web02.fireside.fm Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:16:20 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Space Shot - Episodes Tagged with “Mercury Atlas” https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/tags/mercury%20atlas Tue, 20 Feb 2018 22:00:00 -0600 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 282: “Godspeed John Glenn”- The First American In Orbit https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/282 dc3f07f7-0fae-498c-b3e1-58e612a54f17 Tue, 20 Feb 2018 22:00:00 -0600 John Mulnix 282 “Godspeed John Glenn”- The First American In Orbit full 1 John Mulnix Today's episode, John Glenn, astronaut and American hero. 9:31 no Today's episode, John Glenn, astronaut and American hero. 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! Be cool like Elisabeth and score a sweet sticker :D 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: Results of the First United States Manned Orbital Space Flight (https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-6/docs/ma-6-results.pdf) Mercury-Atlas 6 Press Release (https://web.archive.org/web/20090525123504/https://mira.hq.nasa.gov/history/ws/hdmshrc/all/main/DDD/16286.PDF) Mission Audio- Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/Mercury6/715-AAE.wav) John Glenn During the Mercury-Atlas 6 Spaceflight (https://www.nasa.gov/content/john-glenn-during-the-mercury-atlas-6-spaceflight) Mercury-Atlas 6 Mission Page (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mercury/missions/friendship7.html) first american in orbit, friendship 7, glenn, john glenn, mercury, mercury atlas, mercury atlas 6, nasa, nasa history, space podcast, space podcasts, Today's episode, John Glenn, astronaut and American hero.

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Results of the First United States Manned Orbital Space Flight

Mercury-Atlas 6 Press Release

Mission Audio- Archive.org

John Glenn During the Mercury-Atlas 6 Spaceflight

Mercury-Atlas 6 Mission Page

]]> Today's episode, John Glenn, astronaut and American hero.

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! Be cool like Elisabeth and score a sweet sticker :D

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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!

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Results of the First United States Manned Orbital Space Flight

Mercury-Atlas 6 Press Release

Mission Audio- Archive.org

John Glenn During the Mercury-Atlas 6 Spaceflight

Mercury-Atlas 6 Mission Page

]]> Episode 199: Enos- Mercury Atlas 5 https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/199 3a2cd719-2144-4ec3-be2a-4d3ef0141ecf Wed, 29 Nov 2017 03:30:00 -0600 John Mulnix 199 Enos- Mercury Atlas 5 full 1 John Mulnix I hope everyone has a fantastic week! We are approaching 200 episodes and I would love if we could get some more reviews to maybe match the number of episodes that are out. Go to iTunes or Apple Podcasts and leave a review. I appreciate it! 5:36 no We are approaching 200 episodes and I would love if we could get some more reviews to maybe match the number of episodes that are out. 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: Mercury Atlas 5- NASA.gov (https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1961-033A) This New Ocean Ch. 12 (https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4201/ch12-6.htm) "Read You Loud and Clear!" NASA PDF (https://history.nasa.gov/STDN_082508_508%2010-20-2008_part%201.pdf) chimp, chimpanzee, mercury, mercury atlas, mercury atlas 5, nasa, orbital, orbital flight, project mercury, space race, space race podcast, space podcast, space history podcast, nasa podcast, We are approaching 200 episodes and I would love if we could get some more reviews to maybe match the number of episodes that are out. 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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This New Ocean Ch. 12

"Read You Loud and Clear!" NASA PDF

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"Read You Loud and Clear!" NASA PDF

]]> Episode 68: Wheels Stop https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/68 9bef2c85-bcf5-44b7-805a-fe087b059b4f Fri, 21 Jul 2017 23:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 68 Wheels Stop full 1 John Mulnix The end of the Space Shuttle era and Liberty Bell 7. Subscribe to the podcast and if you've enjoyed the show, leave a rating or review. It helps more people find the show! 6:39 no Episode Links: On Atlantis’ anniversary, USA’s future space fleet closing in on maiden flights- Chris Bergin NASA SpaceFlight.com (https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/07/americas-future-space-fleet-maiden-flights/) I didn't mention this in the episode, but I will discuss this in a future episode. The Liberty Bell 7 Capsule was restored by SpaceWorks the restoration team at the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, Kansas. Here's an old CNN.com article from the day the capsule was recovered from the ocean floor. Liberty Bell 7 capsule raised from ocean floor (http://www.cnn.com/TECH/space/9907/20/grissom.capsule.01/) Cosmosphere- SpaceWorks (http://cosmo.org/spaceworks/) NASA Mission Archives- Mercury-Redstone 4 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mercury/missions/libertybell7.html) Liberty Bell 7 (https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_617.html) Space Shuttle Atlantis- STS-135 NASA Mission Information (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts135/main/index.html) STS-135 The Final Voyage (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts135/launch/sts-135_mission-overview.html) STS-65 NASA Mission Information (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-65.html) STS-65 Press Release (https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-65/sts-65-press-kit.txt) STS-65 Experiments (https://books.google.com/books?id=imGL0f6T-iAC&lpg=PA35&ots=rbnWZov8HY&dq=sts%2065%20experiments&pg=PA35#v=onepage&q=sts%2065%20experiments&f=false) atlantis, atlas rocket, cold war, commercial crew, grissom, gus grissom, international space station, iss, liberty bell, liberty bell 7, mercury 7, mercury atlas, mercury redstone, mercury seven, project mercury, shuttle, shuttle atlantis, space, space race, space shot, space shuttle, sts 135, the space shot, iss podcast, space race podcast, space podcast, space shuttle podcast, space history podcast, nasa podcast, nasa history podcast, Episode Links:

On Atlantis’ anniversary, USA’s future space fleet closing in on maiden flights-
Chris Bergin NASA SpaceFlight.com

I didn't mention this in the episode, but I will discuss this in a future episode. The Liberty Bell 7 Capsule was restored by SpaceWorks the restoration team at the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, Kansas. Here's an old CNN.com article from the day the capsule was recovered from the ocean floor.

Liberty Bell 7 capsule raised from ocean floor
Cosmosphere- SpaceWorks

NASA Mission Archives- Mercury-Redstone 4
Liberty Bell 7

Space Shuttle Atlantis-

STS-135 NASA Mission Information
STS-135 The Final Voyage

STS-65 NASA Mission Information
STS-65 Press Release
STS-65 Experiments

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On Atlantis’ anniversary, USA’s future space fleet closing in on maiden flights-
Chris Bergin NASA SpaceFlight.com

I didn't mention this in the episode, but I will discuss this in a future episode. The Liberty Bell 7 Capsule was restored by SpaceWorks the restoration team at the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, Kansas. Here's an old CNN.com article from the day the capsule was recovered from the ocean floor.

Liberty Bell 7 capsule raised from ocean floor
Cosmosphere- SpaceWorks

NASA Mission Archives- Mercury-Redstone 4
Liberty Bell 7

Space Shuttle Atlantis-

STS-135 NASA Mission Information
STS-135 The Final Voyage

STS-65 NASA Mission Information
STS-65 Press Release
STS-65 Experiments

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