web02.fireside.fm Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:39:29 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Space Shot - Episodes Tagged with “Gamma Rays” https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/tags/gamma%20rays Sat, 07 Apr 2018 21:00:00 -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 328: Catching Up With Compton https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/328 8fa5821f-a687-4036-81f9-99ab052ef09f Sat, 07 Apr 2018 21:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 328 Catching Up With Compton full 1 John Mulnix Happy Saturday everyone! Apologies this episode is coming out later, I've been incredibly busy the past few days and am catching up on some podcasting. 6:20 no 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: NASA Celebrates 25 Years of Breakthrough Gamma-ray Science (https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/nasa-celebrates-25-years-of-breakthrough-gamma-ray-science) astronomy, compton, compton gamma ray observatory, eva, gamma ray burst, gamma rays, grb, satellite deployment, shuttle, shuttle launch, space shuttle, sts 37, space podcast, space podcasts, 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 :)

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NASA Celebrates 25 Years of Breakthrough Gamma-ray Science

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NASA Celebrates 25 Years of Breakthrough Gamma-ray Science

]]> Episode 316: The Explorer Program: A Legacy of Discovery https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/316 3bddb154-9806-4129-9331-ada3806427bc Mon, 26 Mar 2018 15:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 316 The Explorer Program: A Legacy of Discovery full 1 John Mulnix Happy Monday everyone, check out the latest episode and let me know what you think! 6:52 no 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/) explorer 3, explorer program, gamma ray bursts, gamma rays, launch, launch schedule, spacex, swift, swift observatory, tess, space podcast, space podcasts, Happy Monday!

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Explorer 3 NASA Mission Page

Explorer Program Mission Page

Explorers Program- Medium-Class Explorers (MIDEX) Missions

The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory

TESS

The launch of TESS is coming up soon, check out the launch schedule here.

Spaceflight Now Launch Schedule

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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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Explorer 3 NASA Mission Page

Explorer Program Mission Page

Explorers Program- Medium-Class Explorers (MIDEX) Missions

The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory

TESS

The launch of TESS is coming up soon, check out the launch schedule here.

Spaceflight Now Launch Schedule

]]> Episode 190: Zarya https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/190 afeace8c-a56a-45bb-8f06-99d3c461072a Mon, 20 Nov 2017 06:00:00 -0600 John Mulnix 190 Zarya full 1 John Mulnix Happy Monday, make a friend's Monday just as awesome by sharing the podcast with them! 5:27 no Please leave a review on iTunes; it takes just a minute to do that. If you've got the Podcasts App on an iPhone, 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. Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) Episode Links: Zarya- NASA.gov (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/fgb.html) ISS Assembly Mission 1 A/R (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/iss_assembly_1ar.html) Spot The Station (https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/) High Definition Earth-Viewing System (HDEV) (https://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/ESRS/HDEV/) NASA Swift News Article (https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/nasas-swift-spots-its-thousandth-gamma-ray-burst) The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission (https://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/) I talked about Gamma-Rays a while ago, check out this episode to learn more. Episode 28 (https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/28) fgb, functional cargo block, gamma rays, grbs, iss, space station, station, zarya, iss podcast, space podcast, history podcast, space history podcast, nasa podcast, Please leave a review on iTunes; it takes just a minute to do that. If you've got the Podcasts App on an iPhone, just search "Space Shot" then, depending on your iOS version, scroll down until you see "Tap to Rate" :) Thanks!
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Spot The Station

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NASA Swift News Article

The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission

I talked about Gamma-Rays a while ago, check out this episode to learn more.
Episode 28

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The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission

I talked about Gamma-Rays a while ago, check out this episode to learn more.
Episode 28

]]> 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 Episode Links: Project Vela- Astronautix.com](http://www.astronautix.com/a/advancedvela.html) Department of Defense- Unclassified Report on Project Vela (http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/263145.pdf) DARPA- Project Vela (http://www.darpa.mil/about-us/timeline/vela) Flash! The hunt for the biggest explosions in the universe. Page 13 (http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/samples/cam031/2002283188.pdf) What Is a Supernova? Space.com (https://www.space.com/6638-supernova.html) Gamma-Ray Astronomy (https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/toolbox/gamma_ray_astronomy1.html) A History of Gamma-Ray Astronomy Including Related Discoveries (https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/history/) 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 28: Gamma-rays, Gemstones, and the Fermi Space Telescope https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/28 ecb0a79e-159c-400b-a69d-a969ba9ddaf0 Sun, 11 Jun 2017 17:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 28 Gamma-rays, Gemstones, and the Fermi Space Telescope full 1 John Mulnix Today we are going to talk about Gamma rays. And no, not the kind that transformed Bruce Banner into the Incredible Hulk, but the kind that the Fermi Gamma Ray telescope is designed to observe. 5:06 no Episode Links: Fermi- Gamma-ray Space Telescope- NASA (https://fermi.gsfc.nasa.gov/) Most Extreme Gamma-ray Blast Ever (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219141458.htm) Fermi Observations of High-Energy Gamma-ray Emission (Paywall) (http://science.sciencemag.org/content/323/5922/1688.full) NASA Press Release, Re-Naming Future Telescope Mission (https://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/feb/HQ_08036_GLAST.html) Thunderstorms Beam Into Space- Infographic (https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/three_panel_100dpi.jpg) NASA's Fermi Catches Thunderstorms Hurling Antimatter into Space (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GLAST/news/fermi-thunderstorms.html) NASA Budget Estimate for FY 2017 (Fermi mission on page 213) (https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/fy_2017_budget_estimates.pdf) Gamma-ray Astronomy Timeline- NASA (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GLAST/main/timeline.html) An Introduction to Gem Treatments- Gemological Institute of America (https://www.gia.edu/gem-treatment) Gamma Knife Radiosurgery (http://www.columbianeurosurgery.org/conditions/gamma-knife-radiosurgery/) astronomy, bruce banner, fermi, gamma rays, gamma-rays, gems, gemstones, gia, hulk, incredible hulk, irradiation, light speed, lightning, nasa, radio astronomy, space, thunderstorms, space podcast, space history podcast, nasa podcast, nasa history podcast, space science podcast, fermi paradox podcast, Episode Links:

Fermi- Gamma-ray Space Telescope- NASA
Most Extreme Gamma-ray Blast Ever
Fermi Observations of High-Energy Gamma-ray Emission (Paywall)
NASA Press Release, Re-Naming Future Telescope Mission

Thunderstorms Beam Into Space- Infographic
NASA's Fermi Catches Thunderstorms Hurling Antimatter into Space

NASA Budget Estimate for FY 2017 (Fermi mission on page 213)

Gamma-ray Astronomy Timeline- NASA

An Introduction to Gem Treatments- Gemological Institute of America

Gamma Knife Radiosurgery

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Fermi- Gamma-ray Space Telescope- NASA
Most Extreme Gamma-ray Blast Ever
Fermi Observations of High-Energy Gamma-ray Emission (Paywall)
NASA Press Release, Re-Naming Future Telescope Mission

Thunderstorms Beam Into Space- Infographic
NASA's Fermi Catches Thunderstorms Hurling Antimatter into Space

NASA Budget Estimate for FY 2017 (Fermi mission on page 213)

Gamma-ray Astronomy Timeline- NASA

An Introduction to Gem Treatments- Gemological Institute of America

Gamma Knife Radiosurgery

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