The Space Shot - Episodes Tagged with “Space Shuttle”

Episode 416: This Week in Space History- March 9th to the 15th

John Mulnix — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 15:00:00 -0500

More space history! I cover everything from Yuri Gagarin to Forbidden Planet this week, check it out.

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Yuri Gagarin- NASA.gov

Pioneer 5

STS-123-NASA

X-38- NASA fact sheet

STS-29- NASA

Episode 408: This Week in Space History- January 20th to the 26th

John Mulnix — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 13:00:00 -0600

Lots of 1960's space history this week, plus some SpaceX news. Let's dive in!

My top ten space movies episode is still coming, I've decided to watch some of these movies again so I can properly rank them. I also have a decade in review episode coming soon, it's going to be a retrospective of the big events of the 2010's and a look forward to what I'm excited for in the 2020's.

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SpaceX/NASA video
SpaceX Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort Test

Rocket Lab: "I never want to hold again"

Episode 14: "Able & Miss Baker: The Monkeynauts"

Episode 31: "Difference Engines, Albert II, and the V-2"

Miss Sam Launch Details-
Ebook- "NASA Historical Data Book: Programs and projects, 1958-1968"

Apollo 5

Falcon Heavy Demo Static Fire

STS-42

STS-42 Video Debrief- National Space Society

STS-89 Video Debrief- National Space Society

South Atlantic Anomaly

TIROS Satellites

ITOS 1

OSCAR 1

Voyager 2 Uranus Images

Uranus- Moons In-Depth

Miranda In-Depth

Episode 91: "WorldView 3, Echo 1, MRO, and Galileo"

Project Echo

NASA's Clementine Mission

Ranger 3

Episode 400: The Week in Space History- November 4th to the 10th

John Mulnix — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 12:00:00 -0600

The week in space history for November 4th to the 10th.

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Here's a cool NASA page with images of the aurora here on Earth during this storm. NASA

NASA's Lunar Orbiter 2 Mission Page

STS-51A"For Sale"

Apollo 4- NASA Mission Page

Episode 399: The Week in Space History- October 28th to November 3rd

John Mulnix — Thu, 31 Oct 2019 22:00:00 -0500

The week in space history for October 28th to November 3rd. I'm still working through some computer issues. I think I've narrowed things down to a faulty keyboard cable on my laptop that I'm repairing this weekend. I'm still unable to record directly on my Mac, so I'm going through a few extra steps to record podcasts right now. Bear with me as I work through these technical issues.

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John Glenn Returns to Space

NASA Profile- John Glenn

YouTube- STS-95 Video Highlights

LLTV- NASA website

Neil Armstrong speaks about the LLRV

STS-61A Post Flight Video- National Space Society

Expedition 1- NASA mission page

Liftoff of Expedition 1

Expedition 1- Ships Logs

Explorer 8

Mariner 10

STS-66

Episode 398: The Week in Space History- October 21st-27th

John Mulnix — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 23:00:00 -0500

The week in space history for October 21st to the 27th. Apologies for the delay in getting this out. I had some computer difficulties, the joys of an aging laptop, which put me behind.

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Cosmo.org- Everything Under the Stars

Penetrating the Iron Curtain- CIA.gov

Resolving the Missile Gap- Paywall

STS-120 NASA.gov

The Mississippi Test Facility

The Final Free Flight of the Enterprise

Saturn I- First Flight

Episode 397: The Week in Space History- October 14th-20th

John Mulnix — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 08:00:00 -0500

The week in space history for October 14th to the 20th. Bell X-1, Cassini, Galileo, BepiColombo, and six scrubs and a launch.

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Cosmo.org- Everything Under the Stars

Bell X-1 NASA Fact Sheet

I wrote a piece about Cassini that’s available on Medium.com, check it out:
Cassini’s Launch

GOES Satellite Images

Galileo NASA Mission Page

What the Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impact Taught Us- Planetary.org

ESA- BepiColombo

STS-73 Post Flight Presentation- YouTube

Episode 373: From Spacecraft to Popsicle Sticks

John Mulnix — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 20:00:00 -0500

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!

Welcome to season 2! The podcast is shifting to a weekly format with longer in-depth episodes covering historical topics, book reviews, interviews, and more. Make sure to stay subscribed because the content for this season is going to be phenomenal. I have incredible guests lined up, and I'm looking forward to sharing their stories and expertise with all of you!

A huge shout out to all the new fans of The Space Shot on Facebook! Welcome to the podcast, I'm glad you could join us!

