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    <title>The Space Shot - Episodes Tagged with “Ussr”</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.</description>
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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.</itunes:summary>
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  <title>Episode 160: The Missile Gap</title>
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  <itunes:episode>160</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The Missile Gap</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>John Mulnix</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>That was one crazy Saturday.  I've done a lot of reading about the "missile gap" over the past few days and didn't have time to record today's episode until this evening.  Have a great weekend! </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>7:42</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Be sure to connect with me online, find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, just click the links below. &lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Facebook&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Instagram&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/johnmulnix" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Twitter&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Episode Links:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?33219-1/1960-presidential-candidates-fourth-debate" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;4th Presidential Debate- October 21st, 1960: C-SPAN&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/cold-war/resolving-the-missile-gap-with-technology/missile-gap.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Penetrating the Iron Curtain: Resolving the Missile Gap with Technology&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nro.gov/history/csnr/corona/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;CORONA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/1957-10-09a.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;"Program for Aquatone Coverage of the USSR"&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/DOC_0000743239.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Future Plans for Project Aquatone&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/collection/what-was-missile-gap?page=1" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;What was the Missile Gap? CIA.gov&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>cia, cold war, corona, debate, icbm, jfk, missile gap, missile gap debate, nixon, ussr, space podcast, space history podcast, nasa podcast, space race podcast, </itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Be sure to connect with me online, find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, just click the links below. <br>
<a href="https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Facebook</strong></a></p>

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

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

<p>Episode Links:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?33219-1/1960-presidential-candidates-fourth-debate" rel="nofollow noopener">4th Presidential Debate- October 21st, 1960: C-SPAN</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/cold-war/resolving-the-missile-gap-with-technology/missile-gap.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener">Penetrating the Iron Curtain: Resolving the Missile Gap with Technology</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.nro.gov/history/csnr/corona/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener">CORONA</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/1957-10-09a.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener">"Program for Aquatone Coverage of the USSR"</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/DOC_0000743239.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener">Future Plans for Project Aquatone</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/collection/what-was-missile-gap?page=1" rel="nofollow noopener">What was the Missile Gap? CIA.gov</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Be sure to connect with me online, find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, just click the links below. <br>
<a href="https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Facebook</strong></a></p>

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

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

<p>Episode Links:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?33219-1/1960-presidential-candidates-fourth-debate" rel="nofollow noopener">4th Presidential Debate- October 21st, 1960: C-SPAN</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/cold-war/resolving-the-missile-gap-with-technology/missile-gap.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener">Penetrating the Iron Curtain: Resolving the Missile Gap with Technology</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.nro.gov/history/csnr/corona/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener">CORONA</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/1957-10-09a.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener">"Program for Aquatone Coverage of the USSR"</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/DOC_0000743239.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener">Future Plans for Project Aquatone</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/collection/what-was-missile-gap?page=1" rel="nofollow noopener">What was the Missile Gap? CIA.gov</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 122: Mae Jemison &amp; Luna 2</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2017 15:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>John Mulnix</author>
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  <itunes:episode>122</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Mae Jemison &amp; Luna 2</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:season>1</itunes:season>
  <itunes:author>John Mulnix</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Be sure to connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Check out the links below and hit me up with any questions or feedback! </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>6:00</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Be sure to connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Check out the links below and hit me up with any questions or feedback! &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/johnmulnix" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Episode Links:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/2513/nasa-space-assets-detect-ocean-inside-saturn-moon/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;NASA Space Assets Detect Ocean inside Saturn Moon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Mae_Jemison" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Memory Alpha- Mae Jemison&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/jemison-mc.html" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;NASA Astronaut Biography- Mae Jemison&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-47.html" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;STS-47 NASA Mission Page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1959-014A" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Luna 2&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>cassini, cassini saturn, cccp, history, history podcast, jpl, luna 2, mae jemison, nasa, nasa history, nasa jpl, saturn, saturn podcast, scifi podcast, soviet space, soviet space history, soviet union, space, space history, space history podcast, space podcast, space shot, star trek, star trek podcast, the space shot, ussr, ussr space, nasa podcast, nasa history podcast, cassini podcast, </itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Be sure to connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Check out the links below and hit me up with any questions or feedback! </p>

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

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

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

<p>Episode Links:</p>

<p><a href="https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/2513/nasa-space-assets-detect-ocean-inside-saturn-moon/" rel="nofollow noopener">NASA Space Assets Detect Ocean inside Saturn Moon</a></p>

<p><a href="http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Mae_Jemison" rel="nofollow noopener">Memory Alpha- Mae Jemison</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/jemison-mc.html" rel="nofollow noopener">NASA Astronaut Biography- Mae Jemison</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-47.html" rel="nofollow noopener">STS-47 NASA Mission Page</a></p>

<p><a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1959-014A" rel="nofollow noopener">Luna 2</a></p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Be sure to connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Check out the links below and hit me up with any questions or feedback! </p>

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

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

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

<p>Episode Links:</p>

<p><a href="https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/2513/nasa-space-assets-detect-ocean-inside-saturn-moon/" rel="nofollow noopener">NASA Space Assets Detect Ocean inside Saturn Moon</a></p>

<p><a href="http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Mae_Jemison" rel="nofollow noopener">Memory Alpha- Mae Jemison</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/jemison-mc.html" rel="nofollow noopener">NASA Astronaut Biography- Mae Jemison</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-47.html" rel="nofollow noopener">STS-47 NASA Mission Page</a></p>

<p><a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1959-014A" rel="nofollow noopener">Luna 2</a></p>]]>
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