The Space Shot - Episodes Tagged with “Space Exploration”

Episode 436: Coffee at the Cosmo- Skylab at 50: Part 2

John Mulnix — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 21:30:00 -0500

It was amazing to be back at the Cosmosphere for this event. I chatted with David and Emily after the Coffee at the Cosmo and we talked a bit more about Skylab and human spaceflight. This episode also includes audio from Skylab 1 and 2, so give it a listen!

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Episode 422: Apollo 13: 50 Years Later (Part 1)

John Mulnix — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 20:00:00 -0500

Be sure to follow the Facebook page for The Space Shot and the Cosmosphere for the 13 Days of Apollo 13 posts.

Part 1 of the Apollo 13 resources and history series. Check out the show notes for a ton of links and resources!

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Episode Links:

Apollo 13 50th Anniversary- Cosmo.org

Check out the 13 Days of Apollo 13 posts.
The Cosmosphere Facebook Page

Apollo 13 In Real Time

NASA History Twitter

Andy Saunders- Apollo Image Restoration

Scott Manley- What Caused The Explosion That Crippled Apollo 13?

13 Minutes to the Moon- BBC World Service

NASA Resources:

NASA Resource List

Apollo 13 Home Safe- NASA YouTube

Apollo 13 Views of the Moon in 4K. NASA Goddard

Apollo 13 S-IVB Booster Impact Experiment- With Newly Discovered Audio

Lunar and Planetary Institute Apollo 13 Picture Gallery

Apollo 13- 50 Years Ago

Apollo 13 Mission Page

Houston We Have a Podcast- Apollo 13 Interview

Apollo 13 Pictures- NASA Johnson Space Center Flickr Page

Mission Audio:

Archive.org

Episode 389: Zero 2 Infinity!

John Mulnix — Thu, 02 May 2019 21:00:00 -0500

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!

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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.

Episode 385: OSIRIS-REx and Bennu, my conversation with Dan Scheeres

John Mulnix — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 09:45:00 -0600

This week we head to the asteroid Bennu with Dan Scheeres, one of the Co-Investigators on NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission.

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Episode Links:

OSIRIS-REx Mission Page

Check out all of the CU alumni that work on the OSIRIS-REx mission.
Space probe scoops up CU Boulder graduates

Check out this CU article on the mission.
Taking the measure of an asteroid

CU Boulder- NASA's OSIRIS-REx Mission

Learn morea bout Dr. Scheeres by checking out his biography.

If you're interested in the Ann and H.J. Smead Aerospace Engineering Science program, check out CU's website here.

Episode 384: Laura Forczyk and the "Rise of the Space Age Millennials"

John Mulnix — Sun, 27 Jan 2019 20:00:00 -0600

Check out my conversation with Laura Forczyk, a space consultant, scientist, author, and lover of all things space.

You can back Laura's book here on Kickstarter. Rise of the Space Age Millennials

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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Episode Links:

Astralytical- Space Analysis and Consulting

Episode 212: OSCAR-1 and Space Policy Directive- 1

John Mulnix — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 11:00:00 -0600

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Episode Links:

What are SmallSats and CubeSats?

New Space Policy Directive Calls for Human Expansion Across Solar System- NASA.gov

White House Press Release on Space Policy Directive- 1

Trump formally establishes lunar landing goal, but without details- Jeff Foust with SpaceNews.com

Check out this article for a picture of the Falcon 9 that I talked about in today's episode.
NASA sees “equivalent risk” of flying reused SpaceX booster

President Trump says we’re going back to the Moon- Eric Berger with ArsTechnica.com