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VSS Unity- Virgin Galactic

New Shepard Test Nine- NASAspaceflight.com

Blue Origin- News

SpaceX Second Launch in Three Days- SpaceflightNow.com

NASA Commercial Crew Announcement- Space.com

Mars' South Pole May Hide a Large Underground Lake- Space.com

Adult Astronaut Adventure

MOCR Delivery- Cosmosphere Blog

A huge thank you to Benoit Darcy, from Paris France for allowing us to use music from the album "Apollo" for the podcast. The song in the podcast titles is called "Hypergolic" and is available through streaming services as well as iTunes.
Apollo - EP Away From Earth

Episode 364: Thor-Delta and Wakeup Songs

John Mulnix — Sun, 13 May 2018 02:00:00 -0500

Happy Sunday and an even happier Episode 365 eve! :)

A huge shout out to all the new fans of The Space Shot on Facebook! Welcome to the podcast, I'm glad you could join us!

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The Space Shot- Episode 91

Echo 1

STS-125 Wakeup Calls

Episode 358: The First Flight of Endeavour

John Mulnix — Mon, 07 May 2018 10:00:00 -0500

Happy Monday! I hope all of you have a fantastic week :)

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STS-49 Mission Page

STS-49 Mission Archive

NASA Space Shuttle Era Fact Sheet (PDF)

NASA Endeavour

National Space Society- STS-49 Post Flight Video

Episode 350: Of Challenger and Difficult to Pronounce Names

John Mulnix — Sun, 29 Apr 2018 00:30:00 -0500

350 episodes, that's kinda nuts. This Sunday, take some time to get outside, go for a walk, listen to the podcast, and enjoy what is hopefully some well earned time off.

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Astronaut John Lind- JSC Oral History Project

The launch of New Shepard will most likely be visible by following a link at Blue Origin's website, check it out.
Blue Origin

STS-51B Mission Page

Lodewijk van den Berg- NASA Biography

STS-51B Mission Highlights Video

Episode 349: CALIPSO, Discovery, and Tito

John Mulnix — Sat, 28 Apr 2018 01:00:00 -0500

It's Saturday, which means a lot of you are probably lounging around at home. Take a minute and leave a review for the podcast on iTunes, reviews really do help more people find out about the podcast. Thanks! :)

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CALIPSO Mission Page

CloudSat-CALIPSO Launch Press Kit (PDF)

Educators, this website has some information on a lot of Earth science missions, so be sure to check it out.
The Afternoon Constellation- The "A-Train" NASA

This was the visualization I was talking about in today's episode.
CALIPSO observes Saharan dust crossing the Atlantic Ocean

This version of the video has some commentary.
NASA | Satellite Tracks Saharan Dust to Amazon in 3-D

STS-39 Mission Page

STS-39 Press Kit (PDF)

World's first space tourist 10 years on: Dennis Tito- BBC

Episode 347: Cassini and Ham

John Mulnix — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 21:00:00 -0500

Today we go from Venus with Cassini to Earth with Ham. Ms. Daisy meowed a bit in today's episode. I've spent the day catching up on some work around the house and have neglected her, I had to pay for this neglect with her cries during today's episode ;)

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Cassini Completes First Venus Flyby

Cassini Mission Timeline

Qatar Airways Flight QR 921 Auckland - Doha, FlightMapper.net

STS-55 Mission Page

STS-55 PRESS KIT

Ham Radios in Space

International Space Station Ham Radio

Contact the ISS- Amateur Radio on the International Space Station

SAREX NASA Fact Sheet

Episode 345: Hubble Launches

John Mulnix — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 15:00:00 -0500

The Hubble Space Telescope launched 28 years ago today! Listen in to hear a little bit about that mission and one of the astronauts that flew on STS-31.

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STS-31 Mission Page

Discovery Launches with Hubble Space Telescope

IMAX Photographs Hubble Space Telescope

Hubble Space Telescope Launch, Space Shuttle Discovery STS-31 Highlights 1990 NASA- YouTube

Episode 335: Dry Lakes and Columbia

John Mulnix — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 19:00:00 -0500

Happy Saturday! Apologies for the delay getting yesterday's episode out. I'm not sure what was wrong, but everything worked alright today, so maybe it was just a weird Friday the 13th thing.

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NASA Armstrong Fact Sheet: The Dry Lakes

April 14, 1981, Landing of First Space Shuttle Mission

April 14, 1981- Crowds at Edwards Air Force Base

Touchdown! Landing the First Shuttle Mission

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

John Mulnix — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 14:00:00 -0500

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!

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[Declassified documents offer a new perspective on Yuri Gagarin’s flight

Asif Siddiqi](http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2844/1)

Challenge to Apollo- Asif Siddiqi (PDF)

Yuri Gagarin: First Man in Space

The Flight of Vostok 1

What Yuri Gagarin Saw on First Space Flight

Why Yuri Gagarin Remains the First Man in Space, Even Though He Did Not Land Inside His Spacecraft

Gemini 4 Astronauts Meet Yuri Gagarin

Fallen Astronaut

Robert E. Stevenson- Oral History Interview

STS-1 NASA Mission Page

STS-1 Press Kit (PDF)

STS-1 NASA Mission Page 2

Episode 329: Gemini 1, Discovery, and Atlantis

John Mulnix — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 21:00:00 -0500

