The Space Shot - Episodes Tagged with “Star Wars”

web01.fireside.fm Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:36:44 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Space Shot - Episodes Tagged with “Star Wars” https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/tags/star%20wars Wed, 20 Dec 2017 03:00:00 -0600 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 220: So, About That New Star Wars Movie… https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/220 61d2f692-706c-484e-b24e-5e67fa1e045e Wed, 20 Dec 2017 03:00:00 -0600 John Mulnix 220 So, About That New Star Wars Movie… full 1 John Mulnix Happy Tuesday! I've got an amended review of The Last Jedi plus a little bit about Artemis. 5:16 no 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! Connect with 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: Artemis- Amazon.com (https://www.amazon.com/Artemis-Novel-Andy-Weir-ebook/dp/B06Y55SB48) andy weir, artemis, books, science fiction, scifi, star wars, space podcast, space podcasts, nasa podcasts, space exploration podcast, 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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Episode Links:

Artemis- Amazon.com

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Episode Links:

Artemis- Amazon.com

]]> Episode 215: Gemini 6A & Star Wars & SpaceX https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/215 28e3c543-3a96-475b-b81e-fb5cd116196e Fri, 15 Dec 2017 10:00:00 -0600 John Mulnix 215 Gemini 6A & Star Wars & SpaceX full 1 John Mulnix Happy Friday! 7:10 no Happy Friday everyone! Enjoy today's episode, which includes a quick spoiler-free review of The Last Jedi plus some SpaceX news, and some space history. If you listen to the show, please leave a review in iTunes. If you've got the Podcasts App on your Apple device, just search "Space Shot" then, depending on your iOS version, scroll down until you see "Tap to Rate" :) Thanks! Connect with 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: Gemini 6A- NASA (https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1965-104A) CRS-13 Hosted Webcast- SpaceX YouTube Page (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPHbqY9LHCs) Mannequin Skywalker’s ride to space onboard Crew Capsule 2.0- Blue Origin YouTube Page (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZJghIk7_VA) blue origin, falcon 9, gemini 6, gemini 6a, new shepard, rocket launch, space news, spacex, star wars, the last jedi, webcast, space podcast, space history podcast, nasa podcast, spacex podcast, blue origin podcast, Happy Friday everyone! Enjoy today's episode, which includes a quick spoiler-free review of The Last Jedi plus some SpaceX news, and some space history.

If you listen to the show, please leave a review in iTunes. If you've got the Podcasts App on your Apple device, just search "Space Shot" then, depending on your iOS version, scroll down until you see "Tap to Rate" :) Thanks!

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Episode Links:

Gemini 6A- NASA

CRS-13 Hosted Webcast- SpaceX YouTube Page

Mannequin Skywalker’s ride to space onboard Crew Capsule 2.0- Blue Origin YouTube Page

]]> Happy Friday everyone! Enjoy today's episode, which includes a quick spoiler-free review of The Last Jedi plus some SpaceX news, and some space history.

If you listen to the show, please leave a review in iTunes. If you've got the Podcasts App on your Apple device, just search "Space Shot" then, depending on your iOS version, scroll down until you see "Tap to Rate" :) Thanks!

Connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, just click the links below.

Episode Links:

Gemini 6A- NASA

CRS-13 Hosted Webcast- SpaceX YouTube Page

Mannequin Skywalker’s ride to space onboard Crew Capsule 2.0- Blue Origin YouTube Page

]]> Episode 210: Going Rogue https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/210 1c26fe9f-55c8-4328-9ffb-0bda01b78eeb Sun, 10 Dec 2017 23:00:00 -0600 John Mulnix 210 Going Rogue full 1 John Mulnix Today's episode is out later because I've spent the day writing upcoming episodes. I think I set a new personal record for the number of words written, which is kinda cool! Have a great day! 6:43 no If you listen to the show, please leave a review in iTunes. If you've got the Podcasts App on your Apple device, just search "Space Shot" then, depending on your iOS version, scroll down until you see "Tap to Rate" :) Thanks! Connect with 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: Just one for today. STS-88 (https://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/archives/sts-88/) iss, pop culture, rogue one, space station, star wars, station, sts88, space history podcast, space podcast, nasa podcast, space shuttle podcast, If you listen to the show, please leave a review in iTunes. If you've got the Podcasts App on your Apple device, just search "Space Shot" then, depending on your iOS version, scroll down until you see "Tap to Rate" :) Thanks!

