web02.fireside.fm Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:35:54 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Space Shot - Episodes Tagged with “Ken Mattingly” https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/tags/ken%20mattingly Fri, 13 Apr 2018 23:45:00 -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 334: Apollo 13- Part 2 https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/334 a0333c05-05d9-4c5c-9e8d-cfdf1e006917 Fri, 13 Apr 2018 23:45:00 -0500 John Mulnix 334 Apollo 13- Part 2 full 1 John Mulnix Happy Friday/Saturday. I experienced some issues uploading on Friday the 13th, go figure, but it's available now. Check it out! 28:54 no I had some difficulties uploading today’s episode. I guess that’s what I get for talking about Apollo 13 on Friday the 13th ;) Apologies for how I sound today, my allergies are epically bad today. We've got some massive space history milestones, so check out today's episode! 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: Mission Audio- Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/Apollo13Audio/Apollo-13-Problem.wav) Apollo 13 Command and Service Module (CSM) (https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1970-029A) The Flight of Apollo 13- NASA History (https://www.hq.nasa.gov/pao/History/apollo/apo13hist.html) Detailed Chronology of Events Surrounding the Apollo 13 Accident (https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/ap13chrono.html) "Houston, We've Had a Problem"- James Lovell (https://history.nasa.gov/SP-350/ch-13-1.html) Excerpts from Gene Kranz are from Failure Is Not An Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond. Get the book here: Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond- Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FC0O7M/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1) Launch Schedule (https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/) The Book Apollo: The Race to the Moon by Charles Murray and Catherine Cox is also worth reading. I read it a few years ago and saw it on my bookshelf when I was going through researching Apollo 13. I haven't had time to read it again, but plan on doing so this summer. apollo, apollo 13, apollo history, apollo mission, fred haise, history, jack swigert, jim lovell, ken mattingly, moon shot, nasa, nasa history, safety, space podcast, space podcasts I had some difficulties uploading today’s episode. I guess that’s what I get for talking about Apollo 13 on Friday the 13th ;)

Apologies for how I sound today, my allergies are epically bad today. We've got some massive space history milestones, so check out today's episode!

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!

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Episode Links:

Mission Audio- Archive.org

Apollo 13 Command and Service Module (CSM)

The Flight of Apollo 13- NASA History

Detailed Chronology of Events Surrounding the Apollo 13 Accident

"Houston, We've Had a Problem"- James Lovell

Excerpts from Gene Kranz are from Failure Is Not An Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond. Get the book here:
Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond- Amazon

Launch Schedule

The Book Apollo: The Race to the Moon by Charles Murray and Catherine Cox is also worth reading. I read it a few years ago and saw it on my bookshelf when I was going through researching Apollo 13. I haven't had time to read it again, but plan on doing so this summer.

]]> I had some difficulties uploading today’s episode. I guess that’s what I get for talking about Apollo 13 on Friday the 13th ;)

Apologies for how I sound today, my allergies are epically bad today. We've got some massive space history milestones, so check out today's episode!

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.

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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:

Mission Audio- Archive.org

Apollo 13 Command and Service Module (CSM)

The Flight of Apollo 13- NASA History

Detailed Chronology of Events Surrounding the Apollo 13 Accident

"Houston, We've Had a Problem"- James Lovell

Excerpts from Gene Kranz are from Failure Is Not An Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond. Get the book here:
Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond- Amazon

Launch Schedule

The Book Apollo: The Race to the Moon by Charles Murray and Catherine Cox is also worth reading. I read it a few years ago and saw it on my bookshelf when I was going through researching Apollo 13. I haven't had time to read it again, but plan on doing so this summer.

