web02.fireside.fm Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:44:47 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Space Shot - Episodes Tagged with “Spaceflight” https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/tags/spaceflight Sun, 17 Mar 2019 12:00:00 -0500 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. en-us episodic A concentrated dose of space awesomeness, delivered right to your podcast feed. John Mulnix 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. no space, history, space history, nasa, science, stem, sci-fi, science fiction, space podcast, interviews, space interviews, John Mulnix johnmulnix@gmail.com Episode 387: Rod Pyle- Space 2.0: How Private Spaceflight, a Resurgent NASA, and International Partners are Creating a New Space Age https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/387 7d980eab-61b0-47bf-b25c-441ef5b53087 Sun, 17 Mar 2019 12:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 387 Rod Pyle- Space 2.0: How Private Spaceflight, a Resurgent NASA, and International Partners are Creating a New Space Age full 2 John Mulnix 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! 41:21 no 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! Let me know if you have any questions, email me at john@thespaceshot.com. You can also call 720-772-7988 if you'd like to ask a question for the show. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out :) Do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast if you enjoy listening each day. Screenshot your review and send it to @johnmulnix or john@thespaceshot.com and I will send you a Space Shot sticker and a thank you! You can send me questions and connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, by clicking one of the links below. Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) Episode Links: Rod's latest books are: Space 2.0- I really enjoyed this book and I highly recommend it. You can buy it here. (https://www.benbellabooks.com/shop/space-2-0/) "Interplanetary Robots: True Stories of Space Exploration" Buy it here (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/576991/interplanetary-robots-by-rod-pyle/9781633885028/#) His two upcoming books, "Heroes of the Space Age" (releasing May 2019) and "First on the Moon: The Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Experience" (releasing April 2019) are available for preorder at fine book sellers everywhere. Preorder "Heroes of the Space Age" here. (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/604009/heroes-of-the-space-age-by-rod-pyle/9781633885240/#) Preorder "First on the Moon" here. (https://www.amazon.com/First-Moon-Apollo-Anniversary-Experience/dp/1454931973) Rod has quite the back catalogue of great books, that cover a variety of topics. Rod also writes for Space.com, Futurity, Caltech Engineering & Science, Popular Science, Huffington Post, WIRED, and Quest. He's been involved with various TV shows, from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, to Modern Marvels, to a WWII documentary. Check out his website for more information on his books, articles, and more. www.pylebooks.com (https://www.pylebooks.com/) rod pyle, author interview, space, commercial space, commercial spaceflight, space 2.0, "space 2.0 how How Private Spaceflight a Resurgent NASA and International Partners are Creating a New Space Age, spaceflight, nss, nasa, space history, book review, space books, space history book, new space, new space age, sls, ula, spacex, blue origin, exploration, space podcast, space podcasts, nasa podcast, nasa podcasts, history podcast, history podcasts, 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!

Let me know if you have any questions, email me at john@thespaceshot.com. You can also call 720-772-7988 if you'd like to ask a question for the show. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out :)

Do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast if you enjoy listening each day. Screenshot your review and send it to @johnmulnix or john@thespaceshot.com and I will send you a Space Shot sticker and a thank you!

You can send me questions and connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, by clicking one of the links below.

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Episode Links:

Rod's latest books are:

Space 2.0- I really enjoyed this book and I highly recommend it. You can buy it here.

"Interplanetary Robots: True Stories of Space Exploration" Buy it here

His two upcoming books, "Heroes of the Space Age" (releasing May 2019) and "First on the Moon: The Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Experience" (releasing April 2019) are available for preorder at fine book sellers everywhere.

Preorder "Heroes of the Space Age" here.

Preorder "First on the Moon" here.

Rod has quite the back catalogue of great books, that cover a variety of topics. Rod also writes for Space.com, Futurity, Caltech Engineering & Science, Popular Science, Huffington Post, WIRED, and Quest. He's been involved with various TV shows, from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, to Modern Marvels, to a WWII documentary.