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Episode Links:

Just one for today.

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Episode Links:

Just one for today.

]]> Episode 162: Harmony https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/162 da532e3f-2838-435b-8977-3fe546102942 Mon, 23 Oct 2017 15:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 162 Harmony full 1 John Mulnix Download today's episode to learn about the Harmony Module and the mission that installed it at the International Space Station... it is your destiny. 6:09 no 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: STS-120 Mission Overview (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts120/mission_overview.html) STS-120 Mission Page (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts120/index.html) Items Taken Into Space Reflect Accomplishments on Earth (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/behindscenes/Whatsgoingup.html) Sleeping in Space (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyFYgeE32f0) discovery, harmony, iss, peggy whitson, space station, star wars, space podcast, space history podcast, nasa podcast, Be sure to connect with me online, find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, just click the links below.
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Episode Links:

STS-120 Mission Overview

STS-120 Mission Page

Items Taken Into Space Reflect Accomplishments on Earth

Sleeping in Space

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Facebook

Episode Links:

STS-120 Mission Overview

STS-120 Mission Page

Items Taken Into Space Reflect Accomplishments on Earth

Sleeping in Space

]]> Episode 74: The Shuttle Gets Grounded & The Comet https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/74 6c29e368-2970-453c-8c31-1c2fa930b855 Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 74 The Shuttle Gets Grounded & The Comet full 1 John Mulnix Shuttle and jet history today, subscribe so you don't miss an episode. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter for even more content! 4:57 no Episode Links: NASA Press Release- Statement on Foam Shedding From External Tank (https://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2005/jul/HQ_05207_griffin_statement_foam.html) STS-114 Status Report #03 (https://www.nasa.gov/returntoflight/news/STS-114-03.html) STS-114 NASA Mission Archives (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-114.html) NASA to Ground Shuttles Again (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/27/AR2005072700249.html) Flightglobal Archive- Comet Historical Article (https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1949/1949%20-%201324.html) May We Never Forget the First Jet Airliner, The De Havilland Comet (https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/pgkzk7/first-jet-airliner-the-de-havilland-comet) Royal Air Force- Nimrod MR2 (https://www.raf.mod.uk/history/nimrodmr2.cfm) aircraft, aviation, aviation history, columbia, comet, comet airplane, de havilland, heat shield, jet aircraft, jets, naboo, shuttle, shuttle columbia, space, space shot, space shuttle, space shuttle crash, star wars, sts 114, the space shot, aerospace history podcast, aerospace podcast, space podcast, nasa podcast, nasa history podcast, Episode Links:

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

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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 62: Pioneer, Apollo-Soyuz, and Dawn https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/62 a7ae7d68-1f16-4375-bae2-b2d20e5abbe4 Sat, 15 Jul 2017 22:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 62 Pioneer, Apollo-Soyuz, and Dawn full 1 John Mulnix Remember to share the podcast on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for a chance to win a Lego Saturn V rocket! Each time you share posts you get a chance to win. The winner will be announced on July 21st. Thank you all for subscribing! 8:04 no Episode Links: Pioneer Mission Home Page- NASA (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/pioneer/index.html) Pioneer 10 Archived Mission Page (https://web.archive.org/web/20041105100336/spaceprojects.arc.nasa.gov/Space_Projects/pioneer/PNhome.html) The Pioneer Missions (https://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/missions/archive/pioneer.html) Dawn- NASA JPL Website (https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/) NASA JPL Electric Propulsion Website (https://sec353ext.jpl.nasa.gov/ep/) The Prius of Space (https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=1468) Apollo Soyuz Test Project- Archived NASA Website (https://web.archive.org/web/20090723011906/http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov//kscpao/history/astp/astp.html) Thomas P Stafford- Johnson Space Center Oral History 1997 (https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/oral_histories/StaffordTP/StaffordTP_10-15-97.htm) Welcome to Houston- The Partnership: A History of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4209/ch5-4.htm) apollo soyuz, asteroid field, asteroids, ceres, comets, dawn, dwarf planets, empire strikes back, james sa corey, nasa, pioneer 10, pop culture, prius, robotic spacecraft, rockets, science fiction, scifi, space, space shot, star trek, star wars, syfy, the expanse, the space shot, apollo soyuz podcast, apollo 50 podcast, apollo podcast, nasa podcast, nasa history podcast, space podcast, space history podcast, Episode Links:

Pioneer Mission Home Page- NASA
Pioneer 10 Archived Mission Page
The Pioneer Missions

Dawn- NASA JPL Website
NASA JPL Electric Propulsion Website
The Prius of Space

Apollo Soyuz Test Project- Archived NASA Website
Thomas P Stafford- Johnson Space Center Oral History 1997
Welcome to Houston- The Partnership: A History of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project

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Pioneer Mission Home Page- NASA
Pioneer 10 Archived Mission Page
The Pioneer Missions

Dawn- NASA JPL Website
NASA JPL Electric Propulsion Website
The Prius of Space

Apollo Soyuz Test Project- Archived NASA Website
Thomas P Stafford- Johnson Space Center Oral History 1997
Welcome to Houston- The Partnership: A History of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project

]]> Episode 60: Falcon 1- The Final Countdown https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/60 3a26be27-e552-4046-8a38-875863d2e94c Thu, 13 Jul 2017 14:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 60 Falcon 1- The Final Countdown full 1 John Mulnix There are more Falcons and captains in this podcast than you'll know what to do with. Subscribe today and check out my Instagram for more content! 5:41 no Episode Links: NASA’s TDRS-M Space Communications Satellite Begins Final Testing (https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/nasa-s-tdrs-m-space-communications-satellite-begins-final-testing) Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) Fleet (https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/heo/scan/services/networks/txt_tdrs_fleet.html) Falcon 1 RazakSAT Mission- Highlights (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTaIDooc8Og) Falcon 1- Flight 5 (http://www.spacex.com/news/2013/02/12/falcon-1-flight-5) empire strikes back, enterprise, falcon 1, falcon 9, han solo, merlin engine, millennium falcon, picard, solo, space, space communications, space shot, spacex, star trek, star wars, the space shot, spacex podcast, spacex history podcast, space podcast, space history podcast, Episode Links:

NASA’s TDRS-M Space Communications Satellite Begins Final Testing
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) Fleet

Falcon 1 RazakSAT Mission- Highlights
Falcon 1- Flight 5

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NASA’s TDRS-M Space Communications Satellite Begins Final Testing
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) Fleet

Falcon 1 RazakSAT Mission- Highlights
Falcon 1- Flight 5

]]> Episode 30: The Millennium and Peregrine Falcons https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/30 2de43d06-5623-4574-bdd9-95640504f0e5 Tue, 13 Jun 2017 09:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 30 The Millennium and Peregrine Falcons full 1 John Mulnix On this day in 1983, the Pioneer 10 probe became the first spacecraft to leave the major planets in our solar system. Also on this day in 2010, the asteroid sample return capsule from the Hayabusa spacecraft lands in Australia. 4:52 no Episode Links: JAXA Hayabusa Mission Website (http://global.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/muses_c/) Pioneer 10 and 11 NASA Mission Archives (https://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/missions/archive/pioneer10-11.html) NASA Pioneer Program Homepage (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/pioneer/index.html) Pioneer 10 Website- Wayback Machine Internet Archive Version (https://web.archive.org/web/20041105100336/spaceprojects.arc.nasa.gov/Space_Projects/pioneer/PNhome.html) The Empire Strikes Back- Asteroid Field Scene (https://youtu.be/KvJDItC6tE0) asteroid field, asteroids, empire strikes back, hayabusa, jaxa, millennium falcon, nasa, pioneer, pioneer 10, space, star wars, space podcast, space history podcast, nasa podcast, scifi podcast, Episode Links:

JAXA Hayabusa Mission Website
Pioneer 10 and 11 NASA Mission Archives
NASA Pioneer Program Homepage
Pioneer 10 Website- Wayback Machine Internet Archive Version

The Empire Strikes Back- Asteroid Field Scene

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JAXA Hayabusa Mission Website
Pioneer 10 and 11 NASA Mission Archives
NASA Pioneer Program Homepage
Pioneer 10 Website- Wayback Machine Internet Archive Version

The Empire Strikes Back- Asteroid Field Scene

]]> Episode 11: JFK- Part 1 https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/11 0a8aae9a-67d3-4f32-bdc7-7fc1212c060f Thu, 25 May 2017 22:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 11 JFK- Part 1 full 1 John Mulnix Today on The Space Shot, A New Hope, The Return of the Jedi, and John F. Kennedy's Urgent National Needs Speech. 15:01 no JFK Urgent National Needs Speech- JFK Presidential Library Website (https://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/Archives/JFKWHA-032.aspx) apollo, gemini, history, jfk, mercury, speech, star wars, the cold war, the space race, space race podcast, nasa podcast, space podcast, space history podcast, nasa history podcast, apollo podcast, apollo 50 podcast, apollo history podcast, jfk podcast, JFK Urgent National Needs Speech- JFK Presidential Library Website

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]]> Episode 7: Luke, I Am Your Podcast Host https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/7 e9bc95f9-bac0-4fe4-b25b-403d80083c39 Sun, 21 May 2017 20:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 7 Luke, I Am Your Podcast Host full 1 John Mulnix It's the 37th anniversary of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back coming to theaters in the United States. There's also some coverage of private space industry firsts, since we are one month away from the anniversary of the first flight of SpaceShipOne. 5:01 no Episode Links: Definitely check out the videos that are available at the links below. The video of SpaceX landing the Falcon 9 for a second time after successfully launching that rocket is astounding. For a sense of scale, the rocket you see landing is about as tall as a 14 story building. Pretty nuts eh? http://www.spacex.com/news/2013/03/31/reusability-key-making-human-life-multi-planetary http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/virgins-space-flights-fully-booked-until-2021/news-story/5171757ae21cb9916f59e872a09624cf http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/ https://www.blueorigin.com/#youtuberEdk-XNoZpA blue origin, spaceshipone, spacex, star wars, the empire strikes back, virgin galactic, commercial space, space news, Episode Links:
Definitely check out the videos that are available at the links below. The video of SpaceX landing the Falcon 9 for a second time after successfully launching that rocket is astounding. For a sense of scale, the rocket you see landing is about as tall as a 14 story building. Pretty nuts eh?
http://www.spacex.com/news/2013/03/31/reusability-key-making-human-life-multi-planetary
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/virgins-space-flights-fully-booked-until-2021/news-story/5171757ae21cb9916f59e872a09624cf
http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/
https://www.blueorigin.com/#youtuberEdk-XNoZpA

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Definitely check out the videos that are available at the links below. The video of SpaceX landing the Falcon 9 for a second time after successfully launching that rocket is astounding. For a sense of scale, the rocket you see landing is about as tall as a 14 story building. Pretty nuts eh?
http://www.spacex.com/news/2013/03/31/reusability-key-making-human-life-multi-planetary
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/virgins-space-flights-fully-booked-until-2021/news-story/5171757ae21cb9916f59e872a09624cf
http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/
https://www.blueorigin.com/#youtuberEdk-XNoZpA

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