web02.fireside.fm Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:35:01 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Space Shot - Episodes Tagged with “Project Vela” https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/tags/project%20vela Sun, 02 Jul 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 49: Of Gamma-Rays and Launch Holds https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/49 e9201d21-a3a5-4203-b704-4a384002aa3c Sun, 02 Jul 2017 22:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 49 Of Gamma-Rays and Launch Holds full 1 John Mulnix Gamma-Rays, a Falcon 9, and some Lego Saturn V info. Subscribe to the episode today, especially so you don't miss the announcement tomorrow. 4:48 no Episode Links: Project Vela- Astronautix.com](http://www.astronautix.com/a/advancedvela.html) Department of Defense- Unclassified Report on Project Vela (http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/263145.pdf) DARPA- Project Vela (http://www.darpa.mil/about-us/timeline/vela) Flash! The hunt for the biggest explosions in the universe. Page 13 (http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/samples/cam031/2002283188.pdf) What Is a Supernova? Space.com (https://www.space.com/6638-supernova.html) Gamma-Ray Astronomy (https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/toolbox/gamma_ray_astronomy1.html) A History of Gamma-Ray Astronomy Including Related Discoveries (https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/history/) astronomy, cold war, falcon 9, gamma ray astronomy, gamma ray burst, gamma rays, gamma-rays, grb, history, intelsat, nasa, nuclear weapons, project vela, space, space shot, spacex, the space shot, vela, spacex podcast, space podcast, space history podcast, spacex podcast, elon musk podcast, cold war podcast, Episode Links:

Project Vela- Astronautix.com](http://www.astronautix.com/a/advancedvela.html)
Department of Defense- Unclassified Report on Project Vela
DARPA- Project Vela
Flash! The hunt for the biggest explosions in the universe. Page 13

What Is a Supernova? Space.com
Gamma-Ray Astronomy
A History of Gamma-Ray Astronomy Including Related Discoveries

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Project Vela- Astronautix.com](http://www.astronautix.com/a/advancedvela.html)
Department of Defense- Unclassified Report on Project Vela
DARPA- Project Vela
Flash! The hunt for the biggest explosions in the universe. Page 13

What Is a Supernova? Space.com
Gamma-Ray Astronomy
A History of Gamma-Ray Astronomy Including Related Discoveries

]]> Episode 4: Apollo 10 & The Smiling Buddha https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/4 83f9bb80-58e4-4845-aca6-2f827899e70a Thu, 18 May 2017 20:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 4 Apollo 10 & The Smiling Buddha full 1 John Mulnix Day 4, Episode 4, #oneaday 4:10 no Hey, everyone two pieces of history I’m going to cover today. First, Apollo 10 launched 48 years ago on this day in 1969. Also, India became the sixth country to demonstrate nuclear weapons capabilities when they tested their first nuclear device on May 18th, 1974, so I'm going to talk a little about space based nuclear surveilance satellites. https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/missions/vela5a.html https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/facilities/tour.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SmilingBuddha#citenote-1 apollo 10, project vela, smiling buddha, snoopy, the space shot, apollo 50, apollo, space podcast, space history podcast, space history, Hey, everyone two pieces of history I’m going to cover today. First, Apollo 10 launched 48 years ago on this day in 1969. Also, India became the sixth country to demonstrate nuclear weapons capabilities when they tested their first nuclear device on May 18th, 1974, so I'm going to talk a little about space based nuclear surveilance satellites.

https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/missions/vela5a.html
https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/facilities/tour.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smiling_Buddha#cite_note-1

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https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/missions/vela5a.html
https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/facilities/tour.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smiling_Buddha#cite_note-1

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