The Space Shot

Episode 399: The Week in Space History- October 28th to November 3rd

Episode  |  October 31st, 2019  |  Season 3  |  19 mins 42 secs

astronaut, astronauts, challenger, dutch astronaut, expedition 1, explorer 8, john glenn, llrv, lltv, mariner 10, nasa, nasa history, nasa podcast, neil armstrong, space, space history, space history podcast, space podcast, space shuttle, sts 61a, sts 66, sts 95, sts-61a, sts-66, sts-95

The week in space history for October 28th to November 3rd. I'm still working through some computer issues. I think I've narrowed things down to a faulty keyboard cable on my laptop that I'm repairing this weekend. I'm still unable to record directly on my Mac, so I'm going through a few extra steps to record podcasts right now. Bear with me as I work through these technical issues.

Episode 398: The Week in Space History- October 21st-27th

Episode  |  October 25th, 2019  |  Season 3  |  17 mins 17 secs

apollo, apollo 7, approach and landing tests, astronauts, cold war, cold war history, deep space 1, enterprise, history, ion engine, jfk, jfk nixon debate, john c stennis space center, lageos, lageos ii, missile gap, mississippi test facility, nasa history, nedelin catastrophe, nixon, pamela melroy, peggy whitson, shuttle approach and landing tests, shuttle enterprise, space history, space shuttle, space shuttle enterprise, sts 120, sts 52, sts-120, sts-52, uss enterprise

The week in space history for October 21st to the 27th. Apologies for the delay in getting this out. I had some computer difficulties, the joys of an aging laptop, which put me behind.

Episode 397: The Week in Space History- October 14th-20th

Episode  |  October 16th, 2019  |  Season 3  |  14 mins 22 secs

atlantis, bell x-1, bepicolombo, cassini, cassini launch, deep space network, esa bepicolombo, esa history, galileo mission, glamorous glennis, goes satellite, goes weather, goes weather satellite, history, jupiter, nasa cassini, nasa galileo, nasa history, saturn, sound barrier, space history, space shuttle, space shuttle atlantis, supersonic flight, weather satellite, x-1, x1

The week in space history for October 14th to the 20th. Bell X-1, Cassini, Galileo, BepiColombo, and six scrubs and a launch.

Episode 396: The Week in Space History- October 7th-13th

Episode  |  October 11th, 2019  |  Season 3  |  13 mins 22 secs

apollo, apollo 50, apollo 7, draper labs, explorer 7, lcross, lro, lunar reconnaissance orbiter, nasa history, sputnik, the week in space history, this week in space history, world space week

This is the first episode in what will be a weekly series of space history episodes. Enjoy!

Episode 395: From Apollo to Artemis and Beyond

Episode  |  August 4th, 2019  |  Season 3  |  49 mins 1 sec

apollo, apollo 11, apollo 11 50th, apollo 13, apollo 50, apollo 50th, artemis, cold war, gemini, history, luna, mercury, moon, moon landing, nasa, nasa apollo, nasa artemis, nasa history, space, space history, space race

From Apollo to Artemis and Beyond. In this episode, you'll hear my presentation I gave a few weeks ago. I covered space history, from before the Apollo program, up to present-day initiatives.

Episode 394: Go, Flight! A Conversation with Author Rick Houston

Episode  |  July 18th, 2019  |  Season 3  |  21 mins 52 secs

apollo, apollo 11, apollo 50, flight controller, go flight, johnson space center, jsc, milt heflin, mission control, mocr, mocr 2, nasa, nasa flight controller, nasa history, nasa mission control, nasa podcast, oral history, rick houston, space history, space podcast

In this special edition of the Cosmosphere Podcast we hear from author Rick Houston about the book that he co-authored. It's called "Go, Flight! The Unsung Heroes of Mission Control."

Episode 393: Mission Control, Mission Accomplished and Mars Curiosity with Sarah Lamm

Episode  |  July 18th, 2019  |  Season 3  |  41 mins 58 secs

apollo, apollo 11, apollo 11 50th, cosmosphere, cosmosphere podcast, flight controller, history podcast, houston, jim remar, johnson space center, jsc, mission control, mocr, nasa, nasa history, sarah lamm, space, space history, space podcast

Check out Episode 17 of the Cosmosphere Podcast. This month we hear from the Cosmosphere CEO and President Jim Remar. He gives us an update on the completed MOCR restoration. We also talked with Sarah Lamm, a graduate student, science communicator, and Solar System Ambassador about her work. You'll also hear from Carla about what's up at the Cosmosphere this summer.

Episode 390: SpaceWorks is GO for MOCR Restoration!

Episode  |  May 27th, 2019  |  Season 2  |  28 mins 55 secs

apollo, apollo 50th, cosmosphere, flight controller, johnson space center, jsc, mission control, mocr, nasa history, nasa podcast, space history, space podcast, spaceworks

Check out this encore presentation of Episode 16 of the Cosmosphere Podcast. I have lost my voice and can't really speak right now, so the first episode of season 3 is delayed until I get my voice back.

This month we are catching up with Jack at the Cosmosphere's SpaceWorks division. We talked about the completion of the MOCR Console restoration project. You'll also hear from Carla about what's up at the Cosmosphere this summer. It's a packed episode, so listen in today.

Episode 373: From Spacecraft to Popsicle Sticks

Episode  |  July 27th, 2018  |  Season 2  |  32 mins 51 secs

cosmosphere, mission control, mission operations control room, mocr, nasa, nasa history, popsicle stick, shuttle, space race, space shuttle

Today's episode has two for one :) The first part is episode 373 of The Space Shot and part 2 is the latest Cosmosphere Podcast. Enjoy!

Episode 368: Homesteading Space: The Skylab Story and My Conversation With Author David Hitt

Episode  |  May 25th, 2018  |  Season 2  |  39 mins 17 secs

author, author conversation, book, interview, nasa, nasa history, oral history, saturn v, skylab, skylab launch, writing, writing process

Happy Friday everyone, enjoy this episode, we take a deep dive into Skylab history with author David Hitt.