web02.fireside.fm Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:06:06 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Space Shot - Episodes Tagged with “Falcon 1” https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/tags/falcon%201 Sat, 21 Mar 2020 18:00:00 -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 417: This Week in Space History- March 16th to the 22nd https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/417 a08770cb-95ee-4b66-8fd7-8ace51865500 Sat, 21 Mar 2020 18:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 417 This Week in Space History- March 16th to the 22nd full 3 John Mulnix A lot has changed in the past week. Let's catch up on what's been going on and then we'll get to some space history. From Gemini 8 to the first Orange Shuttle External Tank. 21:37 no A lot has changed in the past week. Let's catch up on what's been going on and then we'll get to some space history. From Gemini 8 to the first Orange Shuttle External Tank. I have launched something new. As many of you know, I've always had and will always make sure this podcast is free. I have launched a Patreon account that will help me cover hosting expenses, software, and more. I realize we are entering some uncertain times and that things are going to get tight for a lot of people. However, if you can, I'd love if you could consider supporting the podcast by chipping in any amount you can. Thank you! Check out the Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/TheSpaceShot 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! 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. Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/TheSpaceShot) Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) Episode Links: NASA Remembers Al Worden (https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-remembers-apollo-15-astronaut-al-worden) Check Mate, Carney: An Al Worden Memory- Emily Carney (https://space.nss.org/check-mate-carney-an-al-worden-memory/) The Meditations- Marcus Aurelius (http://classics.mit.edu/Antoninus/meditations.html) Gemini 8- NASA (https://www.nasa.gov/feature/geminis-first-docking-turns-to-wild-ride-in-orbit) SpaceX Starlink- March 2020 (https://www.spacex.com/news/2020/03/18/starlink-mission) James Irwin- NASA Biography (https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/irwin_james.pdf) Ken Mattingly- NASA Biography (https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/mattingly_thomas.pdf) Vanguard 1- NASA (https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1958-002B) Voskhod 2- Alexei Leonov Remembers (https://www.airspacemag.com/space/the-nightmare-of-voskhod-2-8655378/) STS-3 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-3.html) Lucid onboard Mir (https://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/history/lucid_140930.html) STS-76 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-76.html) SpaceX Falcon 1- Failure To Reach Orbit- Space.com (https://www.space.com/3590-spacex-falcon-1-rocket-fails-reach-orbit.html) meditations, marcus aurelius, SpaceX podcast, Falcon 1, Falcon 1 rocket, STS-3, sts-3, STS-76, sts-76, Shannon Lucid, Jack Lousma, Shuttle Mir, Gordon Fullerton, Vanguard 1, cape canaveral podcast, stoic, stoicism, nasa history, space shuttle history, nasa history podcast, space shuttle podcast, space shuttle history podcast, space history podcast, space podcast, Gemini podcast, A lot has changed in the past week. Let's catch up on what's been going on and then we'll get to some space history. From Gemini 8 to the first Orange Shuttle External Tank.

I have launched something new. As many of you know, I've always had and will always make sure this podcast is free. I have launched a Patreon account that will help me cover hosting expenses, software, and more. I realize we are entering some uncertain times and that things are going to get tight for a lot of people. However, if you can, I'd love if you could consider supporting the podcast by chipping in any amount you can. Thank you!

Check out the Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/TheSpaceShot

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!

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.

Patreon

Facebook

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Episode Links:

NASA Remembers Al Worden

Check Mate, Carney: An Al Worden Memory- Emily Carney

The Meditations- Marcus Aurelius

Gemini 8- NASA

SpaceX Starlink- March 2020

James Irwin- NASA Biography

Ken Mattingly- NASA Biography

Vanguard 1- NASA

Voskhod 2- Alexei Leonov Remembers

STS-3

Lucid onboard Mir

STS-76

SpaceX Falcon 1- Failure To Reach Orbit- Space.com

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I have launched something new. As many of you know, I've always had and will always make sure this podcast is free. I have launched a Patreon account that will help me cover hosting expenses, software, and more. I realize we are entering some uncertain times and that things are going to get tight for a lot of people. However, if you can, I'd love if you could consider supporting the podcast by chipping in any amount you can. Thank you!

Check out the Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/TheSpaceShot

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!

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.

