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    <title>The Space Shot - Episodes Tagged with “Usaf”</title>
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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:subtitle>A concentrated dose of space awesomeness, delivered right to your podcast feed.</itunes:subtitle>
    <itunes:author>John Mulnix</itunes:author>
    <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 251: "I never want to HOLD again." </title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2018 06:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
  <author>John Mulnix</author>
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  <itunes:episode>251</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>"I never want to HOLD again." </itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>John Mulnix</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>The Rocket Lab Flight controller that said "I never want to HOLD again" cracked me up, listen to today's episode to find out what I'm talking about. 
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  <itunes:duration>5:38</itunes:duration>
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  <description>The Rocket Lab Flight controller that said "I never want to HOLD again" cracked me up, listen to today's episode to find out what I'm talking about. 
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:
If you missed the live stream yesterday, check out the video here. 
Atlas V SBIRS GEO Flight 4 Broadcast (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV03W0mnxkI)
Rocket Lab (http://www.rocketlabusa.com/)
Buzz Aldrin- NASA Biography (https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/aldrin-b.html)
Buzz Aldrin on the Moon- NASA (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/images/apollo_image_12.html)
Here's a great photo gallery showing Buzz throughout the years.  There's some iconic photographs here that are worth checking out. 
Buzz Aldrin Photo Gallery (https://www.nasa.gov/content/buzz-aldrin-photo-gallery)
BuzzAldrin.com (https://buzzaldrin.com/) 
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  <itunes:keywords>apollo, apollo 50, space podcast, space history podcast, atlas v, birthday, buzz aldrin, electron, gemini, moon, rocket lab, rocket launch, rockets, sbirs, ula, usaf</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>The Rocket Lab Flight controller that said &quot;I never want to HOLD again&quot; cracked me up, listen to today&#39;s episode to find out what I&#39;m talking about. </p>

<p>Thanks to everyone that&#39;s subscribed to the podcast.  If you could do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast, I&#39;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! </p>

<p>Connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, just click the links below. </p>

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

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

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

<p>Episode Links:</p>

<p>If you missed the live stream yesterday, check out the video here. <br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV03W0mnxkI" rel="nofollow">Atlas V SBIRS GEO Flight 4 Broadcast</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.rocketlabusa.com/" rel="nofollow">Rocket Lab</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/aldrin-b.html" rel="nofollow">Buzz Aldrin- NASA Biography</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/images/apollo_image_12.html" rel="nofollow">Buzz Aldrin on the Moon- NASA</a></p>

<p>Here&#39;s a great photo gallery showing Buzz throughout the years.  There&#39;s some iconic photographs here that are worth checking out. <br>
<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/content/buzz-aldrin-photo-gallery" rel="nofollow">Buzz Aldrin Photo Gallery</a></p>

<p><a href="https://buzzaldrin.com/" rel="nofollow">BuzzAldrin.com</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>The Rocket Lab Flight controller that said &quot;I never want to HOLD again&quot; cracked me up, listen to today&#39;s episode to find out what I&#39;m talking about. </p>

<p>Thanks to everyone that&#39;s subscribed to the podcast.  If you could do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast, I&#39;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! </p>

<p>Connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, just click the links below. </p>

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

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

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

<p>Episode Links:</p>

<p>If you missed the live stream yesterday, check out the video here. <br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV03W0mnxkI" rel="nofollow">Atlas V SBIRS GEO Flight 4 Broadcast</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.rocketlabusa.com/" rel="nofollow">Rocket Lab</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/aldrin-b.html" rel="nofollow">Buzz Aldrin- NASA Biography</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/images/apollo_image_12.html" rel="nofollow">Buzz Aldrin on the Moon- NASA</a></p>

<p>Here&#39;s a great photo gallery showing Buzz throughout the years.  There&#39;s some iconic photographs here that are worth checking out. <br>
<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/content/buzz-aldrin-photo-gallery" rel="nofollow">Buzz Aldrin Photo Gallery</a></p>

