web02.fireside.fm Tue, 28 Apr 2026 01:35:21 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Space Shot - Episodes Tagged with “Rockets” https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/tags/rockets Thu, 02 May 2019 21:00:00 -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 389: Zero 2 Infinity! https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/389 9fdbe5d4-6ce3-4a82-975a-f0f8c4f7828e Thu, 02 May 2019 21:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 389 Zero 2 Infinity! full 2 John Mulnix I finally had a chance to talk with José Mariano López Urdiales, the Founder and CEO of Zero 2 Infinity, a space startup that's looking to reinvent how "Small companies, schools, universities and lovers of Earth" can reach Earth orbit. Be sure to check out the show notes below for links to Zero 2 Infinity's website and some really cool videos. I'm looking forward to having José on the podcast again after the first successful launch of Bloostar! 25:44 no I finally had a chance to talk with José Mariano López Urdiales, the Founder and CEO of Zero 2 Infinity, a space startup that's looking to reinvent how "Small companies, schools, universities and lovers of Earth" can reach Earth orbit. Be sure to check out the show notes below for links to Zero 2 Infinity's website and some really cool videos. I'm looking forward to having José on the podcast again after the first successful launch of Bloostar! Let me know if you have any questions, email me at john@thespaceshot.com. You can also call 720-772-7988 if you'd like to ask a question for the show. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out :) 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. Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) Episode Links: Zero2Infinity.space (http://www.zero2infinity.space/) Here's a video of the first test of a Bloostar prototype. It's going to be great to see more of these launches in the future! Rocket Launch from Near Space - Bloostar by Zero 2 Infinity (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMYR-15EVOI) Be sure to check out the rest of the videos on their YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrlPBQ0q_mvjndsx5HxhVBA) for more excellent content. Check out this SpaceNews.com article about Bloostar's test flight in 2017. (https://spacenews.com/zero-2-infinity-conducts-first-flight-test-of-bloostar-balloon-assisted-launcher/) rockoon, rocket, balloon, zero 2 inifinity, zero to infinity, rockets, startup, startups, space startup, new space, space exploration, satellites, satellite, new space race, rocket launch, bloostar, elevate, bloon, orbit, orbits I finally had a chance to talk with José Mariano López Urdiales, the Founder and CEO of Zero 2 Infinity, a space startup that's looking to reinvent how "Small companies, schools, universities and lovers of Earth" can reach Earth orbit.

Be sure to check out the show notes below for links to Zero 2 Infinity's website and some really cool videos. I'm looking forward to having José on the podcast again after the first successful launch of Bloostar!

Let me know if you have any questions, email me at john@thespaceshot.com. You can also call 720-772-7988 if you'd like to ask a question for the show. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out :)

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Here's a video of the first test of a Bloostar prototype. It's going to be great to see more of these launches in the future! Rocket Launch from Near Space - Bloostar by Zero 2 Infinity

Be sure to check out the rest of the videos on their YouTube Channel for more excellent content.

Check out this SpaceNews.com article about Bloostar's test flight in 2017.

]]> I finally had a chance to talk with José Mariano López Urdiales, the Founder and CEO of Zero 2 Infinity, a space startup that's looking to reinvent how "Small companies, schools, universities and lovers of Earth" can reach Earth orbit.

Be sure to check out the show notes below for links to Zero 2 Infinity's website and some really cool videos. I'm looking forward to having José on the podcast again after the first successful launch of Bloostar!

Let me know if you have any questions, email me at john@thespaceshot.com. You can also call 720-772-7988 if you'd like to ask a question for the show. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out :)

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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Zero2Infinity.space

Here's a video of the first test of a Bloostar prototype. It's going to be great to see more of these launches in the future! Rocket Launch from Near Space - Bloostar by Zero 2 Infinity

Be sure to check out the rest of the videos on their YouTube Channel for more excellent content.

Check out this SpaceNews.com article about Bloostar's test flight in 2017.

]]> Episode 381: 2018- Year In Review https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/381 586ba1ee-261e-4525-b6d8-af323e1738aa Mon, 31 Dec 2018 20:00:00 -0600 John Mulnix 381 2018- Year In Review full 2 John Mulnix 2018 has been one heck of a year! Let's dive into a quick review of 2018. Here's to 2019 and more podcast episodes. Thank you to everyone that listens, I hope you have a happy and prosperous New Year! 16:16 no 2018 has been one heck of a year! Let's dive into a quick review of 2018. Here's to 2019 and more podcast episodes. Thank you to everyone that listens, I hope you have a happy and prosperous New Year! A huge shout out to all the new fans of The Space Shot on Facebook! Welcome to the podcast, I'm glad you could join us! 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 :) 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. Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) 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: Ultima Thule Livestream Flyby (watch on 12/31) for live coverage. Watch Here (https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive) Check out Facebook for more! Have a happy New Year! spacex, ultima thule, OSIRIS-REx, Bennu, new horizons, falcon 9, falcon heavy, starship, ULA, Delta II, rockets, Mars, Opportunity, Opportunity rover, Pluto, Voyager, space history, space news, year in review, Earthrising, earthrise, 2018 has been one heck of a year! Let's dive into a quick review of 2018. Here's to 2019 and more podcast episodes. Thank you to everyone that listens, I hope you have a happy and prosperous New Year!

A huge shout out to all the new fans of The Space Shot on Facebook! Welcome to the podcast, I'm glad you could join us!

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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Ultima Thule Livestream Flyby (watch on 12/31) for live coverage. Watch Here

Check out Facebook for more! Have a happy New Year!

]]> 2018 has been one heck of a year! Let's dive into a quick review of 2018. Here's to 2019 and more podcast episodes. Thank you to everyone that listens, I hope you have a happy and prosperous New Year!

