web01.fireside.fm Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:50:46 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Space Shot - Episodes Tagged with “Science History” https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/tags/science%20history Fri, 29 Sep 2017 15:30:00 -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 138: SpaceX, CASSIOPE, and Discovery https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/138 5bcf4906-2d06-4a68-8971-141994578299 Fri, 29 Sep 2017 15:30:00 -0500 John Mulnix 138 SpaceX, CASSIOPE, and Discovery full 1 John Mulnix Happy Friday! 5:39 no Connect with me one online with your social media platform of choice. Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) Episode Links: Musk unveils revised version of giant interplanetary launch system- spacenews.com (http://spacenews.com/musk-unveils-revised-version-of-giant-interplanetary-launch-system/) Lockheed Martin adds lander to Mars Base Camp concept (http://spacenews.com/lockheed-martin-adds-lander-to-mars-base-camp-concept/) STS-26 Mission Page- NASA (https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-26/mission-sts-26.html) CASSIOPE: Observing Space Weather with a Hybrid Satellite (http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/cassiope.asp) Elon Musk- Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/elonmusk/?hl=en) STS-26 Mission Video (http://www.nss.org/resources/library/shuttlevideos/shuttle26.htm) bfr, big falcon rocket, canadian space agency, cassiope, history podcast, mars, mars podcast, moon, moon podcast, science, science history, shuttle discovery, space, space history, space podcast, space science, space shot, space shuttle, spacex, spacex history, spacex podcast, stem, stem history, the space shot, space podcast, nasa podcast, spacex podcast, nasa history podcast, space history podcast, Connect with me one online with your social media platform of choice.

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Musk unveils revised version of giant interplanetary launch system- spacenews.com

Lockheed Martin adds lander to Mars Base Camp concept

STS-26 Mission Page- NASA

CASSIOPE: Observing Space Weather with a Hybrid Satellite

Elon Musk- Instagram

STS-26 Mission Video

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Musk unveils revised version of giant interplanetary launch system- spacenews.com

Lockheed Martin adds lander to Mars Base Camp concept

STS-26 Mission Page- NASA

CASSIOPE: Observing Space Weather with a Hybrid Satellite

Elon Musk- Instagram

STS-26 Mission Video

]]> 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 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 132: Nibiru, Doomsday, and Charlatans https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/132 24583a71-e9fa-4f14-8e7d-1c0591e3b8af Sat, 23 Sep 2017 11:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 132 Nibiru, Doomsday, and Charlatans full 1 John Mulnix The anticlimactic doomsday episode. 4:30 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: Beyond 2012: Why the World Didn't End (https://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/2012.html) Scientists reject impending Nibiru-Earth collision (https://sservi.nasa.gov/articles/scientists-reject-impending-nibiru-earth-collision/) Hypothetical 'Planet X': Overview (https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/planetx) Redemption Part II- Memory Alpha (http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Redemption_II_(episode)) doomsday, history, history podcast, on this day, planet x, science history, science podcast, scifi, scifi history, scifi podcast, space, space history podcast, space podcast, space science, space shot, star trek, star trek history, star trek podcast, stem, stem history, the space shot, the space shot podcast, space podcast, space history podcast, 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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Beyond 2012: Why the World Didn't End

Scientists reject impending Nibiru-Earth collision

Hypothetical 'Planet X': Overview

Redemption Part II- Memory Alpha

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Beyond 2012: Why the World Didn't End

Scientists reject impending Nibiru-Earth collision

Hypothetical 'Planet X': Overview

Redemption Part II- Memory Alpha

]]> 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-
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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 77: Riders on the Moon https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/77 592c728f-c38d-4d0f-8aa6-284a98c72f8a Sun, 30 Jul 2017 23:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 77 Riders on the Moon full 1 John Mulnix Today's episode, Apollo 15, driving on the moon, and a tribute. Subscibe today and connect on Instagram and Twitter, find me @johnmulnix. If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a rating or review in Apple Podcasts, thanks! 5:31 no Episode Links: Feather and Hammer Drop On Moon- Video (https://archive.org/details/FeatherHammerDropOnMoon) Apollo 15 Lunar Module- Slightly Askew (https://archive.org/details/AS15-86-11600) Apollo 15 Press Kit (https://web.archive.org/web/20110721080114/https://mira.hq.nasa.gov/history/ws/hdmshrc/all/main/DDD/17978.PDF) Apollo 15 Mission- Lunar and Planetary Institute (http://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/missions/apollo/apollo_15/) Memorial to Fallen Astronauts on the Moon (https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/galleries/memorial-to-fallen-astronauts-on-the-moon) Archive.org has a massive collection of images that can be found here (https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22NASA%22%20apollo%2015) Featured image on instagram, three pictures found at NASA archives at Archives.org apollo, apollo 15, fallen astronaut, galileo, gravity, historical audio, history, history podcast, lunar rocks, lunar rover, moon, moon buggy, moon landing, moon rocks, science history, science history podcast, space, space history, space podcast, space shot, the space shot, apollo 50 podcast, apollo podcast, space history podcast, nasa history podcast, nasa podcast, Episode Links:

Feather and Hammer Drop On Moon- Video
Apollo 15 Lunar Module- Slightly Askew
Apollo 15 Press Kit
Apollo 15 Mission- Lunar and Planetary Institute
Memorial to Fallen Astronauts on the Moon

Archive.org has a massive collection of images that can be found here

Featured image on instagram, three pictures found at NASA archives at Archives.org

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Feather and Hammer Drop On Moon- Video
Apollo 15 Lunar Module- Slightly Askew
Apollo 15 Press Kit
Apollo 15 Mission- Lunar and Planetary Institute
Memorial to Fallen Astronauts on the Moon

Archive.org has a massive collection of images that can be found here

Featured image on instagram, three pictures found at NASA archives at Archives.org

]]> Episode 55: All Good Things... https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/55 9716ed70-feb5-4362-bd43-edf91bf06691 Sat, 08 Jul 2017 23:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 55 All Good Things... full 1 John Mulnix Must come to an end. On this day in 2011, the Space Shuttle Atlantis launched on the final mission of the Shuttle Program. Download and subscribe today! 7:40 no Episode Links: STS-135 NASA Mission Information (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts135/main/index.html) STS-135 The Final Voyage (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts135/launch/sts-135_mission-overview.html) STS-65 NASA Mission Information (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-65.html) STS-65 Press Release (https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-65/sts-65-press-kit.txt) STS-65 Experiments (https://books.google.com/books?id=imGL0f6T-iAC&lpg=PA35&ots=rbnWZov8HY&dq=sts%2065%20experiments&pg=PA35#v=onepage&q=sts%2065%20experiments&f=false) atlantis, history, iss, nasa, on this day, otd, science, science history, shuttle atlantis, shuttle program, space, space history, space science, space shot, space shuttle launch, sts 135, sts-135, the space shot, space podcast, space history podcast, space shuttle podcast, nasa podcast, nasa history podcast, iss podcast, Episode Links:

STS-135 NASA Mission Information
STS-135 The Final Voyage

STS-65 NASA Mission Information
STS-65 Press Release
STS-65 Experiments

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STS-135 NASA Mission Information
STS-135 The Final Voyage

STS-65 NASA Mission Information
STS-65 Press Release
STS-65 Experiments

]]> Episode 42: The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/42 2ee26b80-fd6f-476d-a390-2673e310a647 Sun, 25 Jun 2017 16:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 42 The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything full 1 John Mulnix SpaceX and Iridium, Hermann Oberth, Progress-Mir collision, and STS-50. I’ve got a big episode for you today, so let’s get to it. 6:50 no Episode Links: 42 (https://www.quora.com/Why-and-how-is-42-the-answer-to-life-the-universe-and-everything) SpaceX Iridium Launch and Landing Video (http://www.spacex.com/webcast) SpaceX Launch Vehicle Core History (https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/wiki/cores) Elon Musk- Tweets about Titanium Grid Fins (https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/878821062326198272) Elon Musk- Twitter Feed (https://twitter.com/elonmusk) Michael Foale Oral History (https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4225/oral-histories/foale.pdf) Michael Foale Biography (https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/foale.html) NYT- Russian Space Station Damaged In Collision With a Cargo Vessel (http://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/26/world/russian-space-station-damaged-in-collision-with-a-cargo-vessel.html) Hermann Oberth Biography (https://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/rocketry/home/hermann-oberth.html) Star Trek- Oberth-Class Starship (http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Oberth_class) NASA STS-50 Mission (https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-50/mission-sts-50.html) drone ship, falcon, falcon 9, hermann oberth, history, hitchhikers guide, just read the instructions, mir, nasa, pop culture, reddit, science history, shuttle, space, space history, space shot, space shuttle, space station, spacex, star trek, the space shot, vafb, space history podcast, space podcast, space shuttle podcast, iss podcast, nasa podcast, nasa history podcast, Episode Links:

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SpaceX Iridium Launch and Landing Video
SpaceX Launch Vehicle Core History

Elon Musk- Tweets about Titanium Grid Fins
Elon Musk- Twitter Feed

Michael Foale Oral History
Michael Foale Biography
NYT- Russian Space Station Damaged In Collision With a Cargo Vessel

Hermann Oberth Biography

Star Trek- Oberth-Class Starship

NASA STS-50 Mission

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SpaceX Iridium Launch and Landing Video
SpaceX Launch Vehicle Core History

Elon Musk- Tweets about Titanium Grid Fins
Elon Musk- Twitter Feed

Michael Foale Oral History
Michael Foale Biography
NYT- Russian Space Station Damaged In Collision With a Cargo Vessel

Hermann Oberth Biography

Star Trek- Oberth-Class Starship

NASA STS-50 Mission

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