web01.fireside.fm Sun, 14 Jun 2026 06:11:44 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Space Shot - Episodes Tagged with “President Reagan” https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/tags/president%20reagan Tue, 15 Aug 2017 22:00:00 -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 93: The Shifting Shuttle Priorities https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/93 968dd48d-8e09-470e-8d12-43b51b54c0c3 Tue, 15 Aug 2017 22:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 93 The Shifting Shuttle Priorities full 1 John Mulnix A quick episode for today. Follow @johnmulnix on Instagram and Twitter and Like The Space Shot on Facebook! Thanks :) 3:46 no <p>Episode Links: </p> <p><a href="https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4219/Chapter15.html#Chapt15-29" rel="nofollow noopener">Ch. 15 Return to Flight: Richard H. Truly and the Recovery from the Challenger Accident. The Rogers Commission Report</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ast/about/faq/#p1" rel="nofollow noopener">Office of Commercial Space Transportation</a></p> <p>This is an interesting breakdown of what the Shuttle Discovery accomplished during its lifetime.<br><br> <a href="https://www.space.com/10938-space-shuttle-discovery-legacy-numbers.html" rel="nofollow noopener">Shuttle Discovery By-the-Numbers: Nearly 27 Years as NASA's Space Workhorse</a></p> <p>Background reading for this episode: </p> <p><a href="https://history.nasa.gov/sts1/pdfs/explore.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener">Developing the Space Shuttle</a></p> <p><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=DtEH8mySnVwC&amp;lpg=PA67&amp;ots=wmCZJx634S&amp;dq=space%20shuttle%20truck%20nixon&amp;pg=PA67#v=onepage&amp;q=space%20shuttle%20truck%20nixon&amp;f=false" rel="nofollow noopener">The Space Station: A Personal Journey</a></p> challenger accident, nasa budget, president reagan, president ronald reagan, reagan, shuttle, space, space budget, space politics, space shot, space shuttle, space shuttle challenger, space transportation system, sts, the space shot, space shuttle podcast, space podcast, space history podcast, nasa podcast, nasa history podcast, Episode Links:

Ch. 15 Return to Flight: Richard H. Truly and the Recovery from the Challenger Accident. The Rogers Commission Report

Office of Commercial Space Transportation

This is an interesting breakdown of what the Shuttle Discovery accomplished during its lifetime.

Shuttle Discovery By-the-Numbers: Nearly 27 Years as NASA's Space Workhorse

Background reading for this episode:

Developing the Space Shuttle

The Space Station: A Personal Journey

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Ch. 15 Return to Flight: Richard H. Truly and the Recovery from the Challenger Accident. The Rogers Commission Report

Office of Commercial Space Transportation

This is an interesting breakdown of what the Shuttle Discovery accomplished during its lifetime.

Shuttle Discovery By-the-Numbers: Nearly 27 Years as NASA's Space Workhorse

Background reading for this episode:

Developing the Space Shuttle

The Space Station: A Personal Journey

]]> 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 <p>Episode Links: </p> <p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts121/main/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener">STS-121 NASA Mission Information Page</a></p> <p><a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/MPF/index0.html" rel="nofollow noopener">NASA Mars Pathfinder Website (old school page)</a><br> <a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/MPF/rovercom/rovintro.html" rel="nofollow noopener">Mars Pathfinder- Introduction to the Microrover</a><br> <a href="https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/releases/97/sagansta.html" rel="nofollow noopener">JPL Press Release- NASA Renames Mars Lander in Honor of Late Carl Sagan</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/Features/STS-4_30th_anniversary.html" rel="nofollow noopener">STS-4 Landing Anniversary Pictures</a><br> <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/history/thisweek/ECN-20220.html" rel="nofollow noopener">Astronauts Mattingly and Hartsfield appear with President Reagan and the First Lady</a><br> <a href="http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=42704" rel="nofollow noopener">President Reagan's Remarks at Edwards Air Force Base</a><br> <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-4.html" rel="nofollow noopener">STS-4 Mission Summary</a></p> <p><a href="https://youtu.be/oj16vfbsM9A" rel="nofollow noopener">Independence Day- The Movie- President Whitmore's Speech</a></p> 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

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