A huge shout out to all the new fans of The Space Shot on Facebook! Welcome to the podcast, I'm glad you could join us!

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 :)

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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Ultima Thule Livestream Flyby (watch on 12/31) for live coverage. Watch Here

Check out Facebook for more! Have a happy New Year!

]]> Episode 374: Tory Bruno- a Conversation With the CEO of the United Launch Alliance (The Cosmosphere Podcast) https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/374 ba9166c8-90ec-4815-9cad-2c3e8e3d6722 Fri, 24 Aug 2018 08:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 374 Tory Bruno- a Conversation With the CEO of the United Launch Alliance (The Cosmosphere Podcast) full 2 John Mulnix Tory Bruno, CEO of the United Launch Alliance stops by to talk STEM, education, history, and more on the latest edition of the Cosmosphere Podcast. Subscribe and never miss an episode! 30:03 no Tory Bruno, CEO of United Launch Alliance stops by to talk STEM, education, history, and more on the latest edition of the Cosmosphere Podcast. Thanks again to Tory and the wonderful communications team at ULA for making this happen! Be sure to subscribe to the Cosmosphere Podcast and you'll never miss an episode. Follow Tory on Twitter- @torybruno (https://twitter.com/torybruno?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) Check out the United Launch Alliance website (https://www.ulalaunch.com/) for information on launches, launch vehicles, and more. The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Student Rocket isn't some little Estes model rocket, click this link to learn more (https://www.ulalaunch.com/explore/intern-rockets/student-rocket-next-launch) about this spectacular student built sport rocket. The community efforts of ULA are highlighted at this website (https://www.ulalaunch.com/about/community). If you're a student or the parent of a student, look at the internship opportunities at ULA by clicking this link (https://www.ulalaunch.com/careers/internships). Learn more about the Parker Solar Probe and the incredible mission to "touch" the Sun. Click this NASA link (https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/parker-solar-probe) for more. For information about the Cosmosphere, check out cosmo.org (http://cosmo.org/) for news, events, and hours. A huge thank you to Benoit Darcy, from Paris France for allowing us to use "Hypergolic" from the album "Apollo" for the podcast. Check it out through your music service of choice. Apollo - EP Away From Earth (http://smarturl.it/apolloEP) ULA, Tory Bruno, STEM, education, Parker Solar Probe, rockets, STEM education, United Launch Alliance, Cosmosphere, Tory Bruno, CEO of United Launch Alliance stops by to talk STEM, education, history, and more on the latest edition of the Cosmosphere Podcast. Thanks again to Tory and the wonderful communications team at ULA for making this happen!

Be sure to subscribe to the Cosmosphere Podcast and you'll never miss an episode.

Follow Tory on Twitter- @torybruno

Check out the United Launch Alliance website for information on launches, launch vehicles, and more.

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Student Rocket isn't some little Estes model rocket, click this link to learn more about this spectacular student built sport rocket.

The community efforts of ULA are highlighted at this website.

If you're a student or the parent of a student, look at the internship opportunities at ULA by clicking this link.

Learn more about the Parker Solar Probe and the incredible mission to "touch" the Sun. Click this NASA link for more.

For information about the Cosmosphere, check out cosmo.org for news, events, and hours.

A huge thank you to Benoit Darcy, from Paris France for allowing us to use "Hypergolic" from the album "Apollo" for the podcast. Check it out through your music service of choice.
Apollo - EP Away From Earth

]]> Tory Bruno, CEO of United Launch Alliance stops by to talk STEM, education, history, and more on the latest edition of the Cosmosphere Podcast. Thanks again to Tory and the wonderful communications team at ULA for making this happen!

Be sure to subscribe to the Cosmosphere Podcast and you'll never miss an episode.

Follow Tory on Twitter- @torybruno

Check out the United Launch Alliance website for information on launches, launch vehicles, and more.

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Student Rocket isn't some little Estes model rocket, click this link to learn more about this spectacular student built sport rocket.

The community efforts of ULA are highlighted at this website.

If you're a student or the parent of a student, look at the internship opportunities at ULA by clicking this link.

Learn more about the Parker Solar Probe and the incredible mission to "touch" the Sun. Click this NASA link for more.

For information about the Cosmosphere, check out cosmo.org for news, events, and hours.

A huge thank you to Benoit Darcy, from Paris France for allowing us to use "Hypergolic" from the album "Apollo" for the podcast. Check it out through your music service of choice.
Apollo - EP Away From Earth

]]> Episode 361: Octawebs and V-2s https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/361 a51b7435-f88e-40c5-a55f-17b1c2b5c4af Thu, 10 May 2018 21:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 361 Octawebs and V-2s full 1 John Mulnix A huge shout out to all the new fans of The Space Shot on Facebook! Welcome to the podcast, I'm glad you could join us! 6:40 no A huge shout out to all the new fans of The Space Shot on Facebook! Welcome to the podcast, I'm glad you could join us! 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. Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) 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: Octaweb- SpaceX (http://www.spacex.com/news/2006/01/01/octaweb) London V2 Rocket Sites (https://londonist.com/2009/01/london_v2_rocket_sitesmapped) I haven't read this book, but after reading this description for it, I really want to. A History of the Dora Camp: The Story of the Nazi Slave Labor Camp that Secretly Manufactured V-2 Rockets (https://www.ushmm.org/research/publications/academic-publications/full-list-of-academic-publications/a-history-of-the-dora-camp-the-story-of-the-nazi-slave-labor-camp-that) Pocketful Of Rockets: History And Stories Behind White Sands Missile Range (https://www.amazon.com/Pocketful-Rockets-History-Stories-Missile/dp/1492773506) This article isn't about the test in May of 1946, but it does give more background on the rocket. Germany conducts first successful V-2 rocket test (https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-conducts-first-successful-v-2-rocket-test) block 5, falcon 9, falcon 9 block 5, octaweb, rocket launch, rockets, spacex, v2, v2 rocket, von braun, nasa history, nasa, white sands missile range, white sands, A huge shout out to all the new fans of The Space Shot on Facebook! Welcome to the podcast, I'm glad you could join us!