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Twitter- Digital Globe

Gemini 1- NASA Mission Page

STS-56 Mission Page

STS-110

NASA Astronaut Dr. Ellen Ochoa

Ellen Ochoa- Biography (PDF)

Episode 328: Catching Up With Compton

John Mulnix — Sat, 07 Apr 2018 21:00:00 -0500

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NASA Celebrates 25 Years of Breakthrough Gamma-ray Science

Episode 320: Reused Rockets and White Sands

John Mulnix — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 10:00:00 -0500

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SpaceX- SES-10 Mission

Jack Lousma- JSC Oral History

I forgot to mention this in today's episode. This landing featured a wheelie ;)
'A Kind of Wheelie': The Desert Landing of STS-3

STS-3 Mission Page

Space Shuttle Flight 3 Video- National Space Society

White Sands Space Harbor- NASA

Episode 314: Falcon 1- Flight 1, Atlantis, and Jules Verne

John Mulnix — Sat, 24 Mar 2018 10:00:00 -0500

Happy Saturday, I hope everyone is having a fantastic weekend!

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The von Braun and Verne connection is something I will discuss in further detail soon. Check out below in the show notes for some links and notes.

Matthew Travis has this great video on YouTube. It covers the entire flight From Kwajelein
Launch And Crash Of The First SpaceX Falcon 1 Rocket From Kwajelein

Atlantis STS-45 Video Highlights

"MR-BD is not MR-3"- This New Ocean: A History of Project Mercury

This biography of von Braun has some mention of Jules Verne.

Biography of Wernher von Braun- Marshall Space Flight Center

From the Earth to the Moon- NASA educational archival website

This is a subject I plan on exploring a bit more before too long. I like how sci-fi helped inspire older generations of scientists, just as modern sci-fi is doing the same. Check out this article on von Braun and Disney.
Article on Von Braun and Walt Disney

NASA- von Braun Biography

Episode 312: STS-3: No More White External Tanks

John Mulnix — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 19:00:00 -0500

Two Shuttle flights, plus a birthday and a mission announcement. Download today's episode and get to listening!

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ARIEL Mission Page

Space Shuttle Era: External Tank and Boosters

Jack Robert Lousma- NASA Biography

STS-3 Mission Page- NASA

STS-3 Video Presentation- National Space Society

STS-76 Mission Page- NASA

Shannon Lucid- Biography

STS-76 Video Presentation- National Space Society

William Shatner- IMDB

Episode 292: Pioneering with Pioneer 10

John Mulnix — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 21:00:00 -0600

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I'm still fighting a cold, so apologies for sounding pretty rough in today's episode. Still, I've got a daily podcast to run, so on with the podcast!

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Spaceflight Now Launch Schedule

NASA also has a launch and landing webpage. You can check it out here.
[Launches and Landings- NASA](spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/)

James Webb Space Telescope- GAO

Pioneer 10 Mission Page

Pioneer 10 Spacecraft Sends Last Signal- NASA

STS-67 Mission Page- NASA

Protein Crystals in Microgravity- NASA

Episode 291: Venusian Missions, a Hubble Servicing Mission, Two SpaceX Launches, and 340 Days in Space

John Mulnix — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 17:00:00 -0600

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Venera 3- NASA

Venera 13 Descent Craft- NASA

STS-109- Hubble Servicing Mission

CRS-2 Press Kit

NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly Returns Safely to Earth after One-Year Mission

Episode 290: Discoverer 1, STS-36, and Some News!

John Mulnix — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 23:00:00 -0600

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Falcon 9 launch to wait until after Atlas 5 mission- Jeff Foust

Soyuz With Expedition 54 Trio Aboard Returns to Earth- NASA

Discoverer 1- NASA

Now You See It: 25 Years Since the Mysterious Mission of STS-36 (Part 1)

Now You Don't: 25 Years Since the Mysterious Mission of STS-36 (Part 2)

Episode 286: STS-133 The Final Flight of Discovery

John Mulnix — Sat, 24 Feb 2018 11:30:00 -0600

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STS-133: Final Flight of Discovery- NASA

STS-133 Press Kit

Spaceflight Now- Launch Schedule

Collect Space- STS-133 Flight Journal

Episode 276: NEAR Shoemaker, Voyager 1, Solar Max, and Sky-Brasil 1

John Mulnix — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 09:00:00 -0600

Happy Valentine's Day! Thank you for making me part of your daily routine! Now, on with the podcast!

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Eugene Shoemaker Ahes Carried on Lunar Prospector

Voyager- NASA

The Solar Maximum Mission

A Pale Blue Dot- Planetary.org

Ariane 5 launches SKY Brasil-1 and Telkom-3S satellites- NASASpaceflight.com

Falcon 9 static fires at Vandenberg ahead of Paz + Starlink launch

Spaceflight Now Launch Schedule

Episode 273: Hubble, Radar, Solar Dynamics, and DSCOVR

John Mulnix — Sun, 11 Feb 2018 03:00:00 -0600

Happy Sunday everyone! This week has been jam-packed. I hope you enjoyed my New Horizons interview the past two episodes. Shoot me a message with your thoughts. Thanks to everyone that's subscribed to the podcast. If you could do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast, I'd appreciate it! If you take a screenshot of your review and send it to @johnmulnix, pretty much anywhere on the Internet, I will send you a Space Shot sticker and a thank you!