Check out his website for more information on his books, articles, and more. www.pylebooks.com

]]> 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!

Let me know if you have any questions, email me at john@thespaceshot.com. You can also call 720-772-7988 if you'd like to ask a question for the show. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out :)

Do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast if you enjoy listening each day. Screenshot your review and send it to @johnmulnix or john@thespaceshot.com and I will send you a Space Shot sticker and a thank you!

You can send me questions and connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, by clicking one of the links below.

Facebook

Instagram

Twitter

Episode Links:

Rod's latest books are:

Space 2.0- I really enjoyed this book and I highly recommend it. You can buy it here.

"Interplanetary Robots: True Stories of Space Exploration" Buy it here

His two upcoming books, "Heroes of the Space Age" (releasing May 2019) and "First on the Moon: The Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Experience" (releasing April 2019) are available for preorder at fine book sellers everywhere.

Preorder "Heroes of the Space Age" here.

Preorder "First on the Moon" here.

Rod has quite the back catalogue of great books, that cover a variety of topics. Rod also writes for Space.com, Futurity, Caltech Engineering & Science, Popular Science, Huffington Post, WIRED, and Quest. He's been involved with various TV shows, from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, to Modern Marvels, to a WWII documentary.

Check out his website for more information on his books, articles, and more. www.pylebooks.com

]]> Episode 386: Commercial Space Roundup https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/386 392fef50-ab92-45b9-8ea0-4567fcdfb18b Sun, 10 Mar 2019 21:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 386 Commercial Space Roundup full 2 John Mulnix 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. 12:53 no Let me know if you have any questions, email me at john@thespaceshot.com. You can also call 720-772-7988 if you'd like to ask a question for the show. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out :) Do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast if you enjoy listening each day. Screenshot your review and send it to @johnmulnix or john@thespaceshot.com and I will send you a Space Shot sticker and a thank you! You can send me questions and connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, by clicking one of the links below. Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) Episode Links: Chariots for Apollo- NASA History PDF Link (https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4205.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0XJa_JpX3gZ5vVgsL4Q8pVxDLIjendrHMISEHK_sPKZX_kiMF2B1xtSWY) Stratolaunch Layoffs (https://www.geekwire.com/2019/stratolaunch-layoffs/) Stratolaunch Main Website (https://www.stratolaunch.com/) Stratolaunch and SpaceX part ways (https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/stratolaunch-and-spacex-part-ways-379516/) Virgin Galactic Goes for Two, Helps NASA Mature Space Tech- NASA.gov (https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/flightopportunities/image-feature/virgin-galactic-goes-for-two-helps-nasa-mature-space-tech) Bezos emphasizes altitude advantage of New Shepard over SpaceShipTwo- SpaceNews.com (https://spacenews.com/bezos-emphasizes-altitude-advantage-of-new-shepard-over-spaceshiptwo/) SpaceX- Crew Demo 1 Launch (https://www.spacex.com/news/2019/03/04/crew-demo-1-launch) SpaceX successfully returned Crew Dragon to Earth. At the time of recording this had not happened. Here's a link to the landing. Demo-1 Post-Splashdown Remarks from Benji Reed- NASA Commercial Crew Blog (https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/category/spacex/) Demo-1 Concludes With Crew Dragon Splashdown- NASA.gov (https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/2019/03/08/demo-1-concludes-with-crew-dragon-splashdown/) nasa, spacex, spacex dragon, falcon 9, crew dragon, dragon, spacex crew, human spaceflight, crewed spaceflight, commercial crew, spaceflight, virgin galactic, blue origin, jeff bezos, stratolaunch, nasa news, space news, space history, apollo, commercial space Let me know if you have any questions, email me at john@thespaceshot.com. You can also call 720-772-7988 if you'd like to ask a question for the show. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out :)

Do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast if you enjoy listening each day. Screenshot your review and send it to @johnmulnix or john@thespaceshot.com and I will send you a Space Shot sticker and a thank you!