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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Octaweb- SpaceX

London V2 Rocket Sites

I haven't read this book, but after reading this description for it, I really want to.
A History of the Dora Camp: The Story of the Nazi Slave Labor Camp that Secretly Manufactured V-2 Rockets

Pocketful Of Rockets: History And Stories Behind White Sands Missile Range

This article isn't about the test in May of 1946, but it does give more background on the rocket.
Germany conducts first successful V-2 rocket test

]]> A huge shout out to all the new fans of The Space Shot on Facebook! Welcome to the podcast, I'm glad you could join us!

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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Episode Links:

Octaweb- SpaceX

London V2 Rocket Sites

I haven't read this book, but after reading this description for it, I really want to.
A History of the Dora Camp: The Story of the Nazi Slave Labor Camp that Secretly Manufactured V-2 Rockets

Pocketful Of Rockets: History And Stories Behind White Sands Missile Range

This article isn't about the test in May of 1946, but it does give more background on the rocket.
Germany conducts first successful V-2 rocket test

]]> Episode 251: "I never want to HOLD again." https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/251 cb287b49-d4f9-4e3a-b6d4-a3f9e2c36c7d Sat, 20 Jan 2018 06:00:00 -0600 John Mulnix 251 "I never want to HOLD again." full 1 John Mulnix The Rocket Lab Flight controller that said "I never want to HOLD again" cracked me up, listen to today's episode to find out what I'm talking about. 5:38 no The Rocket Lab Flight controller that said "I never want to HOLD again" cracked me up, listen to today's episode to find out what I'm talking about. 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! Connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, just click the links below. Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) Episode Links: If you missed the live stream yesterday, check out the video here. Atlas V SBIRS GEO Flight 4 Broadcast (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV03W0mnxkI) Rocket Lab (http://www.rocketlabusa.com/) Buzz Aldrin- NASA Biography (https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/aldrin-b.html) Buzz Aldrin on the Moon- NASA (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/images/apollo_image_12.html) Here's a great photo gallery showing Buzz throughout the years. There's some iconic photographs here that are worth checking out. Buzz Aldrin Photo Gallery (https://www.nasa.gov/content/buzz-aldrin-photo-gallery) BuzzAldrin.com (https://buzzaldrin.com/) apollo, apollo 50, space podcast, space history podcast, atlas v, birthday, buzz aldrin, electron, gemini, moon, rocket lab, rocket launch, rockets, sbirs, ula, usaf The Rocket Lab Flight controller that said "I never want to HOLD again" cracked me up, listen to today's episode to find out what I'm talking about.

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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Atlas V SBIRS GEO Flight 4 Broadcast

Rocket Lab

Buzz Aldrin- NASA Biography

Buzz Aldrin on the Moon- NASA

Here's a great photo gallery showing Buzz throughout the years. There's some iconic photographs here that are worth checking out.
Buzz Aldrin Photo Gallery

BuzzAldrin.com

]]> The Rocket Lab Flight controller that said "I never want to HOLD again" cracked me up, listen to today's episode to find out what I'm talking about.

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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Atlas V SBIRS GEO Flight 4 Broadcast

Rocket Lab

Buzz Aldrin- NASA Biography

Buzz Aldrin on the Moon- NASA

Here's a great photo gallery showing Buzz throughout the years. There's some iconic photographs here that are worth checking out.
Buzz Aldrin Photo Gallery

BuzzAldrin.com

]]> Episode 221: The Launch of Apollo 8 and The Falcon Has Landed https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/221 cd36b53a-8bb4-4905-8f80-9dddf2975387 Thu, 21 Dec 2017 00:00:00 -0600 John Mulnix 221 The Launch of Apollo 8 and The Falcon Has Landed full 1 John Mulnix Today's episode has Apollo and SpaceX history, listen in! 8:24 no 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! Connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, just click the links below. Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) Episode Links: A short Apollo 8 documentary, run time is just under 22 minutes. Apollo 8: Go For TLI (https://archive.org/details/Apollo_8_-_Go_For_TLI) NASA History Office Resources: Apollo 8 (https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4029/Apollo_08a_Summary.htm) Chariots for Apollo: A History of Manned Lunar Spacecraft- The Apollo 8 Decision (https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4205/ch11-5.html) SpaceX.com- Falcon Heavy (http://www.spacex.com/falcon-heavy) Elon Musk Twitter- Falcon Heavy at the Cape (https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/943420026593337344) SpaceX- ORBCOMM-2 Mission- The Falcon Has Landed (starts at 32:18) (https://youtu.be/O5bTbVbe4e4?t=32m18s) apollo, apollo 8, bill anders, earthrise, elon musk, falcon, falcon 9, falcon has landed, falcon heavy, frank borman, jim lovell, landing, landing zone 1, landing zone one, lunar, lz 1, rocked launch, rockets, saturn v, saturn v rocket, space history, space race, space sickness, spacex, tli, translunar injection, apollo podcast, apollo 8 podcast, nasa podcast, nasa history 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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Apollo 8: Go For TLI

