web01.fireside.fm Sun, 14 Jun 2026 03:30:34 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Space Shot - Episodes Tagged with “Mercury Seven” https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/tags/mercury%20seven Mon, 09 Apr 2018 10:00:00 -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 330: The Mercury Seven https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/330 3082ba83-807e-45bb-b253-177c67eb0bd2 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 10:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 330 The Mercury Seven full 1 John Mulnix Happy Monday everyone! Check out today's episode for some cool historical audio :) 12:58 no <p>Let me know if you have any questions, email me at <a href="mailto:john@thespaceshot.com" rel="nofollow noopener">john@thespaceshot.com</a>. Send questions, ideas, or comments and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out :)</p> <p>Thank you for making me part of your daily routine, I appreciate your time and your ears! </p> <p>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 <a href="mailto:john@thespaceshot.com" rel="nofollow noopener">john@thespaceshot.com</a> and I will send you a Space Shot sticker and a thank you! </p> <p>You can send me questions and connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, by clicking one of the links below. </p> <p><a href="https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Facebook</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Instagram</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/johnmulnix" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Twitter</strong></a></p> <p>I've also got a call in number that I'm going to be testing here soon, so keep an eye out for that! </p> <p>Episode Links: </p> <p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mercury/missions/manned_flights.html" rel="nofollow noopener">Mercury Crewed Flights Summary</a></p> <p><a href="https://history.nasa.gov/40thmerc7/presscon.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener">NASA- Press Conference Mercury Astronaut Team- PDF</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_157.html" rel="nofollow noopener">Looking Back: The Mercury 7</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mercury/missions/astronaut.html" rel="nofollow noopener">Project Mercury Overview - Astronaut Selection</a></p> <p><a href="https://history.nasa.gov/40thmerc7/intro.htm" rel="nofollow noopener">Project Mercury 40th Anniversary Website</a> </p> alan shepard, astronaut group 1, astronauts, crewed spaceflight, deke slayton, gordon cooper, gus grissom, human spaceflight, john glenn, mercury, mercury seven, nasa history, press conference, project mercury, scott carpenter, space race, wally schirra, 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 :)

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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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:

Mercury Crewed Flights Summary

NASA- Press Conference Mercury Astronaut Team- PDF

Looking Back: The Mercury 7

Project Mercury Overview - Astronaut Selection

Project Mercury 40th Anniversary Website

]]> 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:

Mercury Crewed Flights Summary

NASA- Press Conference Mercury Astronaut Team- PDF

Looking Back: The Mercury 7

Project Mercury Overview - Astronaut Selection

Project Mercury 40th Anniversary Website

]]> 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 <p>Episode Links:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/07/americas-future-space-fleet-maiden-flights/" rel="nofollow noopener">On Atlantis’ anniversary, USA’s future space fleet closing in on maiden flights-<br> Chris Bergin NASA SpaceFlight.com</a></p> <p>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.<br><br> <a href="http://www.cnn.com/TECH/space/9907/20/grissom.capsule.01/" rel="nofollow noopener">Liberty Bell 7 capsule raised from ocean floor</a><br> <a href="http://cosmo.org/spaceworks/" rel="nofollow noopener">Cosmosphere- SpaceWorks</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mercury/missions/libertybell7.html" rel="nofollow noopener">NASA Mission Archives- Mercury-Redstone 4</a><br> <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_617.html" rel="nofollow noopener">Liberty Bell 7</a></p> <p>Space Shuttle Atlantis-</p> <p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts135/main/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener">STS-135 NASA Mission Information</a><br> <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts135/launch/sts-135_mission-overview.html" rel="nofollow noopener">STS-135 The Final Voyage</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-65.html" rel="nofollow noopener">STS-65 NASA Mission Information</a><br> <a href="https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-65/sts-65-press-kit.txt" rel="nofollow noopener">STS-65 Press Release</a><br> <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=imGL0f6T-iAC&amp;lpg=PA35&amp;ots=rbnWZov8HY&amp;dq=sts%2065%20experiments&amp;pg=PA35#v=onepage&amp;q=sts%2065%20experiments&amp;f=false" rel="nofollow noopener">STS-65 Experiments</a> </p> 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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