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    <title>The Space Shot - Episodes Tagged with “Space Shuttle Challenger”</title>
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    <description>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. 
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    <itunes:subtitle>A concentrated dose of space awesomeness, delivered right to your podcast feed.</itunes:subtitle>
    <itunes:author>John Mulnix</itunes:author>
    <itunes:summary>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. 
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  <title>Episode 93: The Shifting Shuttle Priorities</title>
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  <itunes:episode>93</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The Shifting Shuttle Priorities</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>John Mulnix</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>A quick episode for today.  Follow @johnmulnix on Instagram and Twitter and Like The Space Shot on Facebook! 
Thanks :)</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>3:46</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Episode Links: 
Ch. 15 Return to Flight: Richard H. Truly and the Recovery from the Challenger Accident.  The Rogers Commission Report (https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4219/Chapter15.html#Chapt15-29)
Office of Commercial Space Transportation (https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ast/about/faq/#p1)
This is an interesting breakdown of what the Shuttle Discovery accomplished during its lifetime.  
Shuttle Discovery By-the-Numbers: Nearly 27 Years as NASA's Space Workhorse (https://www.space.com/10938-space-shuttle-discovery-legacy-numbers.html)
Background reading for this episode: 
Developing the Space Shuttle (https://history.nasa.gov/sts1/pdfs/explore.pdf)
The Space Station: A Personal Journey (https://books.google.com/books?id=DtEH8mySnVwC&amp;amp;lpg=PA67&amp;amp;ots=wmCZJx634S&amp;amp;dq=space%20shuttle%20truck%20nixon&amp;amp;pg=PA67#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=space%20shuttle%20truck%20nixon&amp;amp;f=false)
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    <![CDATA[<p>Episode Links: </p>

<p><a href="https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4219/Chapter15.html#Chapt15-29" rel="nofollow">Ch. 15 Return to Flight: Richard H. Truly and the Recovery from the Challenger Accident.  The Rogers Commission Report</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ast/about/faq/#p1" rel="nofollow">Office of Commercial Space Transportation</a></p>

<p>This is an interesting breakdown of what the Shuttle Discovery accomplished during its lifetime.<br><br>
<a href="https://www.space.com/10938-space-shuttle-discovery-legacy-numbers.html" rel="nofollow">Shuttle Discovery By-the-Numbers: Nearly 27 Years as NASA&#39;s Space Workhorse</a></p>

<p>Background reading for this episode: </p>

<p><a href="https://history.nasa.gov/sts1/pdfs/explore.pdf" rel="nofollow">Developing the Space Shuttle</a></p>

<p><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=DtEH8mySnVwC&lpg=PA67&ots=wmCZJx634S&dq=space%20shuttle%20truck%20nixon&pg=PA67#v=onepage&q=space%20shuttle%20truck%20nixon&f=false" rel="nofollow">The Space Station: A Personal Journey</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Episode Links: </p>

<p><a href="https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4219/Chapter15.html#Chapt15-29" rel="nofollow">Ch. 15 Return to Flight: Richard H. Truly and the Recovery from the Challenger Accident.  The Rogers Commission Report</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ast/about/faq/#p1" rel="nofollow">Office of Commercial Space Transportation</a></p>

<p>This is an interesting breakdown of what the Shuttle Discovery accomplished during its lifetime.<br><br>
<a href="https://www.space.com/10938-space-shuttle-discovery-legacy-numbers.html" rel="nofollow">Shuttle Discovery By-the-Numbers: Nearly 27 Years as NASA&#39;s Space Workhorse</a></p>

<p>Background reading for this episode: </p>

<p><a href="https://history.nasa.gov/sts1/pdfs/explore.pdf" rel="nofollow">Developing the Space Shuttle</a></p>

<p><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=DtEH8mySnVwC&lpg=PA67&ots=wmCZJx634S&dq=space%20shuttle%20truck%20nixon&pg=PA67#v=onepage&q=space%20shuttle%20truck%20nixon&f=false" rel="nofollow">The Space Station: A Personal Journey</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 76: Space Drinks and Legislation</title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 29 Jul 2017 23:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>76</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Space Drinks and Legislation</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>John Mulnix</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Pop in space and the piece of legislation that created NASA.  Let me know what you think, shoot me a message on Instagram or Twitter if you like the fun pop culture bits.  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>5:54</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Episode Links: 
Russian Soyuz, with 3-man crew, set for Friday trip to space station (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/three-man-soyuz-crew-set-for-friday-launch-to-space-station/)
The Discovery of Eris (http://web.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown/planetlila/)
STS-51-F Mission Summary (https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/51-f/mission-51-f.html)
9 Weird Things That Flew on NASA's Space Shuttles (https://www.space.com/12128-9-weird-nasa-space-shuttle-cargo-mementos-countdown.html)
National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (https://history.nasa.gov/spaceact.html)
President Eisenhower Presents NASA Commissions (https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1139.html)
Why We Explore- The Birth of NASA (https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/whyweexplore/Why_We_29.html)
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    <![CDATA[<p>Episode Links: </p>

<p><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/three-man-soyuz-crew-set-for-friday-launch-to-space-station/" rel="nofollow">Russian Soyuz, with 3-man crew, set for Friday trip to space station</a></p>

<p><a href="http://web.gps.caltech.edu/%7Embrown/planetlila/" rel="nofollow">The Discovery of Eris</a></p>

<p><a href="https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/51-f/mission-51-f.html" rel="nofollow">STS-51-F Mission Summary</a><br>
<a href="https://www.space.com/12128-9-weird-nasa-space-shuttle-cargo-mementos-countdown.html" rel="nofollow">9 Weird Things That Flew on NASA&#39;s Space Shuttles</a></p>

<p><a href="https://history.nasa.gov/spaceact.html" rel="nofollow">National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958</a><br>
<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1139.html" rel="nofollow">President Eisenhower Presents NASA Commissions</a><br>
<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/whyweexplore/Why_We_29.html" rel="nofollow">Why We Explore- The Birth of NASA</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Episode Links: </p>

<p><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/three-man-soyuz-crew-set-for-friday-launch-to-space-station/" rel="nofollow">Russian Soyuz, with 3-man crew, set for Friday trip to space station</a></p>

<p><a href="http://web.gps.caltech.edu/%7Embrown/planetlila/" rel="nofollow">The Discovery of Eris</a></p>

<p><a href="https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/51-f/mission-51-f.html" rel="nofollow">STS-51-F Mission Summary</a><br>
<a href="https://www.space.com/12128-9-weird-nasa-space-shuttle-cargo-mementos-countdown.html" rel="nofollow">9 Weird Things That Flew on NASA&#39;s Space Shuttles</a></p>

<p><a href="https://history.nasa.gov/spaceact.html" rel="nofollow">National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958</a><br>
<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1139.html" rel="nofollow">President Eisenhower Presents NASA Commissions</a><br>
<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/whyweexplore/Why_We_29.html" rel="nofollow">Why We Explore- The Birth of NASA</a></p>]]>
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