NASA History Office Resources:
Apollo 8

Chariots for Apollo: A History of Manned Lunar Spacecraft- The Apollo 8 Decision

SpaceX.com- Falcon Heavy

Elon Musk Twitter- Falcon Heavy at the Cape

SpaceX- ORBCOMM-2 Mission- The Falcon Has Landed (starts at 32:18)

]]> 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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A short Apollo 8 documentary, run time is just under 22 minutes.
Apollo 8: Go For TLI

NASA History Office Resources:
Apollo 8

Chariots for Apollo: A History of Manned Lunar Spacecraft- The Apollo 8 Decision

SpaceX.com- Falcon Heavy

Elon Musk Twitter- Falcon Heavy at the Cape

SpaceX- ORBCOMM-2 Mission- The Falcon Has Landed (starts at 32:18)

]]> Episode 164: The Mississippi Test Facility https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/164 5050ac67-ce26-490f-b8a2-59930184ae0c Wed, 25 Oct 2017 14:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 164 The Mississippi Test Facility full 1 John Mulnix aka the John C. Stennis Space Center. 6:48 no Be sure to connect with me online, find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, just click the links below. Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) Just a few episode links today. Stennis History (https://www.nasa.gov/centers/stennis/about/history/index.html) Stennis Lagniappe Newsletter (https://www.nasa.gov/centers/stennis/pdf/697602main_October_12_Lagniappe.pdf) Stennis Chronology (https://www.nasa.gov/centers/stennis/about/history/chronology/chronology.html) john c. stennis, mississippi, rocket test, rockets, saturn v, stennis, space podcast, space history podcast, john c stennis podcast, nasa podcast, Be sure to connect with me online, find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, just click the links below.
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Just a few episode links today.

Stennis History

Stennis Lagniappe Newsletter

Stennis Chronology

]]> Be sure to connect with me online, find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, just click the links below.
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Just a few episode links today.

Stennis History

Stennis Lagniappe Newsletter

Stennis Chronology

]]> Episode 136: The Dawn of a New Era https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/136 9b631099-0a1a-4899-ae96-243a845aa8d0 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 12:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 136 The Dawn of a New Era full 1 John Mulnix Ion engines, Ceres, and Vesta. Check this episode out! 5:30 no Be sure to connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out the links below and hit me up with any questions or feedback! Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) Episode Links: (Dawn Mission Page- NASA)[https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/] (Dawn 10th Anniversary Post- Dawn Journal)[https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal0927_17.html] (Dawn, Mission to the Asteroid Belt- Narrated by Leonard Nimoy)[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ObsViTRT18] (Reaction Wheel Failure Details)[https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal0524_17.html#23] (More 10th Anniversary Coverage)[https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status_2017.html] (Dawn Timeline & Trajectory)[https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/timeline_trajectory.html] (Vesta)[https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/science/vesta.html] (Ceres)[https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/science/ceres.html] (Herschel Telescope Detects Water on Dwarf Planet)[https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/HerschelTelescopeDetectsWaterCeres.html] (Dawn Spacecraft and Instruments)[https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/dawn/spacecraft/index.html] asteroid belt, ceres, dawn, dawn mission, history, history podcast, hubble space telescope, ion engine, ion engines, jpl, nasa, planetary science, planetesimals, rocket launch, rockets, science history, science podcast, space, space history, space history podcast, space podcast, space shot, spacecraft, the space shot, vesta, space history podcast, space podcast, nasa podcast, space exploration podcast, Be sure to connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out the links below and hit me up with any questions or feedback!

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(Dawn Mission Page- NASA)[https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/]

(Dawn 10th Anniversary Post- Dawn Journal)[https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_09_27_17.html]

(Dawn, Mission to the Asteroid Belt- Narrated by Leonard Nimoy)[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ObsViTRT18]

(Reaction Wheel Failure Details)[https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_05_24_17.html#23]

(More 10th Anniversary Coverage)[https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status_2017.html]

(Dawn Timeline & Trajectory)[https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/timeline_trajectory.html]

(Vesta)[https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/science/vesta.html]

(Ceres)[https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/science/ceres.html]

(Herschel Telescope Detects Water on Dwarf Planet)[https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/HerschelTelescope_DetectsWater_Ceres.html]

(Dawn Spacecraft and Instruments)[https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/dawn/spacecraft/index.html]

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(Dawn Mission Page- NASA)[https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/]

(Dawn 10th Anniversary Post- Dawn Journal)[https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_09_27_17.html]

(Dawn, Mission to the Asteroid Belt- Narrated by Leonard Nimoy)[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ObsViTRT18]

(Reaction Wheel Failure Details)[https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_05_24_17.html#23]

(More 10th Anniversary Coverage)[https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status_2017.html]

(Dawn Timeline & Trajectory)[https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/timeline_trajectory.html]

(Vesta)[https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/science/vesta.html]

(Ceres)[https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/science/ceres.html]

(Herschel Telescope Detects Water on Dwarf Planet)[https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/HerschelTelescope_DetectsWater_Ceres.html]

(Dawn Spacecraft and Instruments)[https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/dawn/spacecraft/index.html]

]]> Episode 127: A Vanguard and a Saturn https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/127 bba7bf49-7366-4632-b96d-2f065e488ac0 Mon, 18 Sep 2017 15:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 127 A Vanguard and a Saturn full 1 John Mulnix Be sure to connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out the links below and hit me up with any questions or feedback! 3:35 no Be sure to connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out the links below and hit me up with any questions or feedback! Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) Episode Links: apollo, history podcast, nasa, otd, otd podcast, rocket podcast, rockets, saturn 1, saturn rocket, science, science podcast, space, space history, space history podcast, space podcast, space race, space science, space shot, the space shot Be sure to connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out the links below and hit me up with any questions or feedback!

