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    <title>The Space Shot - Episodes Tagged with “Grand Finale”</title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 15 Oct 2017 16:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <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 154: Cassini</title>
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  <itunes:episode>154</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Cassini</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Today would have been Cassini's 20th birthday.  Happy birthday to the incredible spacecraft that gave us a front-row seat at Saturn for 13 years.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/)
Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix)
Episode Links:
Reconstructing Cassini's Plunge into Saturn (https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/3126/reconstructing-cassinis-plunge-into-saturn/)
Cassini: Mission of Exploration (https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/resources/7797/?category=videos)
Cassini Mission Page (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/main/index.html) 
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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://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/3126/reconstructing-cassinis-plunge-into-saturn/" rel="nofollow">Reconstructing Cassini&#39;s Plunge into Saturn</a></p>

<p><a href="https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/resources/7797/?category=videos" rel="nofollow">Cassini: Mission of Exploration</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/main/index.html" rel="nofollow">Cassini Mission Page</a></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://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/3126/reconstructing-cassinis-plunge-into-saturn/" rel="nofollow">Reconstructing Cassini&#39;s Plunge into Saturn</a></p>

<p><a href="https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/resources/7797/?category=videos" rel="nofollow">Cassini: Mission of Exploration</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/main/index.html" rel="nofollow">Cassini Mission Page</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 96: Cassini Gets A Gravity Assist</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2017 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>John Mulnix</author>
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  <itunes:episode>96</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Cassini Gets A Gravity Assist</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>John Mulnix</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>I'm leaving for the eclipse road trip tonight so today's episode is a little shorter! Follow @johnmulnix for eclipse coverage! </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>4:03</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>I'm leaving for the eclipse road trip tonight so today's episode is a little shorter! Follow @johnmulnix for eclipse coverage! 
Episode Links: 
TDRS-M Launch date under review following pre-launch incident (https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/07/tdrs-m-under-review-pre-launch-incident/)
Cassini Blog Post- On Target for Earth Flyby (https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/2191/on-target-for-earth-flyby/)
Cassini Blog Post- Cassini Completes Earth Flyby (https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/2192/cassini-completes-earth-flyby/)
Cassini Mission Page (https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/)
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    <![CDATA[<p>I&#39;m leaving for the eclipse road trip tonight so today&#39;s episode is a little shorter! Follow @johnmulnix for eclipse coverage! </p>

<p>Episode Links: </p>

<p><a href="https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/07/tdrs-m-under-review-pre-launch-incident/" rel="nofollow">TDRS-M Launch date under review following pre-launch incident</a></p>

<p><a href="https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/2191/on-target-for-earth-flyby/" rel="nofollow">Cassini Blog Post- On Target for Earth Flyby</a></p>

<p><a href="https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/2192/cassini-completes-earth-flyby/" rel="nofollow">Cassini Blog Post- Cassini Completes Earth Flyby</a></p>

<p><a href="https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/" rel="nofollow">Cassini Mission Page</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>I&#39;m leaving for the eclipse road trip tonight so today&#39;s episode is a little shorter! Follow @johnmulnix for eclipse coverage! </p>

<p>Episode Links: </p>

<p><a href="https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/07/tdrs-m-under-review-pre-launch-incident/" rel="nofollow">TDRS-M Launch date under review following pre-launch incident</a></p>

<p><a href="https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/2191/on-target-for-earth-flyby/" rel="nofollow">Cassini Blog Post- On Target for Earth Flyby</a></p>

<p><a href="https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/2192/cassini-completes-earth-flyby/" rel="nofollow">Cassini Blog Post- Cassini Completes Earth Flyby</a></p>