You can send me questions and connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, by clicking one of the links below.

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Episode Links:

Chariots for Apollo- NASA History PDF Link

Stratolaunch Layoffs

Stratolaunch Main Website

Stratolaunch and SpaceX part ways

Virgin Galactic Goes for Two, Helps NASA Mature Space Tech- NASA.gov

Bezos emphasizes altitude advantage of New Shepard over SpaceShipTwo- SpaceNews.com

SpaceX- Crew Demo 1 Launch

SpaceX successfully returned Crew Dragon to Earth. At the time of recording this had not happened. Here's a link to the landing. Demo-1 Post-Splashdown Remarks from Benji Reed- NASA Commercial Crew Blog

Demo-1 Concludes With Crew Dragon Splashdown- NASA.gov

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Do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast if you enjoy listening each day. Screenshot your review and send it to @johnmulnix or john@thespaceshot.com and I will send you a Space Shot sticker and a thank you!

You can send me questions and connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, by clicking one of the links below.

Facebook

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Episode Links:

Chariots for Apollo- NASA History PDF Link

Stratolaunch Layoffs

Stratolaunch Main Website

Stratolaunch and SpaceX part ways

Virgin Galactic Goes for Two, Helps NASA Mature Space Tech- NASA.gov

Bezos emphasizes altitude advantage of New Shepard over SpaceShipTwo- SpaceNews.com

SpaceX- Crew Demo 1 Launch

SpaceX successfully returned Crew Dragon to Earth. At the time of recording this had not happened. Here's a link to the landing. Demo-1 Post-Splashdown Remarks from Benji Reed- NASA Commercial Crew Blog

Demo-1 Concludes With Crew Dragon Splashdown- NASA.gov

]]> Episode 382: Lois Huneycutt- The Space Hipsters Book Prize! https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/382 a3290dea-610f-403b-b95e-df0a936d6111 Fri, 11 Jan 2019 21:00:00 -0600 John Mulnix 382 Lois Huneycutt- The Space Hipsters Book Prize! full 2 John Mulnix Welcome to 2019! For today's episode, I spoke with Lois Huneycutt about the Space Hipsters Book Prize. Download and subscribe today! 18:28 no Welcome to 2019! For today's episode, I spoke with Lois Huneycutt about the Space Hipsters Book Prize. Download and subscribe today! 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! Let me know if you have any questions, email me at john@thespaceshot.com. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out :) Do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast if you enjoy listening each day. Screenshot your review and send it to @johnmulnix or john@thespaceshot.com and I will send you a Space Shot sticker and a thank you! You can send me questions and connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, by clicking one of the links below. Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) I've also got a call in number that I'm going to be testing here soon, so keep an eye out for that! Episode Links: You can nominate a book by messaging Lois at HistorianMom@gmail.com. Remember, you don't have to be a member of the Space Hipsters group to nominate a book. Check out the Starship Hopper here. (https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1083567087983964160) You can learn about the Iridium NEXT mission by checking out the official Iridium page. Iridium NEXT (https://www.iridiumnext.com/) space hipsters, space books, scott kelly, books, endurance, space, history books, space history, space history books, reading, spaceflight, spacex, Starship hopper, starship, elon musk, Welcome to 2019! For today's episode, I spoke with Lois Huneycutt about the Space Hipsters Book Prize. Download and subscribe today!

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!

Let me know if you have any questions, email me at john@thespaceshot.com. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out :)

Do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast if you enjoy listening each day. Screenshot your review and send it to @johnmulnix or john@thespaceshot.com and I will send you a Space Shot sticker and a thank you!

You can send me questions and connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, by clicking one of the links below.

Facebook

Instagram

Twitter

I've also got a call in number that I'm going to be testing here soon, so keep an eye out for that!

