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One of the big stories of this year has been the first crewed mission of the Boeing Starliner space craft which has now been at the ISS for 2 months, when it was only scheduled to be there for 8 days. We dig a little deeper and also have a conversation about misinformation.Eric Berger Article:https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/08/yes-nasa-really-could-bring-starliners-astronauts-back-on-crew-dragon/Guardian Article:https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/aug/04/nasa-boeing-astronauts-not-stranded-story Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: NASASpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we talk to Mike Haddad, who retired in 2011 from NASA at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) with 32 years of Flight and Ground systems engineering and operational experience. We find out more about life behind the scenes of the space shuttle and all about the efforts involved to restore some of the hardware that was used back then.Michael Haddad:https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-e-haddad-47356511/Astro Restoration Project: https://www.astrorestorationproject.org/homeSpacelab:https://sites.google.com/view/spacelabpayloadspeople/the-people/michael-haddad Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: Space And Things PodcastSpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Emily and Dave talk about their favourite space missions, both crewed and uncrewed. What are your favourites? Let us know, we'd love to hear from you.Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: Space And Things PodcastSpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we lost another of our heroes. Joe Engle the only astronaut to have flown to space on the X-15 and the Space Shuttle died at the age of 91. We wanted to pay tribute to this incredible pilot so we asked Michelle Evans to join us. Michelle previous wrote and released what is the definitive book on the X-15, “The X-15 Rocket Plane: Flying The First Wings Into Space” - Joe was interviewed for the book and wrote the forward, so Michelle was the perfect guest for us to speak to this week.Joe Engle Obituary:http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-071124a-joe-engle-x15-space-shuttle-nasa-astronaut-obituary.htmlhttps://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-remembers-retired-astronaut-us-air-force-pilot-joe-engle/Michelle Evans:http://www.mach25media.com/x1501.htmlFull show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: NASASpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we move forward with plans to live on the moon, new technology needs to be developed to make this possible, and today we're talking to someone who is helping to make that happen. Madison Feehan is the founder and CEO of Space Copy who are building 3D printers which will work on the Moon or Mars that will be able to use the resources found their to 3D items which will be required to survive there.This interview could also be called: How to turn a great idea into a great business. Madison is an incredible woman who we hope you find as inspiring as we did.Madison Feehan:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/madison-c-feehan-a44080216/Space Copy:Https://www.spacecopy.comMoon Trades:Https://www.moontrades.orgFull show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: Space CopySpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we pay our respects to Bill Anders, the Apollo 8 astronaut who died last month at the age of 90. To help us do this we're joined by Francis French who had numerous visits to Bill Anders home while writing his book “In The Shadow of the Moon.”Bill Anders Obituary: https://heritageflight.org/about/maj-gen-bill-anders/remembering-bill-anders/#:~:text=Major%20General%20William%20Alison%20Anders,the%20time%20of%20his%20passingFrancis French:https://www.francisfrench.com/X: https://twitter.com/F_FrenchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/francisjfrench/Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: NASASpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can you believe it? 200 episodes!Today we bring you something extra special as we interview Sterling Crawford and General Charlie Duke. Sterling recently opened Stall Three Studio in South Carolina and unveiled a brand new portrait of her grandfather General Duke as part of the “Space Exploration: Past Present and Future” exhibit, so we find out more from both of them about the portrait, space and art!Stall Three Studio:https://www.stallthreestudio.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stallthreestudioYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHuoxC-qDg9DLS2B7TXnMfQX: https://x.com/stall3studioLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stall-three-studio-1/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/stallthreestudio/Sterling Crawford:https://www.sterlingcrawford.art/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sterling-crawford-130786142/General Charlie Duke:https://charlieduke.com/ Stall Magazine:https://www.stallmagazine.com/ Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: Sterling CrawfordSpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