<p><a href="https://buzzaldrin.com/" rel="nofollow">BuzzAldrin.com</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 100: 100 Episodes- Made Possible by Coffee &amp; Determination</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2017 19:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>John Mulnix</author>
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  <itunes:episode>100</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>100 Episodes- Made Possible by Coffee &amp; Determination</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:season>1</itunes:season>
  <itunes:author>John Mulnix</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>100 Episodes!  Whoa, its kind of crazy to think I've written over 100,000 words for scripts, recorded hours of audio, and shared a ton of stories with everyone.  Thank you for all of your support! </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>4:16</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Episode Links:
Check out this shop for some great coffee! 
Facebook- Well Grounded (https://www.facebook.com/Wellgroundedomaha/)
X-15 Extending the Frontiers of Flight (https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/470842main_X_15_Frontier_of_Flight.pdf)
X-15 Fact Sheet (https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/news/FactSheets/FS-052-DFRC.html)
SpaceX X-37B Launch (https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/06/06/u-s-air-force-taps-spacex-to-launch-next-x-37b-spaceplane-mission/) 
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  <itunes:keywords>coffee, coffee podcast, history podcast, nasa, pop culture, ray bradbury, space, space coffee, space history, space history podcast, space news, space podcast, space shot, spacex, the space shot, usaf, x15, x15 plane, x37, x37b, spacex podcast, nasa podcast, </itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Episode Links:</p>

<p>Check out this shop for some great coffee! <br>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Wellgroundedomaha/" rel="nofollow">Facebook- Well Grounded</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/470842main_X_15_Frontier_of_Flight.pdf" rel="nofollow">X-15 Extending the Frontiers of Flight</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/news/FactSheets/FS-052-DFRC.html" rel="nofollow">X-15 Fact Sheet</a></p>

<p><a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/06/06/u-s-air-force-taps-spacex-to-launch-next-x-37b-spaceplane-mission/" rel="nofollow">SpaceX X-37B Launch</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Episode Links:</p>

<p>Check out this shop for some great coffee! <br>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Wellgroundedomaha/" rel="nofollow">Facebook- Well Grounded</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/470842main_X_15_Frontier_of_Flight.pdf" rel="nofollow">X-15 Extending the Frontiers of Flight</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/news/FactSheets/FS-052-DFRC.html" rel="nofollow">X-15 Fact Sheet</a></p>

<p><a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/06/06/u-s-air-force-taps-spacex-to-launch-next-x-37b-spaceplane-mission/" rel="nofollow">SpaceX X-37B Launch</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 94: Project Excelsior</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 13:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>John Mulnix</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/ea1f749c-7812-45de-a906-c492077f53c2/e16a1eab-adc2-4f7d-a73d-f8891b422f71.mp3" length="7307259" type="audio/mp3"/>
  <itunes:episode>94</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Project Excelsior</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:season>1</itunes:season>
  <itunes:author>John Mulnix</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Space skydiving! Connect with me on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook @johnmulnix and follow along online! </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>4:58</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/e/ea1f749c-7812-45de-a906-c492077f53c2/cover.jpg?v=4"/>
  <description>Episode Links: 
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Sends Supercomputer into Space to Accelerate Mission to Mars (https://news.hpe.com/hewlett-packard-enterprise-sends-supercomputer-into-space-to-accelerate-mission-to-mars/)
Inside the Original Space Dive: Joseph Kittinger on 1960 Record Jump (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/10/121008-joseph-kittinger-felix-baumgartner-skydive-science/)
A Gutsy Aviator, A great Story,
A Life of Accomplishment (http://www.rb-29.net/HTML/27JoKittinger/27StysJoeKittinger.html)
Excelsior Gondola (https://web.archive.org/web/20100331012902/http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=562)
Dressing For Altitude- NASA PDF (https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/683215main_DressingAltitude-ebook.pdf)
Red Bull Stratos (http://www.redbullstratos.com/the-mission/world-record-jump/)
Solar flare impacts microchips, August 16, 1989 (http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/edn-moments/4394205/Solar-flare-impacts-microchips--August-16--1989)
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>air racing, airplanes, felix baumgartner, high altitude pressure suit, jet stream, lockheed, lockheed martin, lockheed vega, pressure suit, sky diving, skydiving, space, space diving, space shot, spacediving, the space shot, usaf, vega airplane, wiley post, winnie mae, aerospace history, aerospace podcast, space podcast, space history podcast, </itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Episode Links: </p>

<p><a href="https://news.hpe.com/hewlett-packard-enterprise-sends-supercomputer-into-space-to-accelerate-mission-to-mars/" rel="nofollow">Hewlett Packard Enterprise Sends Supercomputer into Space to Accelerate Mission to Mars</a></p>