Episode Links:

You can nominate a book by messaging Lois at HistorianMom@gmail.com. Remember, you don't have to be a member of the Space Hipsters group to nominate a book.

Check out the Starship Hopper here.

You can learn about the Iridium NEXT mission by checking out the official Iridium page. Iridium NEXT

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

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!

Let me know if you have any questions, email me at john@thespaceshot.com. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out :)

Do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast if you enjoy listening each day. Screenshot your review and send it to @johnmulnix or john@thespaceshot.com and I will send you a Space Shot sticker and a thank you!

You can send me questions and connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, by clicking one of the links below.

Facebook

Instagram

Twitter

I've also got a call in number that I'm going to be testing here soon, so keep an eye out for that!

Episode Links:

You can nominate a book by messaging Lois at HistorianMom@gmail.com. Remember, you don't have to be a member of the Space Hipsters group to nominate a book.

Check out the Starship Hopper here.

You can learn about the Iridium NEXT mission by checking out the official Iridium page. Iridium NEXT

]]> Episode 185: Buran https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/185 2097943a-cae9-462c-880b-0f45dba1c790 Wed, 15 Nov 2017 13:00:00 -0600 John Mulnix 185 Buran full 1 John Mulnix Happy Wednesday! 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! 8:05 no 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! Be sure to connect with me online, find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, just click the links below. Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) Episode Links: Buran Energia- S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation (https://www.energia.ru/eng/news/news-2008/photo_11-14.html) Rockets and People PDF (https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20050010181.pdf) Eight feared dead in Baikonur hangar collapse- Spaceflight Now (https://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0205/13baikonur/) Archived NASA page- Buran (https://web.archive.org/web/20060804153528/http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/rsa/buran.html) STS-38 (https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-38/mission-sts-38.html) SAS-2/B (https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1972-091A) buran, soviet shuttle, soviet space history, soviet union, space shuttle, spaceflight, space podcast, space history podcast, 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!

Be sure to connect with me online, find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, just click the links below.
Facebook

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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

]]> 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!

Be sure to connect with me online, find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, just click the links below.
Facebook

Instagram

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Episode Links:

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 88: Space Lettuce! https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/88 642b9ea2-853b-4079-98b3-2c827b5a30c3 Thu, 10 Aug 2017 23:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 88 Space Lettuce! full 1 John Mulnix We are almost a week away from the Great American Eclipse! That day will also be the 99th episode of The Space Shot, so I'd love if every one of my listeners could help spread the word. 4:37 no Episode Links: In the coming two months I've got multiple interviews lined up, so there's going to be some longer form episodes mixed in with the daily space history content. I'm still working on a super secret project that's almost to the point where I will be able to talk about it in more detail, so stay tuned for those details! :) The rest of 2017 is going to be amazing! Meals Ready to Eat: Expedition 44 Crew Members Sample Leafy Greens Grown on Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/meals_ready_to_eat) Here's a great Tumblr post by NASA that details the steps of growing lettuce in space. Space Gardening 101 (https://nasa.tumblr.com/post/137756869069/space-gardening-101) Here's a sneak peek of the coffee in space I was talking about. How Kjell Lindgren Brews a Cup of Coffee in Space (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L___xygPC94) Vertical Farming- AeroFarms (http://aerofarms.com/) Futuristic Japanese indoor vertical farm produces 12,000 heads of lettuce a day with LED lighting (http://inhabitat.com/futuristic-japanese-indoor-vertical-farm-produces-12000-heads-of-lettuce-a-day-with-led-lighting/) Lunar Orbiter 1 (https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1966-073A) STS-105 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-105.html) astronaut food, astronauts, expedition 44, expedition 45, growing food, international space station, iss, jaxa, lettuce, mars, nasa, space, space food, space lettuce, space shot, spaceflight, the space shot, space history podcast, space podcast, iss podcast, nasa podcast, nasa history podcast, Episode Links:

In the coming two months I've got multiple interviews lined up, so there's going to be some longer form episodes mixed in with the daily space history content. I'm still working on a super secret project that's almost to the point where I will be able to talk about it in more detail, so stay tuned for those details! :) The rest of 2017 is going to be amazing!