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Hubble Servicing Missions Overview

Scientists and engineers push for servicing and assembly of future space observatories- Jeff Foust- SpaceNews.com

STS-99

Shuttle Radar Topography Mission

Shuttle Radar Topography Information

SDO- Solar Dynamics Observatory

SpaceX DSCOVR Launch

DSCOVR Mission Page

DSCOVR EPIC Camera

From a Million Miles Away, NASA Camera Shows Moon Crossing Face of Earth- NASA.gov

Episode 265: Luna 9, STS-41-B, STS-60, and STS-63

John Mulnix — Sat, 03 Feb 2018 21:00:00 -0600

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STS-41-B Mission Summary- NASA

Space Shuttle Flight 10 (STS-41B)- National Space Society Post Flight Conference Video

STS-60 Mission Summary- NASA

Space Shuttle Flight 60 (STS-60)- National Space Society Post Flight Conference Video

STS-63 Mission Summary

Space Shuttle Flight 67 (STS-63)- National Space Society Post Flight Conference Video

The Space Shot- Episode 70

SpaceX confirms it will try to land all of Falcon Heavy's boosters- Engadget.com

Episode 253: Apollo 5, Discovery, Endeavour, and a Falcon Heavy Update

John Mulnix — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 08:00:00 -0600

Happy Monday! Today's episode is packed, so let's dive in!

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Apollo 5 Mission Page

STS-42 Mission Page

STS-42 Video Post Flight Presentation- National Space Society

STS-89 Mission Page

STS-89 Video Post Flight Presentation- National Space Society

Check out this Universe Today article by Nancy Atkinson.
'Seeing' Cosmic Rays in Space

SpaceX: Iridium-5 to launch in March; government shutdown creates manifest uncertainty- Chris Gebhardt, NASASpaceflight.com

Shutdown means SpaceX can’t test its Falcon Heavy rocket, creating further delays- Loren Grush, The Verge

NASA's Van Allen Probes Spot an Impenetrable Barrier in Space

What is the SOuth Atlantic Anomaly?

Episode 247: STS-107- Columbia’s Last Launch

John Mulnix — Tue, 16 Jan 2018 23:00:00 -0600

Apologies for the late release today!

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I will have more links to Columbia resources over the coming weeks.

STS-107 Mission Archive- NASA

Columbia Crew Profiles- NASA

STS-27 Tile Damage and a few other missions are briefly talked about on this episode.

This is a great read if you want to learn more about what's going on with Zuma.
The mystery of Zuma by Jeff Foust

Episode 244: Black Holes and the "Double Burp"

John Mulnix — Sat, 13 Jan 2018 12:00:00 -0600

Today's episode has some ULA and SpaceX news, plus black holes.

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NASA Science to Return to Earth aboard SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft- NASA.gov

STS-54 Video Recap

Massive Black Holes Dwell in Most Galaxies, According to Hubble Census- January 13th, 1997

Researchers Catch Supermassive Black Hole Burping - Twice

Chandra- Double Burp Press Release

American Astronomical Society Website

Anatomy of a Black Hole

Episode 243: Atlantis, Columbia, Korolev and Deep Impact

John Mulnix — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 10:00:00 -0600

SpaceX Static Fire update, launch update, some shuttle history, and pop culture. Check out today's episode!

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I forgot to mention this in today's episode. Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch tweeted his support for SpaceX, adding another layer of complexity to an already murky story. Here's his Tweet.
Matt Desch- @IridiumBoss

Pentagon: Ask SpaceX about Zuma. SpaceX: That’s not our story to tell- Eric Berger, Ars Technica

SpaceX Falcon Heavy completes successful rehearsal, static fire pushed back due to bug in launch pad hardware- Eric Ralph, Teslarati

Deep Impact Mission Page

Sergei Korolev NASA Biography

Sergei Korolev ESA Biography

Episode 242: Launches, Endeavour, and the Botany Bay

John Mulnix — Thu, 11 Jan 2018 07:00:00 -0600

SpaceX Static Fire update, launch update, some shuttle history, and pop culture. Check out today's episode!

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National Space Society- STS-72 Post Flight Presentation

STS-72 Mission Page (newer NASA website)

Check out this link, it's a great resource.
Spaceflight Now- Launch Schedule

Episode 240: LDEF and a SpaceX Zuma Mission Update

John Mulnix — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 09:00:00 -0600

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Did SpaceX’s secret Zuma mission actually fail? Loren Grush- The Verge

Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF)

LDEF Picture

STS-32- NASA Mission Page

Space Shuttle Flight 33 (STS-32)- Video Recap at National Space Society

Episode 236: Space Horizons at the end of Apollo

John Mulnix — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 08:00:00 -0600

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President Nixon's 1972 Announcement on the Space Shuttle

Episode 205: STS-88 & 108- Routine Spaceflight- Is This Why Everyone Loves to Hate the Shuttle?

