web01.fireside.fm Sun, 14 Jun 2026 04:10:31 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Space Shot - Episodes Tagged with “Project Mercury” https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/tags/project%20mercury Sun, 21 Nov 2021 13:00:00 -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 428: Liberty Bell 7- The Peril and Promise of Space Exploration https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/428 a177cbe4-a36a-4b85-bde4-586ccfd1dd40 Sun, 21 Nov 2021 13:00:00 -0600 John Mulnix 428 Liberty Bell 7- The Peril and Promise of Space Exploration full 4 John Mulnix Join Cosmosphere CEO Jim Remar for a discussion of Liberty Bell 7 and the recovery of this historic spacecraft. 43:54 no <p>Be sure to subscribe to the Cosmosphere Podcast and you'll never miss an episode.</p> <p><a href="https://cosmo.org/blog/view/liberty-bell-7-the-peril-and-promise-of-space-exploration" rel="nofollow noopener">Learn more about Liberty Bell 7 and the Cosmosphere</a></p> <p>You can see all of the upcoming events and more by checking the Cosmosphere calendar. <br> <a href="http://cosmo.org/news-and-events/calendar" rel="nofollow noopener">Cosmosphere Calendar</a></p> <p>You can contact the Cosmosphere's Box office at 620-665-9312 for upcoming events. </p> liberty bell 7, lb7, Gus Grissom, nasa, mercury program, project mercury, gus grissom space, space podcast, space history podcast, project mercury podcast, Cosmosphere podcast, cosmosphere, lb7 recovery, Jim Remar, cosmosphere spaceworks, spaceworks, liberty bell 7 recovery, Be sure to subscribe to the Cosmosphere Podcast and you'll never miss an episode.

Learn more about Liberty Bell 7 and the Cosmosphere

You can see all of the upcoming events and more by checking the Cosmosphere calendar.
Cosmosphere Calendar

You can contact the Cosmosphere's Box office at 620-665-9312 for upcoming events.

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Learn more about Liberty Bell 7 and the Cosmosphere

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Cosmosphere Calendar

You can contact the Cosmosphere's Box office at 620-665-9312 for upcoming events.

]]> Episode 356: Roger, Liftoff, and the Clock Is Started! https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/356 bcadb7a5-268e-4b73-9afd-763dd16fda7c Sat, 05 May 2018 18:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 356 Roger, Liftoff, and the Clock Is Started! full 1 John Mulnix Today's episode is a bit different than what I've done before. The mission audio from Alan Shepard's historic flight plays for the duration of the episode, with my historical notes during the first half of the episode. The last part of today's podcast is just mission audio, the short suborbital flights for Project Mercury are the perfect length for podcasts. Enjoy! :) 17:16 no <p>Today's episode is a bit different than what I've done before. The mission audio from Alan Shepard's historic flight plays for the duration of the episode, with my historical notes during the first half of the episode. The last part of today's podcast is just mission audio, the short suborbital flights for Project Mercury are the perfect length for podcasts. Enjoy! :)</p> <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://archive.org/details/Mercury3/3295.wav" rel="nofollow noopener">MR-3 Audio- Archive.org</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/feature/shepards-mercury-flight-was-first-step-on-the-long-journey-to-mars" rel="nofollow noopener">Shepard's Mercury Flight Was First Step on the Long Journey to Mars</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mercury/missions/freedom7.html" rel="nofollow noopener">MR-3 Mission Page</a></p> <p><a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=MERCR3" rel="nofollow noopener">MR-3 Mission Page- More information</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/oral_histories/ShepardAB/ShepardAB_2-20-98.htm" rel="nofollow noopener">Alan Shepard- JSC Oral History Project</a></p> alan shepard, freedom 7, history, mercury, mercury redstone, mission audio, mr3, nasa history, project mercury, shepard, space race, suborbital Today's episode is a bit different than what I've done before. The mission audio from Alan Shepard's historic flight plays for the duration of the episode, with my historical notes during the first half of the episode. The last part of today's podcast is just mission audio, the short suborbital flights for Project Mercury are the perfect length for podcasts. Enjoy! :)

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 :)

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MR-3 Audio- Archive.org

Shepard's Mercury Flight Was First Step on the Long Journey to Mars

MR-3 Mission Page

MR-3 Mission Page- More information

Alan Shepard- JSC Oral History Project

]]> Today's episode is a bit different than what I've done before. The mission audio from Alan Shepard's historic flight plays for the duration of the episode, with my historical notes during the first half of the episode. The last part of today's podcast is just mission audio, the short suborbital flights for Project Mercury are the perfect length for podcasts. Enjoy! :)

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!

