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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: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 106: Nimbus 1 &amp; Space Email</title>
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  <itunes:episode>106</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Nimbus 1 &amp; Space Email</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>John Mulnix</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Be sure to connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Check out the links below and hit me up with any questions or feedback!   </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>5:03</itunes:duration>
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Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/)
Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix)
Episode Links: 
NASA- Nimbus: 40th Anniversary (https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Nimbus/)
NASA Nimbus 1 Mission Page (https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1964-052A)
STS-128 Press Kit (https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/379392main_STS-128_Press_Kit.pdf)
STS-43 Mission Page (https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-43/mission-sts-43.html)
First e-mail sent from space (http://www.idgconnect.com/blog-abstract/10177/this-tech-history-august-communication-firsts) 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Be sure to connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Check out the links below and hit me up with any questions or feedback! </p>

<p><a href="https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a></p>

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/johnmulnix" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a></p>

<p>Episode Links: </p>

<p><a href="https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Nimbus/" rel="nofollow">NASA- Nimbus: 40th Anniversary</a></p>

<p><a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1964-052A" rel="nofollow">NASA Nimbus 1 Mission Page</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/379392main_STS-128_Press_Kit.pdf" rel="nofollow">STS-128 Press Kit</a></p>

<p><a href="https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-43/mission-sts-43.html" rel="nofollow">STS-43 Mission Page</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.idgconnect.com/blog-abstract/10177/this-tech-history-august-communication-firsts" rel="nofollow">First e-mail sent from space</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Be sure to connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Check out the links below and hit me up with any questions or feedback! </p>

<p><a href="https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a></p>

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/johnmulnix" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a></p>

<p>Episode Links: </p>

<p><a href="https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Nimbus/" rel="nofollow">NASA- Nimbus: 40th Anniversary</a></p>

<p><a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1964-052A" rel="nofollow">NASA Nimbus 1 Mission Page</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/379392main_STS-128_Press_Kit.pdf" rel="nofollow">STS-128 Press Kit</a></p>

<p><a href="https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-43/mission-sts-43.html" rel="nofollow">STS-43 Mission Page</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.idgconnect.com/blog-abstract/10177/this-tech-history-august-communication-firsts" rel="nofollow">First e-mail sent from space</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 93: The Shifting Shuttle Priorities</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2017 22:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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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>
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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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