And so this week is part 3 of 3 in which we get to listen to some interviews with Alan Bean conducted by Rick Houston back in 2016. An incredible insight into the mind and life of the 4th person to walk on the moon. Makes sure you listened to parts one and two first! We're also joined by Rick to talk about the what, why and how of these interviews.Alan Bean Obituary:https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/family-release-regarding-the-passing-of-apollo-skylab-astronaut-alan-bean/ Rick Houston:X: https://x.com/rickhouston73LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-houston-bb608913/Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: NASASpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

And so this week is part 2 of 3 in which we get to listen to some interviews with Alan Bean conducted by Rick Houston back in 2016. An incredible insight into the mind and life of the 4th person to walk on the moon. Makes sure you listened to last week's episode first.Alan Bean Obituary:https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/family-release-regarding-the-passing-of-apollo-skylab-astronaut-alan-bean/ Rick Houston:X: https://x.com/rickhouston73LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-houston-bb608913/Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: BBCSpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A very special episode this week, part 1 of 3 in which we get to listen to some interviews with Alan Bean conducted by Rick Houston back in 2016. An incredible insight into the mind and life of the 4th person to walk on the moon.Alan Bean Obituary:https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/family-release-regarding-the-passing-of-apollo-skylab-astronaut-alan-bean/ Rick Houston:X: https://x.com/rickhouston73LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-houston-bb608913/Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: NASASpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SpaceX are the number 1 launch provider in the world currently, and author/journalist Brad Bergan has just released a wonderful book about them called SpaceX: Elon Musk and the Final Frontier. So we think it's about time that we have a conversation about SpaceX.Brad Bergan:LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-bergan/ SpaceX - Elon Musk and the Final Frontier:https://www.quarto.com/books/9780760384015/spacexSpace Race 2.0:https://www.quarto.com/books/9780760375549/space-race-2-0 Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp196-spacex-elon-musk-and-the-final-frontier-with-brad-berganShow notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: Quarto PublishingSpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the weekend Blue Origin launched their first crewed mission after nearly two years and today we're speaking to someone who has won their ticket for one of their future flights. Dr. Eiman Jahangir entered the MoonDAO Ticket To Space raffle and his name was picked out, however, Dr. Jahangir is so much more than a space tourist as you'll find out in this week's episode.Dr. Eiman Jahangir:X: https://x.com/DrEJahangirLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drejahangir/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@drejahangir Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drejahangir/ MoonDAO:https://www.moondao.com/ Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: Cassandra KlosSpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In nearly 200 episodes we've never had any in depth discussion about the military uses of space, so we've decided this is the week. We're joined by Dwayne Day, a space historian who is an expert on the history of reconnaissance satellites and it's a fascinating conversation. Dwayne Day:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dwayne-day-41983723/ X: https://twitter.com/CORONAGAMBITEye in the Sky: The Story of the Corona Spy Satellites:https://smithsonianbooks.com/store/aviation-military-history/eye-in-the-sky-the-story-of-the-corona-spy-satellites-smithsonian-history-of-aviation-and-spaceflight-paperback/ Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: NROSpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ever wondered what life might be like on a remote part of the world while tracking spacecraft and communicating with them? Ever considered the dangers of being in a blockhouse close to a rocket launch as it explodes? Well our guess this week has some stories for you. We speak to Dan Kovalchik who started working on tracking stations and eventually became the Systems Administrator for the Delta launches, a job he held for 21 years. He has a new book out called ‘Days of Delta Thunder' so we caught up with him to have a chat.Dan Kovalchik:http://www.rangerat.