The Space Shot

Episode 395: From Apollo to Artemis and Beyond

Episode  |  August 4th, 2019  |  Season 3  |  49 mins 1 sec

apollo, apollo 11, apollo 11 50th, apollo 13, apollo 50, apollo 50th, artemis, cold war, gemini, history, luna, mercury, moon, moon landing, nasa, nasa apollo, nasa artemis, nasa history, space, space history, space race

From Apollo to Artemis and Beyond. In this episode, you'll hear my presentation I gave a few weeks ago. I covered space history, from before the Apollo program, up to present-day initiatives.

Episode 394: Go, Flight! A Conversation with Author Rick Houston

Episode  |  July 18th, 2019  |  Season 3  |  21 mins 52 secs

apollo, apollo 11, apollo 50, flight controller, go flight, johnson space center, jsc, milt heflin, mission control, mocr, mocr 2, nasa, nasa flight controller, nasa history, nasa mission control, nasa podcast, oral history, rick houston, space history, space podcast

In this special edition of the Cosmosphere Podcast we hear from author Rick Houston about the book that he co-authored. It's called "Go, Flight! The Unsung Heroes of Mission Control."

Episode 393: Mission Control, Mission Accomplished and Mars Curiosity with Sarah Lamm

Episode  |  July 18th, 2019  |  Season 3  |  41 mins 58 secs

apollo, apollo 11, apollo 11 50th, cosmosphere, cosmosphere podcast, flight controller, history podcast, houston, jim remar, johnson space center, jsc, mission control, mocr, nasa, nasa history, sarah lamm, space, space history, space podcast

Check out Episode 17 of the Cosmosphere Podcast. This month we hear from the Cosmosphere CEO and President Jim Remar. He gives us an update on the completed MOCR restoration. We also talked with Sarah Lamm, a graduate student, science communicator, and Solar System Ambassador about her work. You'll also hear from Carla about what's up at the Cosmosphere this summer.

Episode 390: SpaceWorks is GO for MOCR Restoration!

Episode  |  May 27th, 2019  |  Season 2  |  28 mins 55 secs

apollo, apollo 50th, cosmosphere, flight controller, johnson space center, jsc, mission control, mocr, nasa history, nasa podcast, space history, space podcast, spaceworks

Check out this encore presentation of Episode 16 of the Cosmosphere Podcast. I have lost my voice and can't really speak right now, so the first episode of season 3 is delayed until I get my voice back.

This month we are catching up with Jack at the Cosmosphere's SpaceWorks division. We talked about the completion of the MOCR Console restoration project. You'll also hear from Carla about what's up at the Cosmosphere this summer. It's a packed episode, so listen in today.

Episode 387: Rod Pyle- Space 2.0: How Private Spaceflight, a Resurgent NASA, and International Partners are Creating a New Space Age

Episode  |  March 17th, 2019  |  Season 2  |  41 mins 21 secs

author interview, blue origin, book, book interview, commercial space, commercial spaceflight, history, nasa, new space, nss, rod pyle, space 2.0, space history, spaceflight, spacex, ula, virgin galactic

This week we chat with author, historian, and all around great guy, Rod Pyle about his latest book, "Space 2.0: How Private Spaceflight, a Resurgent NASA, and International Partners are Creating a New Space Age."

I really enjoyed this conversation and I'm looking forward to having him on again in the future!

Episode 386: Commercial Space Roundup

Episode  |  March 10th, 2019  |  Season 2  |  12 mins 53 secs

apollo, blue origin, commercial crew, commercial space, crew dragon, crewed spaceflight, dragon, falcon 9, human spaceflight, jeff bezos, nasa, nasa news, space history, space news, spaceflight, spacex, spacex crew, spacex dragon, stratolaunch, virgin galactic

This episode is coming out a bit later than I had hoped. I've been stretched a bit thin between work and home, so apologies for this being out a week later than planned.

Episode 382: Lois Huneycutt- The Space Hipsters Book Prize!

Episode  |  January 11th, 2019  |  Season 2  |  18 mins 28 secs

books, elon musk, endurance, history books, reading, scott kelly, space, space books, space hipsters, space history, space history books, spaceflight, spacex, starship, starship hopper

Welcome to 2019! For today's episode, I spoke with Lois Huneycutt about the Space Hipsters Book Prize. Download and subscribe today!

Episode 381: 2018- Year In Review

Episode  |  December 31st, 2018  |  Season 2  |  16 mins 16 secs

bennu, delta ii, earthrise, earthrising, falcon 9, falcon heavy, mars, new horizons, opportunity, opportunity rover, osiris-rex, pluto, rockets, space history, space news, spacex, starship, ula, ultima thule, voyager, year in review

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!

Episode 376: A MOCR Update from Jim Remar plus Earthrising

Episode  |  October 23rd, 2018  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 3 mins

apollo, cosmosphere, gemini, history, houston, jim remar, mercury, mission control, mission control room, mocr, mocr restoration, nasa, space, space history, spaceworks

Regular episodes are coming soon! I have been editing video, writing social media content for my day job, and generally staying completely busy. This has dug into my free time considerably so thank you for your patience and for listening to each episode. I've got some excellent news to share next episode so stay tuned. For now, enjoy the latest Cosmosphere Podcast episode!

Episode 343: Storytelling in the Space Age- Part 2

Episode  |  April 22nd, 2018  |  Season 1  |  31 mins 43 secs

history, pop culture, space, space history, storytelling

Happy Sunday! Here's part 2 of my speech, Storytelling in the Space Age.