]]> Episode 332: Apollo 13- Part 1 https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/332 aa85f21b-70b2-4d1d-968d-13c1ab55441f Wed, 11 Apr 2018 14:15:00 -0500 John Mulnix 332 Apollo 13- Part 1 full 1 John Mulnix I've got some background on Apollo 13 plus about 22 minutes of mission audio at the end of today's episode, give it a listen and send me any questions you have. 22:19 no I've got some background on Apollo 13 plus about 22 minutes of mission audio at the end of today's episode, give it a listen and send me any questions you have. 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: Apollo 13- Mission Narrative- NASA History (https://www.hq.nasa.gov/pao/History/apollo/apo13hist.html) The Apollo 13 Accident- NASA (https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/ap13acc.html) Apollo 13- NASA (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo13.html) Apollo 13 Mission Page (https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-13/apollo-13.html) Archived Page- Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Technical Consulting- POGO (https://web.archive.org/web/20071213010936/http://www.engineeringatboeing.com/articles/pogo.htm) Apollo 13 Mission Audio (https://archive.org/details/Apollo13Audio/405-AAA_TRACK-3.wav) apollo, apollo 13, apollo history, apollo mission, fred haise, history, jack swigert, jim lovell, ken mattingly, moon shot, nasa, nasa history, space podcast, space podcasts, I've got some background on Apollo 13 plus about 22 minutes of mission audio at the end of today's episode, give it a listen and send me any questions you have.

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.

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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:

Apollo 13- Mission Narrative- NASA History

The Apollo 13 Accident- NASA

Apollo 13- NASA

Apollo 13 Mission Page

Archived Page- Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Technical Consulting- POGO

Apollo 13 Mission Audio

]]> I've got some background on Apollo 13 plus about 22 minutes of mission audio at the end of today's episode, give it a listen and send me any questions you have.

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.

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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:

Apollo 13- Mission Narrative- NASA History

The Apollo 13 Accident- NASA

Apollo 13- NASA

Apollo 13 Mission Page

Archived Page- Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Technical Consulting- POGO

Apollo 13 Mission Audio

]]> Episode 307: Irwin, Mattingly, and Vanguard 1 https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/307 beab0e03-2133-4e21-aa19-43eb19e4b129 Sat, 17 Mar 2018 09:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 307 Irwin, Mattingly, and Vanguard 1 full 1 John Mulnix We've got some birthdays to celebrate today! Plus, an early mission that sent a satellite into space, that's still in orbit, sixty years later. 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 :) 5:49 no We've got some birthdays to celebrate today! Plus, an early mission that sent a satellite into space, that's still in orbit, sixty years later. 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: James Irwin- NASA Biography (https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/irwin-jb.html) Thomas Ken Mattingly- NASA Biography (https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/mattingly-tk.html) Ken Mattingly- NASA Johnson Space Center Oral History Project (https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/oral_histories/MattinglyTK/mattinglytk.htm) When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions- Amazon Video (https://www.amazon.com/Landing-the-Eagle/dp/B001Q4MU2U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1521293718&sr=8-1&keywords=when+we+left+earth) Vanguard 1 Mission Page (https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1958-002B) This website is rocking some old school web design, but it's got some good information. Geodetic Datum Overview- CU Boulder (https://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/notes/datum/datum_f.html) What is geodesy? NOAA (https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/geodesy.html) Find out more about Geodesy in Episode 275 of The Space Shot (https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/275) apollo 13, apollo 15, apollo 16, birthdays, cold war, geodesy, irwin, ken mattingly, mattingly, satellite, vanguard, vanguard 1, space podcast, space podcasts, We've got some birthdays to celebrate today! Plus, an early mission that sent a satellite into space, that's still in orbit, sixty years later. 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:

James Irwin- NASA Biography

Thomas Ken Mattingly- NASA Biography

Ken Mattingly- NASA Johnson Space Center Oral History Project

When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions- Amazon Video

Vanguard 1 Mission Page

This website is rocking some old school web design, but it's got some good information.

Geodetic Datum Overview- CU Boulder

What is geodesy? NOAA

Find out more about Geodesy in Episode 275 of The Space Shot

]]> We've got some birthdays to celebrate today! Plus, an early mission that sent a satellite into space, that's still in orbit, sixty years later. 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:

James Irwin- NASA Biography

Thomas Ken Mattingly- NASA Biography

Ken Mattingly- NASA Johnson Space Center Oral History Project

When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions- Amazon Video

Vanguard 1 Mission Page

This website is rocking some old school web design, but it's got some good information.

