web01.fireside.fm Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:03:04 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Space Shot - Episodes Tagged with “The Space Race” https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/tags/the%20space%20race Sun, 30 Nov 2025 21:00:00 -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 448: The Lunar Era – Part 3: “We Came in Peace for All Mankind” https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/448 6ba71076-f59d-4eab-b44b-c75ba694e6af Sun, 30 Nov 2025 21:00:00 -0600 John Mulnix 448 The Lunar Era – Part 3: “We Came in Peace for All Mankind” full 7 John Mulnix Part 3: “We Came in Peace for All Mankind” traces the Apollo program's story and its unique place in history. Dr. Roger Launius explains the political, cultural, and historical forces behind the first lunar landing, while Francis French and Rebecca Boyle broaden the context of the impact of Apollo on society. This chapter of The Lunar Era traces the program’s origins, the world’s reaction, and the legacy preserved in archives and memory. 34:35 no Part 3: “We Came in Peace for All Mankind” traces the Apollo program's story and its unique place in history. Dr. Roger Launius explains the political, cultural, and historical forces behind the first lunar landing, while Francis French and Rebecca Boyle broaden the context of the impact of Apollo on society. This chapter of The Lunar Era traces the program’s origins, the world’s reaction, and the legacy preserved in archives and memory. Parts 4 and 5 will release soon, so make sure you've subscribed and followed the show so you don't miss future episodes. The Space Shot Links- Subscribe to The Space Shot on Substack for emails delivered directly to your inbox. I'm currently on hiatus here, but I've got some plans for the future so please stay tuned. Check it out here (https://thespaceshot.substack.com/p/coming-soon?r=5tgvq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copy) 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 that can air on 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. You can support the show by purchasing some of my original artwork. Check out the cool stuff I've got for sale. Starlight and Gleam (https://www.starlightandgleam.com/) Episode Links: You can find Dr. Launius's latest book, "Smithsonian Atlas of Space: A Map to the Universe from the Big Bang to the Future" here. (https://www.smithsonianbooks.com/store/aviation-military-history/smithsonian-atlas-of-space-a-map-to-the-universe-from-the-big-bang-to-the-future/) Other works from Dr. Launius can be found on his Amazon author page. (https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001HD3INK/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=9cb1f109-94e7-4a13-b297-1e5578f9e3e7&ccs_id=43fdc298-f6b2-45a0-9cc3-8228823cc467) Learn more about Francis French and his work here. FrancisFrench.com (https://www.francisfrench.com/) Check out Rebecca's website here. RebeccaBoyle.com (https://rebeccaboyle.com/) Episode Music/Audio Historical misison audio via NASA and Archive.org. https://archive.org/details/Apollo11Audio The PDF with the archival mission audio metadata is a great resource for helping find specific times and files. NASA Archive Digital Audio File Metadata (https://dn721903.ca.archive.org/0/items/Apollo11Audio/NASA-Audio-Archive_Digital-Audio-File_Metadata.pdf) Lastly, a huge thanks to the Apollo In Realtime website. It is an incredible resource and finding the exact MET for certain mission milestones is super helpful when digging through all of the audio at Archive.org. Apollo In Real Time (https://apolloinrealtime.org/). I really need to have these guys on the podcast to talk about their work on Apollo and now the ISS. Diotima (https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/342933) Vessel Five (https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/342934) Frank and Poet (https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/349136) Evol Triumph (https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/349137) These tracks are licensed via Blue Dot Sessions. 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Dr. Roger Launius explains the political, cultural, and historical forces behind the first lunar landing, while Francis French and Rebecca Boyle broaden the context of the impact of Apollo on society. This chapter of The Lunar Era traces the program’s origins, the world’s reaction, and the legacy preserved in archives and memory.

Parts 4 and 5 will release soon, so make sure you've subscribed and followed the show so you don't miss future episodes.

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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 that can air on 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. You can support the show by purchasing some of my original artwork. Check out the cool stuff I've got for sale. Starlight and Gleam

Episode Links:

You can find Dr. Launius's latest book, "Smithsonian Atlas of Space: A Map to the Universe from the Big Bang to the Future" here.

