow">Explorer 10</a></p>

<p><a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1988-026A" rel="nofollow">San Marco- D/L Mission Page</a></p>

<p>Here&#39;s a link to some of the history of the San Marco Platform.<br><br>
<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090425032807/http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4211/ch18-4.htm" rel="nofollow">Beyond the Atmosphere: Early Years of Space Science</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/lovell-ja.html" rel="nofollow">Jim Lovell- NASA Johnson Space Center Biography</a></p>

<p>Check out this older episode for more on Gemini 12. <br>
<a href="http://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/181" rel="nofollow">Gemini 12- My Conversation with Jim Remar- The Space Shot</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Today&#39;s episode is coming out a bit later than I&#39;d like, so apologies for the late release.  </p>

<p>Don&#39;t forget; you can reach me through email, <a href="mailto:john@thespaceshot.com" rel="nofollow">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&#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>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/" 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>I&#39;ve also got a call in number that I&#39;m going to be testing here soon, so keep an eye out for that! </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>Episode Links: </p>

<p><a href="https://history.nasa.gov/explorer.html" rel="nofollow">Explorer Program History- NASA History</a></p>

<p><a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1961-010A" rel="nofollow">Explorer 10</a></p>

<p><a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1988-026A" rel="nofollow">San Marco- D/L Mission Page</a></p>

<p>Here&#39;s a link to some of the history of the San Marco Platform.<br><br>
<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090425032807/http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4211/ch18-4.htm" rel="nofollow">Beyond the Atmosphere: Early Years of Space Science</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/lovell-ja.html" rel="nofollow">Jim Lovell- NASA Johnson Space Center Biography</a></p>

<p>Check out this older episode for more on Gemini 12. <br>
<a href="http://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/181" rel="nofollow">Gemini 12- My Conversation with Jim Remar- The Space Shot</a></p>]]>
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