Geodetic Datum Overview- CU Boulder

What is geodesy? NOAA

Find out more about Geodesy in Episode 275 of The Space Shot

]]> Episode 51: A Star-Spangled Launch, Mars Pathfinder, and Presidential Speeches https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/51 6ab7f093-01ec-49b8-9b6d-23e8cf7591ca Tue, 04 Jul 2017 22:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 51 A Star-Spangled Launch, Mars Pathfinder, and Presidential Speeches full 1 John Mulnix A quick SpaceX update before I dive into a Space Shuttle launch, the Mars Pathfinder mission, and two Presidential speeches. Follow me on Instagram @johnmulnix to check out some extra content! 9:49 no Episode Links: STS-121 NASA Mission Information Page (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts121/main/index.html) NASA Mars Pathfinder Website (old school page) (https://mars.nasa.gov/MPF/index0.html) Mars Pathfinder- Introduction to the Microrover (https://mars.nasa.gov/MPF/rovercom/rovintro.html) JPL Press Release- NASA Renames Mars Lander in Honor of Late Carl Sagan (https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/releases/97/sagansta.html) STS-4 Landing Anniversary Pictures (https://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/Features/STS-4_30th_anniversary.html) Astronauts Mattingly and Hartsfield appear with President Reagan and the First Lady (https://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/history/thisweek/ECN-20220.html) President Reagan's Remarks at Edwards Air Force Base (http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=42704) STS-4 Mission Summary (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-4.html) Independence Day- The Movie- President Whitmore's Speech (https://youtu.be/oj16vfbsM9A) 4th of july, edwards air force base, elon musk, falcon 9, independence day, jpl, ken mattingly, mars, mars pathfinder, nasa, president reagan, presidential history, presidential speeches, reagan, shuttle discovery, space, space shot, space shuttle, spacex, sts, sts 121, sts 4, the space shot, space shuttle podcast, space podcast, space history podcast, nasa podcast, nasa history podcast, Episode Links:

STS-121 NASA Mission Information Page

NASA Mars Pathfinder Website (old school page)
Mars Pathfinder- Introduction to the Microrover
JPL Press Release- NASA Renames Mars Lander in Honor of Late Carl Sagan

STS-4 Landing Anniversary Pictures
Astronauts Mattingly and Hartsfield appear with President Reagan and the First Lady
President Reagan's Remarks at Edwards Air Force Base
STS-4 Mission Summary

Independence Day- The Movie- President Whitmore's Speech

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STS-121 NASA Mission Information Page

NASA Mars Pathfinder Website (old school page)
Mars Pathfinder- Introduction to the Microrover
JPL Press Release- NASA Renames Mars Lander in Honor of Late Carl Sagan

STS-4 Landing Anniversary Pictures
Astronauts Mattingly and Hartsfield appear with President Reagan and the First Lady
President Reagan's Remarks at Edwards Air Force Base
STS-4 Mission Summary

Independence Day- The Movie- President Whitmore's Speech

]]> Episode 44: Atlantis & Mir https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/44 a7113ce1-8085-4c9f-b457-c9d51eaf9430 Tue, 27 Jun 2017 17:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 44 Atlantis & Mir full 1 John Mulnix On this day in 1995, the Space Shuttle Atlantis launched on a mission to rendezvous and dock with the Russian space station Mir. This mission was also the 100th US crewed launch in addition to being the first Shuttle mission to dock with Mir. 6:12 no Episode Links: Connect with The Space Shot on Facebook here (https://www.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Mission Control Center STS-71 Status Report #1 (https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-71/news/sts-71-mcc-01.txt) NASA STS-71 Mission Overview (https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-71/mission-sts-71.html) STS-4 Mission Overview (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-4.html) Shuttle-Mir: The United States and Russia Share History's Highest Stage (https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=200200326910) Ken Mattingly NASA Biography (https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/mattingly-tk.html) apollo 13, columbia, ken mattingly, mir, nasa, russian space, russian space program, shuttle atlantis, shuttle columbia, soviet space, soviet space program, space, space shot, space shuttle, space station, the space shot, the space shuttle, apollo podcast, apollo history podcast, apollo 50, space podcast, space history podcast, mir podcast, space shuttle podcast, Episode Links:

Connect with The Space Shot on Facebook here

Mission Control Center STS-71 Status Report #1
NASA STS-71 Mission Overview
STS-4 Mission Overview

Shuttle-Mir: The United States and Russia Share History's Highest Stage

Ken Mattingly NASA Biography

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Connect with The Space Shot on Facebook here

Mission Control Center STS-71 Status Report #1
NASA STS-71 Mission Overview
STS-4 Mission Overview

Shuttle-Mir: The United States and Russia Share History's Highest Stage

Ken Mattingly NASA Biography

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