<p><a href="https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/" rel="nofollow">Cassini Mission Page</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 48: Cassini Huygens </title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2017 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>John Mulnix</author>
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  <itunes:episode>48</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Cassini Huygens </itunes:title>
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  <itunes:season>1</itunes:season>
  <itunes:author>John Mulnix</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Today we've got National Space Council news, a SpaceX launch update, and some Cassini-Huygens mission history and background.  Subscribe today!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>7:00</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Episode Links:
SpaceNews.com- BREAKING | President Trump reestablishes National Space Council (http://spacenews.com/breaking-president-trump-reestablishes-national-space-council/)
Space.com- SpaceX Test-Fires Rocket Ahead of Sunday Launch (Photo) (https://www.space.com/37360-spacex-test-fires-rocket-photo.html)
Cassini Spacecraft Arrives at Saturn (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/media/cassini-063004-soi.html)
Cassini Overview (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/whycassini/index.html)
Cassini Orbiter (https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/spacecraft/cassini-orbiter/)
Cassini 10 Years at Saturn Top 10 Discoveries (https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/2892/cassini-10-years-at-saturn-top-10-discoveries/)
Enceladus Top 10 Science Highlights (https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/2864/enceladus-top-10-science-highlights/)
Cassini- About the Mission (https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/about-the-mission/quick-facts/)
AT&amp;amp;T Newsroom- AT&amp;amp;T Powers NASA's Deep Space Network (http://about.att.com/story/att_powers_nasa_deep_space_network.html)
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    <![CDATA[<p>Episode Links:</p>

<p><a href="http://spacenews.com/breaking-president-trump-reestablishes-national-space-council/" rel="nofollow">SpaceNews.com- BREAKING | President Trump reestablishes National Space Council</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.space.com/37360-spacex-test-fires-rocket-photo.html" rel="nofollow">Space.com- SpaceX Test-Fires Rocket Ahead of Sunday Launch (Photo)</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/media/cassini-063004-soi.html" rel="nofollow">Cassini Spacecraft Arrives at Saturn</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/whycassini/index.html" rel="nofollow">Cassini Overview</a><br>
<a href="https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/spacecraft/cassini-orbiter/" rel="nofollow">Cassini Orbiter</a><br>
<a href="https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/2892/cassini-10-years-at-saturn-top-10-discoveries/" rel="nofollow">Cassini 10 Years at Saturn Top 10 Discoveries</a><br>
<a href="https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/2864/enceladus-top-10-science-highlights/" rel="nofollow">Enceladus Top 10 Science Highlights</a><br>
<a href="https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/about-the-mission/quick-facts/" rel="nofollow">Cassini- About the Mission</a></p>

<p><a href="http://about.att.com/story/att_powers_nasa_deep_space_network.html" rel="nofollow">AT&amp;T Newsroom- AT&amp;T Powers NASA&#39;s Deep Space Network</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Episode Links:</p>

<p><a href="http://spacenews.com/breaking-president-trump-reestablishes-national-space-council/" rel="nofollow">SpaceNews.com- BREAKING | President Trump reestablishes National Space Council</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.space.com/37360-spacex-test-fires-rocket-photo.html" rel="nofollow">Space.com- SpaceX Test-Fires Rocket Ahead of Sunday Launch (Photo)</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/media/cassini-063004-soi.html" rel="nofollow">Cassini Spacecraft Arrives at Saturn</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/whycassini/index.html" rel="nofollow">Cassini Overview</a><br>
<a href="https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/spacecraft/cassini-orbiter/" rel="nofollow">Cassini Orbiter</a><br>
<a href="https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/2892/cassini-10-years-at-saturn-top-10-discoveries/" rel="nofollow">Cassini 10 Years at Saturn Top 10 Discoveries</a><br>
<a href="https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/2864/enceladus-top-10-science-highlights/" rel="nofollow">Enceladus Top 10 Science Highlights</a><br>
<a href="https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/about-the-mission/quick-facts/" rel="nofollow">Cassini- About the Mission</a></p>

<p><a href="http://about.att.com/story/att_powers_nasa_deep_space_network.html" rel="nofollow">AT&amp;T Newsroom- AT&amp;T Powers NASA&#39;s Deep Space Network</a></p>]]>
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