Other works from Dr. Launius can be found on his Amazon author page.

Learn more about Francis French and his work here. FrancisFrench.com

Check out Rebecca's website here. RebeccaBoyle.com

Episode Music/Audio
Historical misison audio via NASA and Archive.org. https://archive.org/details/Apollo11Audio
The PDF with the archival mission audio metadata is a great resource for helping find specific times and files. NASA Archive Digital Audio File Metadata
Lastly, a huge thanks to the Apollo In Realtime website. It is an incredible resource and finding the exact MET for certain mission milestones is super helpful when digging through all of the audio at Archive.org. Apollo In Real Time.
I really need to have these guys on the podcast to talk about their work on Apollo and now the ISS.

Diotima
Vessel Five
Frank and Poet
Evol Triumph
These tracks are licensed via Blue Dot Sessions.

]]> Part 3: “We Came in Peace for All Mankind” traces the Apollo program's story and its unique place in history. Dr. Roger Launius explains the political, cultural, and historical forces behind the first lunar landing, while Francis French and Rebecca Boyle broaden the context of the impact of Apollo on society. This chapter of The Lunar Era traces the program’s origins, the world’s reaction, and the legacy preserved in archives and memory.

Parts 4 and 5 will release soon, so make sure you've subscribed and followed the show so you don't miss future episodes.

The Space Shot Links-

Subscribe to The Space Shot on Substack for emails delivered directly to your inbox. I'm currently on hiatus here, but I've got some plans for the future so please stay tuned. Check it out here

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 that can air on 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. You can support the show by purchasing some of my original artwork. Check out the cool stuff I've got for sale. Starlight and Gleam

Episode Links:

You can find Dr. Launius's latest book, "Smithsonian Atlas of Space: A Map to the Universe from the Big Bang to the Future" here.

Other works from Dr. Launius can be found on his Amazon author page.

Learn more about Francis French and his work here. FrancisFrench.com

Check out Rebecca's website here. RebeccaBoyle.com

Episode Music/Audio
Historical misison audio via NASA and Archive.org. https://archive.org/details/Apollo11Audio
The PDF with the archival mission audio metadata is a great resource for helping find specific times and files. NASA Archive Digital Audio File Metadata
Lastly, a huge thanks to the Apollo In Realtime website. It is an incredible resource and finding the exact MET for certain mission milestones is super helpful when digging through all of the audio at Archive.org. Apollo In Real Time.
I really need to have these guys on the podcast to talk about their work on Apollo and now the ISS.

Diotima
Vessel Five
Frank and Poet
Evol Triumph
These tracks are licensed via Blue Dot Sessions.

]]> Episode 50: Lego Rockets, Comets, a Birthday, and the Soviet N-1 Rocket https://thespaceshot.fireside.fm/50 943c4db0-a335-413c-babb-fc2c2e3f0e5c Mon, 03 Jul 2017 22:00:00 -0500 John Mulnix 50 Lego Rockets, Comets, a Birthday, and the Soviet N-1 Rocket full 1 John Mulnix The title says it all ;) Subscribe today and be sure to follow along on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook for the Lego Saturn V giveaway! 6:16 no Episode Links: SpaceX Statement On 7/3/17 Abort (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/882040096718897153) NASA Deep Impact Website (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/deepimpact/main/index.html) Deep Impact- Impactor Video (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/HRIV_Impact.gif) Why Study Comets? (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/deepimpact/media/f_whycomets.html) Harrison "Jack" Schmitt- NASA Biography (https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/schmitt-hh.html) 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, apollo podcast, space podcast, nasa podcast, nasa history podcast, space history podcast, space race podcast, Episode Links:

SpaceX Statement On 7/3/17 Abort

NASA Deep Impact Website
Deep Impact- Impactor Video
Why Study Comets?

Harrison "Jack" Schmitt- NASA Biography

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SpaceX Statement On 7/3/17 Abort

NASA Deep Impact Website
Deep Impact- Impactor Video
Why Study Comets?

Harrison "Jack" Schmitt- NASA Biography

]]> 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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