John Mulnix — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 16:00:00 -0600

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Visit the Cosmosphere! Learn more here

The Cosmosphere Podcast- iTunes Link

STS-88 Mission Page

STS-108 Mission Page

Episode 203: Pioneer 10, Falcon 9, and Hubble Part 3

John Mulnix — Sun, 03 Dec 2017 03:30:00 -0600

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NASA Extends Hubble Space Telescope Science Operations Contract

STS-61 Mission Summary

STS-61 Video Highlights- National Space Society (Starts mid video, 8 minutes, 15 seconds.)

NASA Johnson Space Center Oral History Project- Richard O. Covey

Episode 202: Four Shuttles Walk Into a Bar... Hubble Part 2

John Mulnix — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 03:30:00 -0600

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Legendary Commander Tells Story of Shuttle's Close Call- Spaceflight Now

Secret Space Shuttles

STS-27 Mission Summary

NASA Technical Reports Server

STS-35 Mission Summary

STS-35 Video Highlights- National Space Society

STS-53 Mission Summary

STS-53 Video Highlights- National Space Society

STS-61 Mission Summary

STS-61 Video Highlights- National Space Society

NASA Johnson Space Center Oral History Project- Richard O. Covey

Episode 201: Hubble Part 1

John Mulnix — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 03:30:00 -0600

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I forgot to mention this link in the episode! NASA has a Hubble Space Telescope Channel that's totally worth checking out! Here is that link:
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope- YouTube

PBS NOVA Documentary on Hubble

NASA- About the Hubble Space Telescope

Hubblesite.org- Eyeglasses for Hubble

STS-61 Hubble Servicing Mission 1

Episode 200: Endeavour. Oh, and 200 Episodes!

John Mulnix — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 03:30:00 -0600

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James Cook and the Transit of Venus

NASA- STS-97

STS-97

STS-97 Mission Highlights

STS-97 Press Kit

Episode 198: Spacelab 1, Mariner 4, and a Pulsar

John Mulnix — Tue, 28 Nov 2017 03:30:00 -0600

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STS-9 National Space Society Mission Post Flight Presentation

Spacelab Paved Critical Path to Space Station

Spacelab- An International Short-Stay Orbiting Laboratory

Mariner 4

Caltech- Alone in the Darkness: Mariner 4 to Mars, 50 Years Later

Fraser Cain- What Is A Pulsar?

Episode 194: Atlantis, Cooking, and Relaxing

John Mulnix — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 03:30:00 -0600

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Out of This World Thanksgiving

Sandra Magnus' Journal
Food and Cooking in Space

Taste in Space- YouTube Video

Thanksgiving…in Space

Thanksgiving in Space Means Turkey, Work and Football for Astronauts

STS-44 Mission Page

Episode 193: New Shepard and Endeavour

John Mulnix — Thu, 23 Nov 2017 03:30:00 -0600

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Blue Origin- New Shepard Website

Blue Origin enlarges New Glenn’s payload fairing, preparing to debut upgraded New Shepard-
SpaceNews.com

Blue Origin Flies — and Lands — New Shepard Suborbital Spacecraft- SpaceNews.com

STS-113 NASA

STS-113 Video Highlights

The Slowest and Fastest Train in the Universe- The Mobile Transporter- NASA

STS-113 Overview PDF

Episode 192: First Contact

John Mulnix — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 03:00:00 -0600

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Star Trek: First Contact- IMDb

Star Trek: First Contact- Memory Alpha

Amazon.com- Star Trek: First Contact

Special Message to Congress on Urgent National Needs, 25 May 1961

Episode 189: A Landing & Rendezvous at the Ocean of Storms

John Mulnix — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 22:00:00 -0600

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Playing through these tracks isn't for the faint of heart, they aren't organized very well, and it takes a mix of scrolling through PDFs and fast-forwarding to find the right spot in the audio.
Apollo 12 Audio- Archive.org

Apollo 12 Mission Page- NASA

Surveyor 3 & Apollo 12 Rendezvous

Apollo 12 Multimedia Page

"The Pinpoint Mission..."

STS-80

STS-87

Episode 186: ISS Assembly Flight, Dogs, Space Flight Europe-America 500, & JFK

John Mulnix — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 14:00:00 -0600

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STS-129 Mission Overview

SpaceX Press Release

The Story Behind This Astronaut's Viral Photo Is Even Cuter Than His Dogs- Rae Paoletta

Museum of Flight- Goodwill Launch

Episode 185: Buran

John Mulnix — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 13:00:00 -0600

I had some microphone issues this morning and figured it out after I had already finished recording today's episode. Apologies if you hear any issues!