Patreon

Facebook

Instagram

Twitter

Episode Links:

NASA Remembers Al Worden

Check Mate, Carney: An Al Worden Memory- Emily Carney

The Meditations- Marcus Aurelius

Gemini 8- NASA

SpaceX Starlink- March 2020

James Irwin- NASA Biography

Ken Mattingly- NASA Biography

Vanguard 1- NASA

Voskhod 2- Alexei Leonov Remembers

STS-3

Lucid onboard Mir

STS-76

SpaceX Falcon 1- Failure To Reach Orbit- Space.com

]]> Episode 314: Falcon 1- Flight 1, Atlantis, and Jules Verne https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/314 a3afe88a-6bcc-4b8c-82a8-beae8c9031bf Sat, 24 Mar 2018 10:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 314 Falcon 1- Flight 1, Atlantis, and Jules Verne full 1 John Mulnix Happy Saturday, I hope everyone is having a fantastic weekend! 6:36 no Happy Saturday, I hope everyone is having a fantastic weekend! 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: The von Braun and Verne connection is something I will discuss in further detail soon. Check out below in the show notes for some links and notes. Matthew Travis has this great video on YouTube. It covers the entire flight From Kwajelein Launch And Crash Of The First SpaceX Falcon 1 Rocket From Kwajelein (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldXKf2AEacg) Atlantis STS-45 Video Highlights (http://www.nss.org/resources/library/shuttlevideos/shuttle46.htm) "MR-BD is not MR-3"- This New Ocean: A History of Project Mercury (https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4201/ch10-7.htm) This biography of von Braun has some mention of Jules Verne. Biography of Wernher von Braun- Marshall Space Flight Center (https://history.msfc.nasa.gov/vonbraun/bio.html) From the Earth to the Moon- NASA educational archival website (https://er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/vernorig.html) This is a subject I plan on exploring a bit more before too long. I like how sci-fi helped inspire older generations of scientists, just as modern sci-fi is doing the same. Check out this article on von Braun and Disney. Article on Von Braun and Walt Disney (https://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/history/vonbraun/disney_article.html) NASA- von Braun Biography (https://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/history/vonbraun/bio.html) atlantis, charlie bolden, falcon 1, falcon rocket, jules verne, kathy sullivan, mercury redstone, redstone, scifi, space shuttle, spacelab, spacex, von braun, space podcast, space podcasts, Happy Saturday, I hope everyone is having a fantastic weekend!

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

Instagram

Twitter

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:

The von Braun and Verne connection is something I will discuss in further detail soon. Check out below in the show notes for some links and notes.

Matthew Travis has this great video on YouTube. It covers the entire flight From Kwajelein
Launch And Crash Of The First SpaceX Falcon 1 Rocket From Kwajelein

Atlantis STS-45 Video Highlights

"MR-BD is not MR-3"- This New Ocean: A History of Project Mercury

This biography of von Braun has some mention of Jules Verne.

Biography of Wernher von Braun- Marshall Space Flight Center

From the Earth to the Moon- NASA educational archival website

This is a subject I plan on exploring a bit more before too long. I like how sci-fi helped inspire older generations of scientists, just as modern sci-fi is doing the same. Check out this article on von Braun and Disney.
Article on Von Braun and Walt Disney

NASA- von Braun Biography

]]> Happy Saturday, I hope everyone is having a fantastic weekend!

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

Instagram

Twitter

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:

The von Braun and Verne connection is something I will discuss in further detail soon. Check out below in the show notes for some links and notes.

Matthew Travis has this great video on YouTube. It covers the entire flight From Kwajelein
Launch And Crash Of The First SpaceX Falcon 1 Rocket From Kwajelein

Atlantis STS-45 Video Highlights

"MR-BD is not MR-3"- This New Ocean: A History of Project Mercury

This biography of von Braun has some mention of Jules Verne.

Biography of Wernher von Braun- Marshall Space Flight Center

From the Earth to the Moon- NASA educational archival website

This is a subject I plan on exploring a bit more before too long. I like how sci-fi helped inspire older generations of scientists, just as modern sci-fi is doing the same. Check out this article on von Braun and Disney.
Article on Von Braun and Walt Disney

NASA- von Braun Biography

]]> Episode 137: Falcon 1- Flight 4, Hubble, and Encounter at Farpoint https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/137 d2183463-002f-4e3d-8f6d-9e102eb14649 Thu, 28 Sep 2017 21:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 137 Falcon 1- Flight 4, Hubble, and Encounter at Farpoint 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! 7:01 no Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) Episode Links: Sweet success at last for Falcon 1 rocket- Spaceflight Now (https://spaceflightnow.com/falcon/004/) Flight 4 OF Falcon 1- SpaceX (http://www.spacex.com/news/2013/02/11/flight-4-falcon-1) SpaceX Successfully Launches Falcon 1 To Orbit (http://www.spacex.com/press/2012/12/19/spacex-successfully-launches-falcon-1-orbit) Edwin P. Hubble- NASA Biography (https://asd.gsfc.nasa.gov/archive/hubble/overview/hubble_bio.html) Edwin Powell Hubble - The man who discovered the cosmos (http://www.spacetelescope.org/about/history/the_man_behind_the_name/) edwin hubble, elon musk, falcon 1, falcon 1 rocket, history, history podcast, hubble, hubble space telescope, on this day, q, rocket launch, space, space history, space history podcast, space podcast, space shot, spacex, spacex podcast, star trek, star trek the next generation, the next generation, the space shot, elon musk podcast, space x podcast, space podcast, space exploration podcast, space history podcast, falcon 1 podcast, spacex history, spacex history podcast, Facebook