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]]> Episode 126: Tsiolkovsky, the Enterprise, and a Dragon Mission https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/126 874ea268-a2af-4640-a7ee-61837984a36c Sun, 17 Sep 2017 19:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 126 Tsiolkovsky, the Enterprise, and a Dragon Mission full 1 John Mulnix Be sure to connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out the links below and hit me up with any questions or feedback! 7:50 no Space history, pop culture, and current events, it's a packed episode so download this and get listening. I'd also love if you could share the podcast with your friends and family, it would mean a lot to me if you did! Be sure to connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out the links below and hit me up with any questions or feedback! Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) Episode Links: NASA- Konstantin E. Tsiolkovsky (https://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/rocketry/home/konstantin-tsiolkovsky.html) NASA- The Shuttle Enterprise (https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1204.html) SpaceX Twitter Status Update- CRS-12 (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/909420934917890048) SpaceX- Dragon Resupply Mission (http://www.spacex.com/news/2017/08/14/dragon-resupply-mission-crs-12) Spaceflight Now- SpaceX launches cargo capsule full of science experiments (https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/08/14/spacex-launches-cargo-capsule-full-of-science-experiments/) commercial resupply, crs 12, dragon, enterprise, falcon 9, history, history podcast, konstantin tsiolkovsky, nasa, rocketry, rockets, science, scifi podcast, shuttle enterprise, space, space history, space history podcast, space science, space shot, space shuttle, spacex, spacex falcon 9, star trek, the orville, the space shot, tsiolkovsky, uss enterprise, nasa history podcast, space exploration podcast, spacex podcast, Space history, pop culture, and current events, it's a packed episode so download this and get listening. I'd also love if you could share the podcast with your friends and family, it would mean a lot to me if you did!

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NASA- Konstantin E. Tsiolkovsky

NASA- The Shuttle Enterprise

SpaceX Twitter Status Update- CRS-12

SpaceX- Dragon Resupply Mission

Spaceflight Now- SpaceX launches cargo capsule full of science experiments

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NASA- Konstantin E. Tsiolkovsky

NASA- The Shuttle Enterprise

SpaceX Twitter Status Update- CRS-12

SpaceX- Dragon Resupply Mission

Spaceflight Now- SpaceX launches cargo capsule full of science experiments

]]> Episode 125: Untitled Episode https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/125 bf77546f-0083-4c8b-8341-a8eec166cfbb Sat, 16 Sep 2017 20:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 125 Untitled Episode full 1 John Mulnix Be sure to connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out the links below and hit me up with any questions or feedback! 3:30 no Be sure to connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out the links below and hit me up with any questions or feedback! Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) Episode Links: STS-79 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-79.html) Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer (https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/virgin-atlantic-global-flyer?object=nasm_A20070018000) global flyer, history podcast, mir, nasa, otd, rocket, rocket launch, rocket podcast, rockets, shannon lucid, shuttle landing, shuttle mir, solo flight, space, space history, space history podcast, space podcast, space shot, space shuttle, the space shot, virgin atlantic, nasa podcast, nasa history podcast, Be sure to connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out the links below and hit me up with any questions or feedback!

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STS-79

Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer

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STS-79

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]]> Episode 116: SpaceX, Endeavour, Cassini Countdown #8 https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/116 52dab5bc-8280-4044-8175-6d625636ca4e Thu, 07 Sep 2017 23:15:00 -0500 John Mulnix 116 SpaceX, Endeavour, Cassini Countdown #8 full 1 John Mulnix SpaceX successfully launched the United States Air Force X-37B spacecraft today and completed a secondary objective of landing the Falcon 9 booster back at Cape Canaveral. Congratulations to the SpaceX team on a successful launch and landing. 6:25 no SpaceX successfully launched the United States Air Force X-37B spacecraft today and completed a secondary objective of landing the Falcon 9 booster back at Cape Canaveral. Congratulations to the SpaceX team on a successful launch and landing. Be sure to connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out the links below and hit me up with any questions or feedback! Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) Episode Links: Cassini Countdown #8- This is a great read, so make sure to check it out. NASA-funded Study Explains Saturn's Epic Tantrums (https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/2531/nasa-funded-study-explains-saturns-epic-tantrums/) Space News- SpaceX launches X-37B ahead of Hurricane Irma (http://spacenews.com/spacex-launches-x-37b-ahead-of-hurricane-irma/) United States Air Force- X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (http://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104539/x-37b-orbital-test-vehicle/) SpaceX Launches AsiaSat 6, a Month after Lofting AsiaSat 8 (http://spacenews.com/41780spacex-launches-asiasat-6-a-month-after-lofting-asiasat-8/) NASA STS-69 Mission Page (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-69.html) endeavour, mini shuttle, nasa shuttle, rocket launch podcast, rocket launches, rocket podcast, rockets, science history, science history podcast, science podcast, shuttle, space, space history podcast, space news, space podcast, space shot, space shuttle, space shuttle endeavour, space shuttles, spacex, spacex podcast, spacex podcast news, the space shot, x37, space podcast, space history podcast, nasa podcast, SpaceX successfully launched the United States Air Force X-37B spacecraft today and completed a secondary objective of landing the Falcon 9 booster back at Cape Canaveral. Congratulations to the SpaceX team on a successful launch and landing.

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Cassini Countdown #8-
This is a great read, so make sure to check it out.
NASA-funded Study Explains Saturn's Epic Tantrums

Space News- SpaceX launches X-37B ahead of Hurricane Irma

United States Air Force- X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle

SpaceX Launches AsiaSat 6, a Month after Lofting AsiaSat 8

NASA STS-69 Mission Page

]]> SpaceX successfully launched the United States Air Force X-37B spacecraft today and completed a secondary objective of landing the Falcon 9 booster back at Cape Canaveral. Congratulations to the SpaceX team on a successful launch and landing.