Meals Ready to Eat: Expedition 44 Crew Members Sample Leafy Greens Grown on Space Station

Here's a great Tumblr post by NASA that details the steps of growing lettuce in space.

Space Gardening 101

Here's a sneak peek of the coffee in space I was talking about.
How Kjell Lindgren Brews a Cup of Coffee in Space

Vertical Farming- AeroFarms

Futuristic Japanese indoor vertical farm produces 12,000 heads of lettuce a day with LED lighting

Lunar Orbiter 1

STS-105

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In the coming two months I've got multiple interviews lined up, so there's going to be some longer form episodes mixed in with the daily space history content. I'm still working on a super secret project that's almost to the point where I will be able to talk about it in more detail, so stay tuned for those details! :) The rest of 2017 is going to be amazing!

Meals Ready to Eat: Expedition 44 Crew Members Sample Leafy Greens Grown on Space Station

Here's a great Tumblr post by NASA that details the steps of growing lettuce in space.

Space Gardening 101

Here's a sneak peek of the coffee in space I was talking about.
How Kjell Lindgren Brews a Cup of Coffee in Space

Vertical Farming- AeroFarms

Futuristic Japanese indoor vertical farm produces 12,000 heads of lettuce a day with LED lighting

Lunar Orbiter 1

STS-105

]]> Episode 31: Difference Engines, Albert II, and the V-2 https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/31 069211b6-7e17-42c8-b4d0-852642231c2f Wed, 14 Jun 2017 08:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 31 Difference Engines, Albert II, and the V-2 full 1 John Mulnix On this day in 1822, Charles Babbage introduced the idea for his Difference Engine, a computational device that he hoped would produce more accurate mathematical tables. Also on this day in 1949, Albert II died after reaching space. 5:24 no Episode Links: I forgot to mention this in the episode, here is a video of a working Lego Difference Engine! This is super cool and worth checking out! Lego Difference Engine (http://acarol.woz.org/difference_engine.html) Babbage's Difference Engine- Wired YouTube Video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0anIyVGeWOI) Computer History Museum- The Babbage Engine (http://www.computerhistory.org/babbage/) Pocketful Of Rockets: History And Stories Behind White Sands Missile Range- Amazon.com(Page 182 for quote in today's episode (https://www.amazon.com/Pocketful-Rockets-History-Stories-Missile/dp/1492773506/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1497448930&sr=8-1&keywords=pocketful+of+rockets) A Brief History of Animals in Space (https://history.nasa.gov/animals.html) Hidden Figures- IMDB (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4846340/) animals, difference engine, lego, legos, missiles, monkeys, nasa, otd, rockets, space, spaceflight, v-2, white sands, white sands missile range, nasa podcast, nasa history podcast, space podcast, space history podcast, Episode Links:

I forgot to mention this in the episode, here is a video of a working Lego Difference Engine! This is super cool and worth checking out!
Lego Difference Engine

Babbage's Difference Engine- Wired YouTube Video
Computer History Museum- The Babbage Engine

Pocketful Of Rockets: History And Stories Behind White Sands Missile Range- Amazon.com(Page 182 for quote in today's episode

A Brief History of Animals in Space

Hidden Figures- IMDB

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I forgot to mention this in the episode, here is a video of a working Lego Difference Engine! This is super cool and worth checking out!
Lego Difference Engine

Babbage's Difference Engine- Wired YouTube Video
Computer History Museum- The Babbage Engine

Pocketful Of Rockets: History And Stories Behind White Sands Missile Range- Amazon.com(Page 182 for quote in today's episode

A Brief History of Animals in Space

Hidden Figures- IMDB

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