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MR-3 Audio- Archive.org

Shepard's Mercury Flight Was First Step on the Long Journey to Mars

MR-3 Mission Page

MR-3 Mission Page- More information

Alan Shepard- JSC Oral History Project

]]> 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 :)

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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!

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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 219: Mercury Redstone 1A https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/219 32e0f87d-76ca-4f54-9aa5-8424733dbe6b Tue, 19 Dec 2017 03:00:00 -0600 John Mulnix 219 Mercury Redstone 1A full 1 John Mulnix 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! 5:18 no <p>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! </p> <p>Connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, just click 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>Episode Links:</p> <p>If you missed Episode 191, check it out here: <br> <a href="https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/191" rel="nofollow noopener">191</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4201/cover.htm" rel="nofollow noopener">This New Ocean: A History of Project Mercury</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-103.html" rel="nofollow noopener">STS-103</a> </p> cape canaveral, ccafs, launch complex, lc 5, lc5, mercury, mercury capsule, mercury redstone, project mercury, redstone, spacex news, sts103, nasa history podcast, nasa podcast, space podcast, space history podcast, 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!

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191

This New Ocean: A History of Project Mercury

STS-103

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This New Ocean: A History of Project Mercury

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]]> 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 <p>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! </p> <p>Connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, just click 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>Episode Links:</p> <p><a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1961-033A" rel="nofollow noopener">Mercury Atlas 5- NASA.gov</a></p> <p><a href="https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4201/ch12-6.htm" rel="nofollow noopener">This New Ocean Ch. 12</a></p> <p><a href="https://history.nasa.gov/STDN_082508_508%2010-20-2008_part%201.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener">"Read You Loud and Clear!" NASA PDF</a> </p> 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

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"Read You Loud and Clear!" NASA PDF

]]> Episode 146: CRS-1 https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/146 ff51307e-2d0a-402f-b446-431f6e0bb843 Sat, 07 Oct 2017 09:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 146 CRS-1 full 1 John Mulnix SpaceX history, Luna 3, and Project Mercury. 3:48 no <p>Connect with me one online with your social media platform of choice. </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>Episode Links:</p> <p><a href="http://www.spacex.com/news/2012/10/08/spacex-crs-1-mission-update" rel="nofollow noopener">SpaceX- CRS-1 Mission Update</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/694166main_SpaceXCRS-1PressKit.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener">CRS-1 Press Kit</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-100612a.html" rel="nofollow noopener">GLACIER Ice Cream Delivery</a></p> <p><a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1959-008A" rel="nofollow noopener">Luna 3</a></p> dragon, ice cream, luna, luna 3, moon, nasa history, project mercury, spacex, spacex podcast, space podcast, space history podcast, nasa podcast, Connect with me one online with your social media platform of choice.

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CRS-1 Press Kit

GLACIER Ice Cream Delivery

Luna 3

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CRS-1 Press Kit

GLACIER Ice Cream Delivery

Luna 3

]]> 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

]]> 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

]]> Episode 59: Inflatable Space Stations & Telstar Part Three https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/59 66c96a05-72e8-4214-8037-e8a1835d1e5c Wed, 12 Jul 2017 23:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 59 Inflatable Space Stations & Telstar Part Three full 1 John Mulnix The last of a three-part Telstar episode series, plus inflatable space stations. I've got some cool audio of President Kennedy in this episode, subscribe and download today! 7:46 no <p>Episode Links:</p> <p><a href="http://ethw.org/Milestones:First_Transatlantic_Television_Signal_via_Satellite,_1962" rel="nofollow noopener">Engineering and Technology History Wiki- First Transatlantic Television Signal via Satellite, 1962</a><br> <a href="http://www.smecc.org/john_pierce1.htm" rel="nofollow noopener">Telstar, A History</a><br> <a href="http://oralhistories.library.caltech.edu/98/" rel="nofollow noopener">John Robinson Pierce Interview- Caltech Oral Histories</a><br> <a href="https://youtu.be/uKH-GijnAGk" rel="nofollow noopener">AT&amp;T Archives- Telstar!</a><br> <a href="https://youtu.be/0IX7vC4Ts_A?t=16m41s" rel="nofollow noopener">First Live Worldwide Television Broadcast via Telstar Satellite</a></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160629093633/http://bigelowaerospace.com/genesis" rel="nofollow noopener">Genesis 1- The Internet Archive- Wayback Machine</a></p> <p><a href="https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-104/mission-sts-104.html" rel="nofollow noopener">STS-104 NASA Mission Summary</a></p> apollo, beam, bigelow aerospace, gemini, genesis 1, iss, mercury, project apollo, project gemini, project mercury, shuttle, space, space habitat, space habitats, space shot, space shuttle, telstar, the space shot, apollo 50 podcast, apollo podcast, nasa history podcast, nasa podcast, space podcast, space history podcast, Episode Links:

Engineering and Technology History Wiki- First Transatlantic Television Signal via Satellite, 1962
Telstar, A History
John Robinson Pierce Interview- Caltech Oral Histories
AT&T Archives- Telstar!
First Live Worldwide Television Broadcast via Telstar Satellite

Genesis 1- The Internet Archive- Wayback Machine

STS-104 NASA Mission Summary

]]> Episode Links:

Engineering and Technology History Wiki- First Transatlantic Television Signal via Satellite, 1962
Telstar, A History
John Robinson Pierce Interview- Caltech Oral Histories
AT&T Archives- Telstar!
First Live Worldwide Television Broadcast via Telstar Satellite

Genesis 1- The Internet Archive- Wayback Machine

STS-104 NASA Mission Summary

]]> Episode 2: Faith 7 Part 2 https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/2 80ac3d89-d547-45ca-a50c-4af098d47d28 Tue, 16 May 2017 14:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 2 Faith 7 Part 2 full 1 John Mulnix Yesterday I covered some of the background for Cooper’s final Mercury mission. Today we are going to cover exactly what he did while in orbit and what the results of his mission were. 4:58 no <p>Part 2 of Gordon Cooper's Faith 7 Episodes.<br> James Oberg Articles-<br> <a href="http://www.thespacereview.com/article/3224/1" rel="nofollow noopener">http://www.thespacereview.com/article/3224/1</a><br> <a href="http://www.thespacereview.com/article/3228/1" rel="nofollow noopener">http://www.thespacereview.com/article/3228/1</a></p> <p>NASA's Gemini Program: Is it "Gemin-ee" or "Gemin-eye"?- Vintage Space<br> <a href="https://youtu.be/c9CYT-vezbY" rel="nofollow noopener">https://youtu.be/c9CYT-vezbY</a> </p> cooper's treasure, gordo, gordon cooper, history, space, space history, space shot, space history podcast, space podcast, space history, nasa, project mercury, Part 2 of Gordon Cooper's Faith 7 Episodes.
James Oberg Articles-
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/3224/1
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/3228/1

NASA's Gemini Program: Is it "Gemin-ee" or "Gemin-eye"?- Vintage Space
https://youtu.be/c9CYT-vezbY

]]> Part 2 of Gordon Cooper's Faith 7 Episodes.
James Oberg Articles-
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/3224/1
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/3228/1

NASA's Gemini Program: Is it "Gemin-ee" or "Gemin-eye"?- Vintage Space
https://youtu.be/c9CYT-vezbY

]]> Episode 1: Gordon "Gordo" Cooper & Faith 7 https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/1 dc4ac67a-0be0-4737-9ccf-dd010cdc03f8 Mon, 15 May 2017 23:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 1 Gordon "Gordo" Cooper & Faith 7 full 1 John Mulnix In the first episode of The Space Shot, I talk about Gordon Cooper's final Mercury flight as well as a recent SpaceX launch. 5:53 no <p>54 years ago today, American astronaut Gordon Cooper lifted off on what was the last Project Mercury mission. Today I cover a little of the history of that launch plus I cover some news from a SpaceX launch earlier today. On the next episode I will be looking at what Gordo did during the last Mercury mission, and talk a little about the new Discovery Channel series "Cooper's Treasure" </p> gordo, gordon cooper, history, space, space history, space shot, spacex, faith 7, project mercury, mercury program, nasa history, space podcast, space history podcast, 54 years ago today, American astronaut Gordon Cooper lifted off on what was the last Project Mercury mission. Today I cover a little of the history of that launch plus I cover some news from a SpaceX launch earlier today. On the next episode I will be looking at what Gordo did during the last Mercury mission, and talk a little about the new Discovery Channel series "Cooper's Treasure"

]]> 54 years ago today, American astronaut Gordon Cooper lifted off on what was the last Project Mercury mission. Today I cover a little of the history of that launch plus I cover some news from a SpaceX launch earlier today. On the next episode I will be looking at what Gordo did during the last Mercury mission, and talk a little about the new Discovery Channel series "Cooper's Treasure"

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