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Cassini Countdown #8-
This is a great read, so make sure to check it out.
NASA-funded Study Explains Saturn's Epic Tantrums

Space News- SpaceX launches X-37B ahead of Hurricane Irma

United States Air Force- X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle

SpaceX Launches AsiaSat 6, a Month after Lofting AsiaSat 8

NASA STS-69 Mission Page

]]> Episode 101: Road Trips and Rangers https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/101 5d1e457d-b85e-44d4-8321-6b06c36040cd Wed, 23 Aug 2017 23:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 101 Road Trips and Rangers full 1 John Mulnix I'm back home after a weekend of driving, tons of coffee, and awesome time with family. Thanks for following the show. Check out my Instagram and Twitter feeds, @johnmulnix, if you'd like to chat! 3:24 no I'm back home after a weekend of driving, tons of coffee, and awesome time with family. Thanks for following the show. Check out my Instagram and Twitter feeds, @johnmulnix, if you'd like to chat! Episode Links: NASA-JPL- Ranger 1 (https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/ranger-1/) NASA Ranger 1 Mission Page (https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1961-021A) Katyusha Rocket Sounds (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcKhS7ly8ig) Archive.org- Creation and Development of Rocket Artillery in the First Phase of the War by Lieutenant General of Artillery (Reserve) P. Degtyarev and Colonel V. Gurkin (https://archive.is/20071011232905/http://home.comcast.net/~markconrad/ROCKARTY.html) battle of stalingrad, early spaceflight, history podcast, military history, rocket propelled artillery, rockets, soviet rocket battalions, soviet rockets, space, space history, space history podcast, space podcast, space shot, stalingrad, stem podcast, the space shot, world war two, wwii, wwii rockets, aerospace podcast, nasa podcast, I'm back home after a weekend of driving, tons of coffee, and awesome time with family. Thanks for following the show. Check out my Instagram and Twitter feeds, @johnmulnix, if you'd like to chat!

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NASA-JPL- Ranger 1

NASA Ranger 1 Mission Page

Katyusha Rocket Sounds

Archive.org- Creation and Development of Rocket Artillery in the First Phase of the War by Lieutenant General of Artillery (Reserve) P. Degtyarev and Colonel V. Gurkin

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Katyusha Rocket Sounds

Archive.org- Creation and Development of Rocket Artillery in the First Phase of the War by Lieutenant General of Artillery (Reserve) P. Degtyarev and Colonel V. Gurkin

]]> Episode 92: Of Course I Still Love You https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/92 84dd4a85-70ba-4f82-95c2-87d8a653e72c Mon, 14 Aug 2017 09:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 92 Of Course I Still Love You full 1 John Mulnix One week from now I will be at the Homestead National Monument for the Eclipse! Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. Search @johnmulnix or The Space Shot. 6:02 no Episode Links: The CRS-12 launch is scheduled for 12:31 p.m. EDT on Monday, August 14th. After the launch occurs this link won't show the live feed. SpaceX Webcast (http://www.spacex.com/webcast) One week from now I will be at the Homestead National Monument for the Eclipse! Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. Search @johnmulnix or The Space Shot. Facebook Link (https://www.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) OCISLY- Of Course I Still Love You (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_spaceport_drone_ship) JCSAT-16 Mission Overview (http://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/spacex_jcsat16_press_kit.pdf) JCSAT-16 Hosted Webcast (Starts at 20 minutes in) (https://youtu.be/QZTCEO0gvLo?t=20m46s) asds, cots, crs, crs mission, dragon, dragon capsule, dragon iss, falcon 9, international space station, iss, kennedy space center, landing zone 1, of course i still love you, rocket, rocket launch, rockets, space, space shot, spacex, spacex dragon, spacex falcon 9, spacex webcast, the space shot, iss podcast, nasa podcast, space podcast, space history podcast, nasa history podcast, Episode Links:

The CRS-12 launch is scheduled for 12:31 p.m. EDT on Monday, August 14th. After the launch occurs this link won't show the live feed.
SpaceX Webcast

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OCISLY- Of Course I Still Love You

JCSAT-16 Mission Overview

JCSAT-16 Hosted Webcast (Starts at 20 minutes in)

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SpaceX Webcast

One week from now I will be at the Homestead National Monument for the Eclipse! Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. Search @johnmulnix or The Space Shot. Facebook Link

OCISLY- Of Course I Still Love You

JCSAT-16 Mission Overview

JCSAT-16 Hosted Webcast (Starts at 20 minutes in)

]]> Episode 80: Falcon 1 & Mr. Tim Meows https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/80 5a12e547-d157-4ea2-a611-9a40f4e4a030 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 23:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 80 Falcon 1 & Mr. Tim Meows full 1 John Mulnix Had to put Mr. Tim in timeout since he kept meowing while I was recording today's episode. Subscribe and dont miss any space history and meows ;) 6:08 no Episode Links: Instagram Link (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/?hl=en) Twitter Link (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) Archived Page- SpaceX Falcon 1 Information (http://www.webcitation.org/63bt3gje9?url=http://www.spacex.com/falcon1.php) Falcon 1, Flight 3 Mission Summary- Timing is Everything (http://www.spacex.com/news/2013/02/11/falcon-1-flight-3-mission-summary) STS-43 Mission Video (http://www.nss.org/resources/library/shuttlevideos/shuttle42.htm) STS-43 Mission Archive (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-43.html) Kennedy Space Center Turns 50! (https://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/events/events-calendar/2017/august/event-kscvc-50-anniversary) atlantis, communication satellites, falcon 1, kennedy space center, ksc, rocket, rockets, satellites, shuttle atlantis, space, space shot, space shuttle, space shuttle atlantis, spacex, sts 43, sts43, tdrs, the space shot, space podcast, space history podcast, nasa podcast, nasa history podcast, Episode Links:

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Falcon 1, Flight 3 Mission Summary- Timing is Everything

STS-43 Mission Video
STS-43 Mission Archive

Kennedy Space Center Turns 50!