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Buran Energia- S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation

Rockets and People PDF

Eight feared dead in Baikonur hangar collapse- Spaceflight Now

Archived NASA page- Buran

STS-38

SAS-2/B

Episode 182: Crossing the Rubicon

John Mulnix — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 12:00:00 -0600

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If you enjoy pour over coffee as much as I do, do yourself a favor and snag some coffee from Harbinger. I'm partial to Kenyan and Ethiopian coffees, but they have a selection that fits all palates.
Harbinger Coffee

Voyager 1 Saturn Flyby

STS-2

STS-74

Episode 179: Untitled Episode

John Mulnix — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 23:00:00 -0600

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Apollo 4

All Up Test- Apollo 4 Flight

Apollo 4 Rollout

Endeavour- California Science Center

Episode 178: The Episode Where I Find out I Need a Self-Driving Car

John Mulnix — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 23:45:00 -0600

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STS-51A

STS-51A Video Highlights

Remembering Astronaut Dale Gardner

Episode 173: Sputnik 2, Explorer 8, Mariner 10, and STS-66

John Mulnix — Fri, 03 Nov 2017 12:00:00 -0500

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Episode 168: John Glenn and Discovery

John Mulnix — Sun, 29 Oct 2017 21:00:00 -0500

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STS-95 Mission Summary

John Glenn Returns to Space

Profile of John Glenn- A wonderful tribute to an incredible man

Glenn Unable to Perform Experiment Planned for Space Flight- NYT

STS-95 Mission Highlights- YouTube- 1hr 24 minutes

Episode 165: The Final Free Flight of the Enterprise

John Mulnix — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 16:00:00 -0500

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Medium.com- The Final Free Flight of the Enterprise

The Last Enterprise Landing- Picture

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Archived NASA Page- The Enterprise

Shuttle Launch Sites

ESA- Space Shuttle Missions

Episode 161: LAGEOS

John Mulnix — Sun, 22 Oct 2017 19:00:00 -0500

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Update! Here is the link to the plaque I talked about. I forgot to mention it last night. Carl Sagan Designed Plaque

This video gives some details on the first LAGEOS satellite, it is similar enough to LAGEOS 2 that I'm including this link here.
LAGEOS 1- YouTube Video

LAGEOS 1 & 2

STS-52 Press Kit PDF

STS-52 Mission Page

Episode 159: Six Scrubs and a Launch

John Mulnix — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 15:45:00 -0500

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STS-73 Mission Summary

STS-73 Onboard Photo: United States Microgravity Laboratory (USML-2)

Kent Rominger- NASA Biography

This Week in NASA History: US Microgravity Laboratory-2 Launches – Oct. 20, 1995

Space Shuttle Is Launched On 16-Day Science Mission

Space Shuttle Flight 72 (STS-73) Post Flight Presentation

Blue Origin just sent a jolt through the aerospace industry

Episode 157: Galileo

John Mulnix — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 20:00:00 -0500

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Click on the image titled Fragment W: Four Image Composite. It shows where the fragments impacted by superimposing a grid on the night side of Jupiter.
Galileo Image Gallery: Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9

This image shows Jupiter in the Ultraviolet spectrum. The impacts from the comet are clearly visible. To give you a sense of perspective, some of the disturbances in Jupiter's clouds are larger than Earth.
Hubble Space Telescope Image of Fragment BDGLNQ12R Impacts

Frequently Asked Questions about the Collision of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter

Galileo Legacy Mission Page

Galileo Mission Page

STS-34 Press Kit PDF

STS-34 Mission Video Highlights

Episode 139: Serenity and Goooood Morning Discovery!

John Mulnix — Sat, 30 Sep 2017 23:00:00 -0500

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Check out this video, it's pretty wild. I can't imagine the letdown from that adrenaline rush.
Discovery Pad Abort Video

I found this page while researching the different abort methods for Shuttle launches. I'm glad that astronauts never had to use these procedures.

Inflight Crew Escape System

STS-26 Wakeup Call: Robin Williams and Space Shuttle Discovery

Serenity

The movie "Serenity" not to be confused with serenity now

Episode 138: SpaceX, CASSIOPE, and Discovery

John Mulnix — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 15:30:00 -0500

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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 126: Tsiolkovsky, the Enterprise, and a Dragon Mission

John Mulnix — Sun, 17 Sep 2017 19:00:00 -0500

Space history, pop culture, and current events, it's a packed episode so download this and get listening. I'd also love if you could share the podcast with your friends and family, it would mean a lot to me if you did!

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NASA- Konstantin E. Tsiolkovsky

NASA- The Shuttle Enterprise

SpaceX Twitter Status Update- CRS-12

SpaceX- Dragon Resupply Mission

Spaceflight Now- SpaceX launches cargo capsule full of science experiments

Episode 125: Untitled Episode

John Mulnix — Sat, 16 Sep 2017 20:00:00 -0500

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Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer

Episode 118: Atlantis, Conestoga 1, and Discovery

John Mulnix — Sat, 09 Sep 2017 14:00:00 -0500

A quick episode today, I'm traveling and working, so it's a busy day here in South Dakota.