<p><a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/10/121008-joseph-kittinger-felix-baumgartner-skydive-science/" rel="nofollow">Inside the Original Space Dive: Joseph Kittinger on 1960 Record Jump</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.rb-29.net/HTML/27JoKittinger/27StysJoeKittinger.html" rel="nofollow">A Gutsy Aviator, A great Story,<br>
A Life of Accomplishment</a></p>

<p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100331012902/http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=562" rel="nofollow">Excelsior Gondola</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/683215main_DressingAltitude-ebook.pdf" rel="nofollow">Dressing For Altitude- NASA PDF</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.redbullstratos.com/the-mission/world-record-jump/" rel="nofollow">Red Bull Stratos</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/edn-moments/4394205/Solar-flare-impacts-microchips--August-16--1989" rel="nofollow">Solar flare impacts microchips, August 16, 1989</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Episode Links: </p>

<p><a href="https://news.hpe.com/hewlett-packard-enterprise-sends-supercomputer-into-space-to-accelerate-mission-to-mars/" rel="nofollow">Hewlett Packard Enterprise Sends Supercomputer into Space to Accelerate Mission to Mars</a></p>

<p><a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/10/121008-joseph-kittinger-felix-baumgartner-skydive-science/" rel="nofollow">Inside the Original Space Dive: Joseph Kittinger on 1960 Record Jump</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.rb-29.net/HTML/27JoKittinger/27StysJoeKittinger.html" rel="nofollow">A Gutsy Aviator, A great Story,<br>
A Life of Accomplishment</a></p>

<p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100331012902/http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=562" rel="nofollow">Excelsior Gondola</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/683215main_DressingAltitude-ebook.pdf" rel="nofollow">Dressing For Altitude- NASA PDF</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.redbullstratos.com/the-mission/world-record-jump/" rel="nofollow">Red Bull Stratos</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/edn-moments/4394205/Solar-flare-impacts-microchips--August-16--1989" rel="nofollow">Solar flare impacts microchips, August 16, 1989</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 41: Meteors, UFOs, and MUOS 5</title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 24 Jun 2017 22:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>John Mulnix</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/ea1f749c-7812-45de-a906-c492077f53c2/5adde4d4-2fcb-42a5-b076-d5cdf02a4f8f.mp3" length="6644761" type="audio/mp3"/>
  <itunes:episode>41</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Meteors, UFOs, and MUOS 5</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:season>1</itunes:season>
  <itunes:author>John Mulnix</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>The Navy's MUOS 5 satellite launched on this day in 2016.  Plus, a meteor and the Roswell coverup. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>4:30</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/e/ea1f749c-7812-45de-a906-c492077f53c2/cover.jpg?v=4"/>
  <description>Episode Links: 
MUOS 5 Launch Highlights (https://youtu.be/adb6FQwDnEw)
MUOS Mission Information (http://www.ulalaunch.com/atlas-v-to-launch-muos5.aspx)
June 24, 1997 | The ‘Roswell Incident' (https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/24/june-24-1997-the-roswell-incident/)
Chicora Meteor (http://www.lib.umd.edu/epsl/this-week-in-science/chicora-meteor)
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>atlas v, cape canaveral, kennedy space center, launch, meteor, muos, rocket, rocket launch, rockets, roswell, space, united states armed forces, us navy, usaf, space podcast, space history podcast, ula podcast, </itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>Episode Links: </p>

<p><a href="https://youtu.be/adb6FQwDnEw" rel="nofollow">MUOS 5 Launch Highlights</a><br>
<a href="http://www.ulalaunch.com/atlas-v-to-launch-muos5.aspx" rel="nofollow">MUOS Mission Information</a></p>

<p><a href="https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/24/june-24-1997-the-roswell-incident/" rel="nofollow">June 24, 1997 | The ‘Roswell Incident&#39;</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.lib.umd.edu/epsl/this-week-in-science/chicora-meteor" rel="nofollow">Chicora Meteor</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Episode Links: </p>

<p><a href="https://youtu.be/adb6FQwDnEw" rel="nofollow">MUOS 5 Launch Highlights</a><br>
<a href="http://www.ulalaunch.com/atlas-v-to-launch-muos5.aspx" rel="nofollow">MUOS Mission Information</a></p>

<p><a href="https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/24/june-24-1997-the-roswell-incident/" rel="nofollow">June 24, 1997 | The ‘Roswell Incident&#39;</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.lib.umd.edu/epsl/this-week-in-science/chicora-meteor" rel="nofollow">Chicora Meteor</a></p>]]>
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