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STS-43 Mission Archive

Kennedy Space Center Turns 50!

]]> Episode 62: Pioneer, Apollo-Soyuz, and Dawn https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/62 a7ae7d68-1f16-4375-bae2-b2d20e5abbe4 Sat, 15 Jul 2017 22:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 62 Pioneer, Apollo-Soyuz, and Dawn full 1 John Mulnix Remember to share the podcast on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for a chance to win a Lego Saturn V rocket! Each time you share posts you get a chance to win. The winner will be announced on July 21st. Thank you all for subscribing! 8:04 no Episode Links: Pioneer Mission Home Page- NASA (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/pioneer/index.html) Pioneer 10 Archived Mission Page (https://web.archive.org/web/20041105100336/spaceprojects.arc.nasa.gov/Space_Projects/pioneer/PNhome.html) The Pioneer Missions (https://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/missions/archive/pioneer.html) Dawn- NASA JPL Website (https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/) NASA JPL Electric Propulsion Website (https://sec353ext.jpl.nasa.gov/ep/) The Prius of Space (https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=1468) Apollo Soyuz Test Project- Archived NASA Website (https://web.archive.org/web/20090723011906/http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov//kscpao/history/astp/astp.html) Thomas P Stafford- Johnson Space Center Oral History 1997 (https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/oral_histories/StaffordTP/StaffordTP_10-15-97.htm) Welcome to Houston- The Partnership: A History of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4209/ch5-4.htm) apollo soyuz, asteroid field, asteroids, ceres, comets, dawn, dwarf planets, empire strikes back, james sa corey, nasa, pioneer 10, pop culture, prius, robotic spacecraft, rockets, science fiction, scifi, space, space shot, star trek, star wars, syfy, the expanse, the space shot, apollo soyuz podcast, apollo 50 podcast, apollo podcast, nasa podcast, nasa history podcast, space podcast, space history podcast, Episode Links:

Pioneer Mission Home Page- NASA
Pioneer 10 Archived Mission Page
The Pioneer Missions

Dawn- NASA JPL Website
NASA JPL Electric Propulsion Website
The Prius of Space

Apollo Soyuz Test Project- Archived NASA Website
Thomas P Stafford- Johnson Space Center Oral History 1997
Welcome to Houston- The Partnership: A History of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project

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Pioneer Mission Home Page- NASA
Pioneer 10 Archived Mission Page
The Pioneer Missions

Dawn- NASA JPL Website
NASA JPL Electric Propulsion Website
The Prius of Space

Apollo Soyuz Test Project- Archived NASA Website
Thomas P Stafford- Johnson Space Center Oral History 1997
Welcome to Houston- The Partnership: A History of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project

]]> Episode 41: Meteors, UFOs, and MUOS 5 https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/41 5adde4d4-2fcb-42a5-b076-d5cdf02a4f8f Sat, 24 Jun 2017 22:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 41 Meteors, UFOs, and MUOS 5 full 1 John Mulnix The Navy's MUOS 5 satellite launched on this day in 2016. Plus, a meteor and the Roswell coverup. 4:30 no Episode Links: MUOS 5 Launch Highlights (https://youtu.be/adb6FQwDnEw) MUOS Mission Information (http://www.ulalaunch.com/atlas-v-to-launch-muos5.aspx) June 24, 1997 | The ‘Roswell Incident' (https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/24/june-24-1997-the-roswell-incident/) Chicora Meteor (http://www.lib.umd.edu/epsl/this-week-in-science/chicora-meteor) atlas v, cape canaveral, kennedy space center, launch, meteor, muos, rocket, rocket launch, rockets, roswell, space, united states armed forces, us navy, usaf, space podcast, space history podcast, ula podcast, Episode Links:

MUOS 5 Launch Highlights
MUOS Mission Information

June 24, 1997 | The ‘Roswell Incident'

Chicora Meteor

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MUOS 5 Launch Highlights
MUOS Mission Information

June 24, 1997 | The ‘Roswell Incident'

Chicora Meteor

]]> Episode 37: The V-2 https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/37 79a3766e-1dea-456a-9f9e-38dac81e066e Tue, 20 Jun 2017 19:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 37 The V-2 full 1 John Mulnix Sending V-2 rockets into space and the STS-78 mission. Subscribe and share the podcast today! 4:34 no Episode Links: Marshall Space Flight Center- Notes Regarding History of V-2 Operations at White Sands (https://history.msfc.nasa.gov/german/v-2_whitesands.html) Marshall Space Flight Center- Wernher von Braun (https://history.msfc.nasa.gov/vonbraun/) The Rocket and the Reich: Peenemünde and the Coming of the Ballistic Missle Era- Amazon.com (https://www.amazon.com/Rocket-Reich-Peenem%C3%BCnde-Coming-Ballistic/dp/067477650X) Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War- Amazon.com (https://www.amazon.com/Von-Braun-Dreamer-Space-Engineer/dp/B002HJ3J96/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=) germany, nasa, nazi, nazis, rocket, rockets, space, v-2, v2, von braun, wernher von braun, wwii, space race, space race podcast, space podcast, space history podcast, Episode Links:

Marshall Space Flight Center- Notes Regarding History of V-2 Operations at White Sands
Marshall Space Flight Center- Wernher von Braun

The Rocket and the Reich: Peenemünde and the Coming of the Ballistic Missle Era- Amazon.com

Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War- Amazon.com

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Marshall Space Flight Center- Notes Regarding History of V-2 Operations at White Sands
Marshall Space Flight Center- Wernher von Braun

The Rocket and the Reich: Peenemünde and the Coming of the Ballistic Missle Era- Amazon.com

Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War- Amazon.com

]]> Episode 31: Difference Engines, Albert II, and the V-2 https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/31 069211b6-7e17-42c8-b4d0-852642231c2f Wed, 14 Jun 2017 08:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 31 Difference Engines, Albert II, and the V-2 full 1 John Mulnix On this day in 1822, Charles Babbage introduced the idea for his Difference Engine, a computational device that he hoped would produce more accurate mathematical tables. Also on this day in 1949, Albert II died after reaching space. 5:24 no Episode Links: I forgot to mention this in the episode, here is a video of a working Lego Difference Engine! This is super cool and worth checking out! Lego Difference Engine (http://acarol.woz.org/difference_engine.html) Babbage's Difference Engine- Wired YouTube Video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0anIyVGeWOI) Computer History Museum- The Babbage Engine (http://www.computerhistory.org/babbage/) Pocketful Of Rockets: History And Stories Behind White Sands Missile Range- Amazon.com(Page 182 for quote in today's episode (https://www.amazon.com/Pocketful-Rockets-History-Stories-Missile/dp/1492773506/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1497448930&sr=8-1&keywords=pocketful+of+rockets) A Brief History of Animals in Space (https://history.nasa.gov/animals.html) Hidden Figures- IMDB (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4846340/) animals, difference engine, lego, legos, missiles, monkeys, nasa, otd, rockets, space, spaceflight, v-2, white sands, white sands missile range, nasa podcast, nasa history podcast, space podcast, space history podcast, Episode Links:

I forgot to mention this in the episode, here is a video of a working Lego Difference Engine! This is super cool and worth checking out!
Lego Difference Engine

Babbage's Difference Engine- Wired YouTube Video
Computer History Museum- The Babbage Engine

Pocketful Of Rockets: History And Stories Behind White Sands Missile Range- Amazon.com(Page 182 for quote in today's episode

A Brief History of Animals in Space

Hidden Figures- IMDB

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I forgot to mention this in the episode, here is a video of a working Lego Difference Engine! This is super cool and worth checking out!
Lego Difference Engine

Babbage's Difference Engine- Wired YouTube Video
Computer History Museum- The Babbage Engine

Pocketful Of Rockets: History And Stories Behind White Sands Missile Range- Amazon.com(Page 182 for quote in today's episode

A Brief History of Animals in Space

Hidden Figures- IMDB

]]> Episode 12: JFK- Part 2 https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/12 06a23e85-ee5b-4c6c-a207-69bf626faf0e Fri, 26 May 2017 23:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 12 JFK- Part 2 full 1 John Mulnix The second part of three episodes covering President Kennedy's Urgent National Needs speech and the beginning of the Space Race. 7:17 no Episode Links: Book Review- John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon (http://spacepolicy.net/book-review-john-f-kennedy-and-the-race-to-the-moon/) Operation Paperclip- Rethinking von Braun’s Legacy (http://spacepolicy.net/hello-world/) Kennedy, Before Choosing the Moon: 'I'm Not That Interested in Space' (https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/09/kennedy-before-choosing-the-moon-im-not-that-interested-in-space/262287/) explorer 1, jfk, kennedy, moon, operation paperclip, rockets, space race, sputnik, v-2 rocket, vanguard, space race podcast, space podcast, space history podcast, nasa history podcast, nasa podcast, jfk podcast, space exploration podcast, Episode Links:
Book Review- John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon
Operation Paperclip- Rethinking von Braun’s Legacy
Kennedy, Before Choosing the Moon: 'I'm Not That Interested in Space'

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Book Review- John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon
Operation Paperclip- Rethinking von Braun’s Legacy
Kennedy, Before Choosing the Moon: 'I'm Not That Interested in Space'

]]> Episode 3: Weather Satellites and the "Go Fast" Rocket https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/3 4d784b2d-699d-477e-9ac7-5098eefccc70 Wed, 17 May 2017 21:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 3 Weather Satellites and the "Go Fast" Rocket full 1 John Mulnix Early weather satellites and an amateur rocket that really did "Go Fast" on the third episode of The Space Shot. 5:49 no On May 17th, 1974 the first Synchronous Meteorological Satellite or SMS-1 was launched on a Delta 2000 series rocket. The SMS-1 and SMS-2 satellites were the first purpose-built geostationary weather satellites ever launched and these missions started a long lineage that leads to the present day GOES missions. http://www.space.com/34779-goes-r-weather-satellite-launched-atop-atlas-v-rocket-video.html https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1974-033A amateur rockets, go fast, goes-16, rockets, sms-1, space, space weather, weather satellites On May 17th, 1974 the first Synchronous Meteorological Satellite or SMS-1 was launched on a Delta 2000 series rocket. The SMS-1 and SMS-2 satellites were the first purpose-built geostationary weather satellites ever launched and these missions started a long lineage that leads to the present day GOES missions.

http://www.space.com/34779-goes-r-weather-satellite-launched-atop-atlas-v-rocket-video.html
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1974-033A

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http://www.space.com/34779-goes-r-weather-satellite-launched-atop-atlas-v-rocket-video.html
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1974-033A

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