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Wired- Liftoff! The First Private Rocket Launch

Cassini Reveals New Ring Quirks, Shadows During Saturn Equinox

NASA STS-64 Mission Page

NASA STS-115 Mission Page

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 35th Anniversary
The Director’s Cut

Episode 117: The Man Trap

John Mulnix — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 23:00:00 -0500

Star Trek, Cassini, rocket launches, and Genesis. It's a packed episode, so download it and get listening.

Sorry this one is coming out so late in the day. My day job keeps me busy for about half the day, and the other part of the day I'm researching, writing, and recording the podcast. Thanks to everyone that's left a review for the show, it means a ton to me!

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Memory Alpha- The Man Trap

Memory Alpha- Star Trek: The Original Series

Amazon.com- The Man Trap (Remastered)

Cassini Countdown #7- This is a cool visualization that shows a flyover of Titan's seas. Check it out!
Flying over an Extraterrestrial Land of Lakes

STS-106 NASA Mission Page

Surveyor 5 NASA Mission Summary

Genesis- NASA Mission Summary

Genesis Solar Wind Samples

Episode 116: SpaceX, Endeavour, Cassini Countdown #8

John Mulnix — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 23:15:00 -0500

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 108: First Flights and "Icicles"

John Mulnix — Wed, 30 Aug 2017 22:00:00 -0500

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Jeff Foust- Space News- Dream Chaser completes captive carry test flight

STS-8 Mission Page

Guion "Guy" Bluford- NASA Biography

STS-8 Mission Post-Flight Video

STS-41-D Mission Page

STS-41-D Mission Archive Page

Charles D. Walker- Johnson Space Center Oral History Transcript

Episode 107: Space Oddity

John Mulnix — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 22:00:00 -0500

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Adam Savage Incognito at Comic-Con 2015 (with Astronaut Chris Hadfield!)

Space Oddity

Twitter- Chris Hadfield

This is his personal website, where you can find out where he will be speaking and follow his social media accounts.
chrisadfield.ca

Canadian Space Agency- Biography

Space Oddity- Post by Chris after the death of David Bowie

David Bowie: How Chris Hadfield's 'Space Oddity' cover from orbit was helped by the 'Starman'

Episode 106: Nimbus 1 & Space Email

John Mulnix — Mon, 28 Aug 2017 22:00:00 -0500

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NASA- Nimbus: 40th Anniversary

NASA Nimbus 1 Mission Page

STS-128 Press Kit

STS-43 Mission Page

First e-mail sent from space

Episode 93: The Shifting Shuttle Priorities

John Mulnix — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 22:00:00 -0500

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Ch. 15 Return to Flight: Richard H. Truly and the Recovery from the Challenger Accident. The Rogers Commission Report

Office of Commercial Space Transportation

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

Background reading for this episode:

Developing the Space Shuttle

The Space Station: A Personal Journey

Episode 90: The Enterprise

John Mulnix — Sat, 12 Aug 2017 23:00:00 -0500

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Enterprise OV-101- NASA Archived Webpage

Star Trek Fans Win on Space Shuttle- Associated Press

Gerald Ford Presidential Library

Enterprise Background- NASA.gov

Video- Space Shuttle Enterprise- Approach Landing Test Flight 1

Shuttle's maiden solo flight Friday- Beaver County Times- August 11, 1977

USS Enterprise- List of Ships in the United States Navy and fictional Star Trek ships

Navy to Give Final Farewell to USS Enterprise at Decommissioning

Matt Jefferies- Obituary- StarTrek.com

Matt Jefferies Official Website

U.S. Department of Defense News Release

Episode 86: Rocket Launches, Venus, and The Expanse

John Mulnix — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 23:00:00 -0500

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I love reading this series, and I'm so pumped for the next season!

The Expanse- Season 3- Official San Diego Comic Con 2017 Trailer

STS-28 Mission Summary

STS-118 Mission Summary

Genesis- Search for Origins
Space.com- Official: Genesis Pre-Launch Test Skipped

SpaceX CRS 12 is scheduled for mid-day on Sunday.
Spaceflight Now Launch Schedule

The Planet Venus- NASA Student Page

Pioneer Venus Project Information

HAVOC- Mission Information

Episode 85: Splashdown and Discovery

John Mulnix — Mon, 07 Aug 2017 23:00:00 -0500

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Apollo 15- Failed Parachute
Apollo 15's Al Worden on Space and Scandal- Smithsonian.com
Apollo 15 Crew Is Reprimanded- NYT Archives

President Clinton's Remarks on the Possible Discovery of Life on Mars
NASA- Astrobiology: Its Origins and Development
The ALH 84001 Meteorite
NASA team cites new evidence that meteorites from Mars contain ancient fossils

STS-85 Mission
Japanese Experiment Module (KIBO) JAXA

Episode 80: Falcon 1 & Mr. Tim Meows

John Mulnix — Wed, 02 Aug 2017 23:00:00 -0500

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Archived Page- SpaceX Falcon 1 Information
Falcon 1, Flight 3 Mission Summary- Timing is Everything

STS-43 Mission Video
STS-43 Mission Archive

Kennedy Space Center Turns 50!