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Sweet success at last for Falcon 1 rocket- Spaceflight Now

Flight 4 OF Falcon 1- SpaceX

SpaceX Successfully Launches Falcon 1 To Orbit

Edwin P. Hubble- NASA Biography

Edwin Powell Hubble - The man who discovered the cosmos

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Sweet success at last for Falcon 1 rocket- Spaceflight Now

Flight 4 OF Falcon 1- SpaceX

SpaceX Successfully Launches Falcon 1 To Orbit

Edwin P. Hubble- NASA Biography

Edwin Powell Hubble - The man who discovered the cosmos

]]> Episode 80: Falcon 1 & Mr. Tim Meows https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/80 5a12e547-d157-4ea2-a611-9a40f4e4a030 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 23:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 80 Falcon 1 & Mr. Tim Meows full 1 John Mulnix Had to put Mr. Tim in timeout since he kept meowing while I was recording today's episode. Subscribe and dont miss any space history and meows ;) 6:08 no Episode Links: Instagram Link (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/?hl=en) Twitter Link (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) Archived Page- SpaceX Falcon 1 Information (http://www.webcitation.org/63bt3gje9?url=http://www.spacex.com/falcon1.php) Falcon 1, Flight 3 Mission Summary- Timing is Everything (http://www.spacex.com/news/2013/02/11/falcon-1-flight-3-mission-summary) STS-43 Mission Video (http://www.nss.org/resources/library/shuttlevideos/shuttle42.htm) STS-43 Mission Archive (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-43.html) Kennedy Space Center Turns 50! (https://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/events/events-calendar/2017/august/event-kscvc-50-anniversary) atlantis, communication satellites, falcon 1, kennedy space center, ksc, rocket, rockets, satellites, shuttle atlantis, space, space shot, space shuttle, space shuttle atlantis, spacex, sts 43, sts43, tdrs, the space shot, space podcast, space history podcast, nasa podcast, nasa history podcast, Episode Links:

Instagram Link
Twitter Link

Archived Page- SpaceX Falcon 1 Information
Falcon 1, Flight 3 Mission Summary- Timing is Everything

STS-43 Mission Video
STS-43 Mission Archive

Kennedy Space Center Turns 50!

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Instagram Link
Twitter Link

Archived Page- SpaceX Falcon 1 Information
Falcon 1, Flight 3 Mission Summary- Timing is Everything

STS-43 Mission Video
STS-43 Mission Archive

Kennedy Space Center Turns 50!

]]> Episode 60: Falcon 1- The Final Countdown https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/60 3a26be27-e552-4046-8a38-875863d2e94c Thu, 13 Jul 2017 14:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 60 Falcon 1- The Final Countdown full 1 John Mulnix There are more Falcons and captains in this podcast than you'll know what to do with. Subscribe today and check out my Instagram for more content! 5:41 no Episode Links: NASA’s TDRS-M Space Communications Satellite Begins Final Testing (https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/nasa-s-tdrs-m-space-communications-satellite-begins-final-testing) Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) Fleet (https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/heo/scan/services/networks/txt_tdrs_fleet.html) Falcon 1 RazakSAT Mission- Highlights (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTaIDooc8Og) Falcon 1- Flight 5 (http://www.spacex.com/news/2013/02/12/falcon-1-flight-5) empire strikes back, enterprise, falcon 1, falcon 9, han solo, merlin engine, millennium falcon, picard, solo, space, space communications, space shot, spacex, star trek, star wars, the space shot, spacex podcast, spacex history podcast, space podcast, space history podcast, Episode Links:

NASA’s TDRS-M Space Communications Satellite Begins Final Testing
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) Fleet

Falcon 1 RazakSAT Mission- Highlights
Falcon 1- Flight 5

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NASA’s TDRS-M Space Communications Satellite Begins Final Testing
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) Fleet

Falcon 1 RazakSAT Mission- Highlights
Falcon 1- Flight 5

]]> 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

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