The Space Shot

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

Episode  |  April 11th, 2020  |  Season 3  |  49 mins 3 secs

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

Episode 395: From Apollo to Artemis and Beyond

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

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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 380: EarthRising- Part 2

Episode  |  December 26th, 2018  |  Season 2  |  56 mins 48 secs

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Enjoy this encore presentation of the latest Cosmosphere Podcast episode.

This month we head to Hutchinson with some Space Hipsters for the Earthrising Gala. We'll also hear from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, Cosmosphere CEO Jim Remar, author Robert Kurson, and the astronauts and flight controllers from Apollo 7 and beyond.

This is part two of a two-part episode, so get listening and enjoy!

Episode 379: EarthRising- Part 1

Episode  |  December 26th, 2018  |  Season 2  |  52 mins 12 secs

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Enjoy this encore presentation of the latest Cosmosphere Podcast episode.

This month we head to Hutchinson with some Space Hipsters for the Earthrising Gala. We'll also hear from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, Cosmosphere CEO Jim Remar, author Robert Kurson, and the astronauts and flight controllers from Apollo 7 and beyond.

This is part one of a two-part episode, so get listening and enjoy!

Episode 373: From Spacecraft to Popsicle Sticks

Episode  |  July 27th, 2018  |  Season 2  |  32 mins 51 secs

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Today's episode has two for one :) The first part is episode 373 of The Space Shot and part 2 is the latest Cosmosphere Podcast. Enjoy!

Episode 356: Roger, Liftoff, and the Clock Is Started!

Episode  |  May 5th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  17 mins 16 secs

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Today's episode is a bit different than what I've done before. The mission audio from Alan Shepard's historic flight plays for the duration of the episode, with my historical notes during the first half of the episode. The last part of today's podcast is just mission audio, the short suborbital flights for Project Mercury are the perfect length for podcasts. Enjoy! :)

Episode 333: Vostok 1 and STS-1: First Flights

Episode  |  April 12th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  7 mins 27 secs

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Apologies for how I sound today, my allergies are epically bad today. We've got some massive space history milestones, so check out today's episode!

Episode 330: The Mercury Seven

Episode  |  April 9th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  12 mins 58 secs

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Happy Monday everyone! Check out today's episode for some cool historical audio :)

Episode 313: Gemini 3 and the Immolation of Mir

Episode  |  March 23rd, 2018  |  Season 1  |  7 mins 10 secs

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Happy Corned Beef Sandwich Day! A.k.a, John Young's flight on Gemini 3.

Episode 299: From Gagarin to Columbia

Episode  |  March 9th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  5 mins 21 secs

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