Episode 78: Lunar Prospector and Atlantis

John Mulnix — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 13:00:00 -0500

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STS-46 Mission Page
TSS- Information Page
EURECA

Lunar Prospector NASA Mission Page
Lunar Prospector Neutron Spectrometer

Episode 76: Space Drinks and Legislation

John Mulnix — Sat, 29 Jul 2017 23:00:00 -0500

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Russian Soyuz, with 3-man crew, set for Friday trip to space station

The Discovery of Eris

STS-51-F Mission Summary
9 Weird Things That Flew on NASA's Space Shuttles

National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958
President Eisenhower Presents NASA Commissions
Why We Explore- The Birth of NASA

Episode 74: The Shuttle Gets Grounded & The Comet

John Mulnix — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:00:00 -0500

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NASA Press Release- Statement on Foam Shedding From External Tank

STS-114 Status Report #03

STS-114 NASA Mission Archives

NASA to Ground Shuttles Again

Flightglobal Archive- Comet Historical Article

May We Never Forget the First Jet Airliner, The De Havilland Comet

Royal Air Force- Nimrod MR2

Episode 73: Apollo 15 and Discovery Returns to Flight

John Mulnix — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 19:00:00 -0500

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STS-114 Video Highlights- National Space Society
STS-114 Return To Flight- NASA Webpage

NASA Apollo 15 Mission Page
Apollo 15 Lunar Surface Journal

Syncom 2- NASA Satellite Information Page

The Expanse Series- Amazon.com
The Expanse- SyFy.com

Episode 68: Wheels Stop

John Mulnix — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 23:00:00 -0500

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On Atlantis’ anniversary, USA’s future space fleet closing in on maiden flights-
Chris Bergin NASA SpaceFlight.com

I didn't mention this in the episode, but I will discuss this in a future episode. The Liberty Bell 7 Capsule was restored by SpaceWorks the restoration team at the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, Kansas. Here's an old CNN.com article from the day the capsule was recovered from the ocean floor.

Liberty Bell 7 capsule raised from ocean floor
Cosmosphere- SpaceWorks

NASA Mission Archives- Mercury-Redstone 4
Liberty Bell 7

Space Shuttle Atlantis-

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

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

Episode 59: Inflatable Space Stations & Telstar Part Three

John Mulnix — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 23:00:00 -0500

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Engineering and Technology History Wiki- First Transatlantic Television Signal via Satellite, 1962
Telstar, A History
John Robinson Pierce Interview- Caltech Oral Histories
AT&T Archives- Telstar!
First Live Worldwide Television Broadcast via Telstar Satellite

Genesis 1- The Internet Archive- Wayback Machine

STS-104 NASA Mission Summary

Episode 51: A Star-Spangled Launch, Mars Pathfinder, and Presidential Speeches

John Mulnix — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 22:00:00 -0500

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STS-121 NASA Mission Information Page

NASA Mars Pathfinder Website (old school page)
Mars Pathfinder- Introduction to the Microrover
JPL Press Release- NASA Renames Mars Lander in Honor of Late Carl Sagan

STS-4 Landing Anniversary Pictures
Astronauts Mattingly and Hartsfield appear with President Reagan and the First Lady
President Reagan's Remarks at Edwards Air Force Base
STS-4 Mission Summary

Independence Day- The Movie- President Whitmore's Speech

Episode 46: Angelo Secchi & Shuttle-Mir Part 2

John Mulnix — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 21:00:00 -0500

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Charles Precourt Oral History Interview
Charles Precourt Biography

STS-71

Angelo Secchi Biography

Episode 44: Atlantis & Mir

John Mulnix — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 17:00:00 -0500

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Mission Control Center STS-71 Status Report #1
NASA STS-71 Mission Overview
STS-4 Mission Overview

Shuttle-Mir: The United States and Russia Share History's Highest Stage

Ken Mattingly NASA Biography

Episode 42: The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything

John Mulnix — Sun, 25 Jun 2017 16:00:00 -0500

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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

Episode 38: SpaceShipOne

John Mulnix — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 12:00:00 -0500

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A quick note that I didn't include in the podcast because it wasn't directly related to today's content, Stratolaunch had at one time been planning to use an air-launched variant of a SpaceX developed rocket.

SpaceShipOne Information Page
SpaceShipOne Scaled Composite Information Page

SpaceShipOne- Launch Video

Stratolaunch Website

NASA STS-57 Mission Page