The Space Shot
A concentrated dose of space awesomeness, delivered right to your podcast feed.
Displaying Episode 91 - 100 of 107 in total of The Space Shot with the tag “spacex”.
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Episode 50: Lego Rockets, Comets, a Birthday, and the Soviet N-1 Rocket
Episode | July 3rd, 2017 | Season 1 | 6 mins 16 secs
apollo 17, comets, deep impact, falcon 9, geology, history, jack schmitt, lego, lego saturn v, legos, lunar soil, moon dust, moon landing, moon shot, n-1, nasa, soviet union, space, space history, space shot, spacex, tempel 1, the space race, the space shot
The title says it all ;) Subscribe today and be sure to follow along on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook for the Lego Saturn V giveaway!
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Episode 49: Of Gamma-Rays and Launch Holds
Episode | July 2nd, 2017 | Season 1 | 4 mins 48 secs
astronomy, cold war, falcon 9, gamma ray astronomy, gamma ray burst, gamma rays, gamma-rays, grb, history, intelsat, nasa, nuclear weapons, project vela, space, space shot, spacex, the space shot, vela
Gamma-Rays, a Falcon 9, and some Lego Saturn V info. Subscribe to the episode today, especially so you don't miss the announcement tomorrow.
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Episode 48: Cassini Huygens
Episode | July 1st, 2017 | Season 1 | 7 mins
cassini, cassini huygens, deep space, deep space network, dsn, grand finale, huygens, jet propulsion laboratory, jpl, nasa, national space council, saturn, space, space exploration, space history, space shot, spacex, the space shot, trump
Today we've got National Space Council news, a SpaceX launch update, and some Cassini-Huygens mission history and background. Subscribe today!
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Episode 45: Falcon 9 Is Go For Launch
Episode | June 28th, 2017 | Season 1 | 5 mins 44 secs
ars technica, commercial cargo, commercial crew, commercial resupply, crs, crs 7, crs-7, eric berger, falcon, falcon 9, nasa, space, space shot, spacex, spacex falcon 9, the space shot
On June 28th, 2015, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 on what was to be the 7th resupply mission to the ISS. I was watching the live launch webcast like I always try to do. I was enjoying a nice cup of coffee in my hometown, watching the launch with a few other people at my favorite coffee shop in Fort Collins. That’s when it happened...
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Episode 42: The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything
Episode | June 25th, 2017 | Season 1 | 6 mins 50 secs
drone ship, falcon, falcon 9, hermann oberth, history, hitchhikers guide, just read the instructions, mir, nasa, pop culture, reddit, science history, shuttle, space, space history, space shot, space shuttle, space station, spacex, star trek, the space shot, vafb
SpaceX and Iridium, Hermann Oberth, Progress-Mir collision, and STS-50. I’ve got a big episode for you today, so let’s get to it.
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Episode 40: Digital Amnesia and Core B1029
Episode | June 23rd, 2017 | Season 1 | 6 mins 27 secs
computers, digital amnesia, falcon 9, history, nasa, space, spacex, tocqueville
SpaceX launched and stuck a (hard) landing earlier today. I will link to the webcast in the show notes! Also, digital amnesia with a bit of Tocqueville for good measure. Subscribe and share the podcast today!
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Episode 35: Sally Ride and The Best of Both Worlds
Episode | June 18th, 2017 | Season 1 | 3 mins 37 secs
borg, challenger, nasa, picard, sally ride, shuttle, space, spacex, star trek, the borg, woman astronaut
Two topics today, Sally Ride became the first American woman astronaut in 1983 and Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Best of Both Worlds" released in 1990.
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Episode 32: Is That a Clipper Ship? No, It Is a Starship
Episode | June 15th, 2017 | Season 1 | 5 mins 14 secs
data, earth, falcon 9, guinan, history, iss, mark twain, of course i still love you, spacex, star trek, starship, the space shot
On today's episode, a Progress resupply launch for the ISS, SpaceX launch history and news, and Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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Episode 21: The Wrath of the ATDA
Episode | June 4th, 2017 | Season 1 | 7 mins 36 secs
gemini, james bond, nasa, spacex, you only live twice
SpaceX Falcon 9 First Flight, Gemini 9 rendezvous with the ATDA, and Bond, James Bond.
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Episode 18: The Dream is Alive oh and Khan!!!
Episode | June 1st, 2017 | Season 1 | 7 mins 58 secs
crs-11, dragon, iss, khan, picard, pop culture, spacex, spock, star trek
Get ready for a jam-packed pop culture episode today. The Dream is Alive with Walter Cronkite, and we go at warp speed through the Wrath of Khan and The Search for Spock. Also, not to be left out, you'll find out how much Picard's Ressikan flute sold for at auction. Don't miss this episode!