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-kovalchik-43311880/Days of Delta Thunder:https://www.amazon.com/Days-Delta-Thunder-Dan-Kovalchik-ebook/dp/B0D1SCJ8HNDelta II Launch Failure: 1997https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTmb3Cqb2qw Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: 30th Space Wing Public AffairsSpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We can't get enough of talking about the moon and we love a bit of poetry, so it was a joy talking to Christopher Cokinos for this week's podcast. Christopher has just released a book called ‘Still as Bright - An Illuminating History of the Moon, from Antiquity to Tomorrow' - and it's a must read!Christopher Cokinos: https://www.christophercokinos.com/Still As Bright:https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Still-As-Bright/Christopher-Cokinos/9781639365692 Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: Pegasus BooksSpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the recent moon landing attempts by private US companies having some mixed results, it seems that everyone is an expert on how to land something on the moon all of a sudden, well today we speak to an actual expert to find out what's really going on up there. Brandon Dotson has all the degrees and is currently writing a thesis on the difficulties of landing on the moon. Brandon Dotson:https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=h-bD-jkAAAAJ&hl=en Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: NASASpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we speak to Lisa Young, Supervisory Conservator at the National Air and Space Museum, who has been responsible for the preservation of the spacesuits and spacecraft in the Smithsonian collection. Ever been to a museum and wondered about how they look after the spacesuits? Well Lisa is the expert.Lisa Young:https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-young-06a22512/https://airandspace.si.edu/people/staff/lisa-young Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: Space and Things PodcastSpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On 24th March of this year, George Abbey died at the age of 91. One of the most influencial people working behind the scenes at NASA for many years and someone who has come up many times during many interviews. So we wanted to spend an episode to pay tribute to his contributions. To do this we're joined by Michael Cassutt, author of the 2018 book “The Astronaut Maker - How One Mysterious Engineer Ran Human Spaceflight for a Generation”George Abbey NASA Obituary:https://www.nasa.gov/people/george-w-s-abbey/Michael Cassutt:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-cassutt-5680841/X: https://twitter.com/MichaelCassutt The Astronaut Maker:https://www.chicagoreviewpress.com/the-astronaut-maker-products-9781613737002.php?page_id=30&cid=347961Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: NASA Space and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On April 8th there will be a total eclipse travelling across Mexico, the United States and Canada so today we talk to Stephen Wolfram, who earlier this year released a book called “Predicting the Eclipse: A Multimillennium Tale of Computation.” - we learn about the history of predicting eclipses and so much more. Stephen Wolfram:https://www.stephenwolfram.com/ X: https://twitter.com/stephen_wolfram LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenwolfram/ Predicting the Eclipse:A Multimillennium Tale of Computationhttps://www.wolfram-media.com/products/predicting-the-eclipse/Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: NASA/Aubrey GemignaniSpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we talk to Dr. Tracy Scott who has just started a project to bring together her own history as an early era “astronaut kid” (daughter of David R. Scott: Gemini 8, Apollo 9, Apollo 15) with her professional expertise as a sociologist and teacher.100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsDave's Tour Dates: http://www.davejgiles.com/gigsDr Tracy Scott:https://tracylscott.org/https://sociology.emory.edu/people/bios/Scott-Tracy%20L..htmlInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/prof.t.l.scott/ Image Credits: Life MagazineSpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sad news this week as the space world mourns the loss of General Thomas P. Stafford, pilot of Gemini 6 and commander of Gemini 9a, Apollo 10 and the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. A true legend of spaceflight and he will be missed.100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsDave's Tour Dates: http://www.davejgiles.com/gigsTom Stafford Obituary: https://www.space.com/nasa-astronaut-thomas-stafford-obituary Bill Moore: https://www.facebook.com/bill.moore.18007218 Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: NASASpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we conclude the interviews we recorded at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in January by asking about what it means to be a curator at the museum. We had three interview and we spoke to each of the individually about various aspects of life as a curator and have merged those aspects into this episode. We hope that you enjoyed the episode from our field trip and hope that we get to do more.100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsDave's Tour Dates: http://www.davejgiles.com./gigsDr. Margaret A. Weitekamp:https://airandspace.si.edu/people/staff/margaret-weitekampLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaretweitekamp/Dr. Jennifer Levasseur:https://airandspace.si.edu/people/staff/jennifer-levasseur Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-levasseur-00695612a/Dr Teasel Muir-Harmony: https://airandspace.si.edu/people/staff/teasel-muir-harmonyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teasel-muir-harmony-3a67519/The Smithonsian Air And Space Museum:https://airandspace.si.edu/ Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: NASMSpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we speak to David Woods, the editor of a brand new movie called ‘Galileo Moon' which is all about the Apollo 15 mission and is produced by the commander of that mission, Dave Scott.100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsDave's Tour Dates: http://www.davejgiles.com./gigsDavid Woods:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-woods-22979734/ Galileo Moon:https://film.apollo15hub.org/Apollo Space Journal:https://www.nasa.gov/history/afj/index.html Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: NASASpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we speak to Dr. Margaret Weitekamp, the Space History Department Chair at the Smithsonian Institution and the curator of the Air and Space Museum's social and Cultural history of spaceflight collection, more than 5,000 artefacts that include space memorabilia and space science fiction objects. Dr. Weitekamp also recently published Space Craze: America's Enduring Fascination with Real and Imagined Spaceflight, a wonderful book which we highly recommend. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsDr. Margaret A. Weitekamp:https://airandspace.si.edu/people/staff/margaret-weitekampLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaretweitekamp/Space Craze: https://airandspace.si.edu/research/publications/space-crazeRight Stuff, Wrong Sex: https://airandspace.si.edu/research/publications/right-stuff-wrong-sex-americas-first-women-space-program Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: NASMSpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we speak to Logan Jaeren who is just about to launch STEAM4SPACE to try and use his extensive mission patch collection to help inspire the next generations.100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsSTEAM4SPACE:https://steam4space.org/?page=section/home.htmlSpace exploration Patches:https://sxpatches.com/ Logan Jaeren:https://www.linkedin.com/in/loganjaeren/ Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: STEAM4SPACESpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There are only 3 Space Shuttle Orbiters left. Atlantis is on display at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Endeavour will be on display at the California Science Center in Los Angeles and Discovery is at the Udvar-Hazy Center just outside of Washington DC. While we were in Washington we caught up with Dr. Jennifer Levasseur, the curator of the Space Shuttle Program for the Smithsonian and we tried to find out how you use a Space Shuttle to tell it's history and inspire the next generation.100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsDr. Jennifer Levasseur:https://airandspace.si.edu/people/staff/jennifer-levasseur Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center:https://airandspace.si.edu/visit/udvar-hazy-center Being Discovery's Curator by Dr. Jennifer Levasseur:https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/being-discoverys-curator Apollo 13 Minute Podcast Featuring Dr. Jennifer Levasseur: https://www.apollo13minute.com/cm/episodes/minute-009-give-me-a-lever-long-enough/ Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: NASMSpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A recent NASA report wasn't too encouraging about the use of space based solar power to help solve the planets energy problems, but we think there might be more to it than the report suggests so we speak to an expert on the subject John Mankins, who has been working on this since the 1990s.100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsJohn Mankins: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-mankins-a89a7130/ NASA's Space-Based Solar Power Report: https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/otps-sbsp-report-final-tagged-approved-1-8-24-tagged-v2.pdf?emrc=744da1The Case For Space Solar Power book: https://www.amazon.com/Case-Space-Solar-Power/dp/099133700X Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: NASA SPS-ALPHA concept by John C. MankinsSpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

February 8th 1974 marked the end of the crewed missions to Skylab, America's first space station. To celebrate this 50th anniversary we take a look at that mission and the legacy of Skylab. We're helped to do this by Dr. Teasel Muir-Harmony, curator of the Apollo Collection at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsMore on Dr Muir-Harmony: https://airandspace.si.edu/people/staff/teasel-muir-harmonyX: https://twitter.com/teaselmuirInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/teaselmuir/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teasel-muir-harmony-3a67519/The Smithsonian Air and Space Museum: https://airandspace.si.edu/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/airandspacemuseum/X: https://twitter.com/airandspaceFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/airandspace Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: NASASpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Part 2 of our deep dive into space policy with Casey Dreier the Chief of Space Policy at the Planetary Society. This week we learn about the Mars Sample Return mission and how the upcoming US election might affect NASA.100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsCasey Dreier: https://www.planetary.org/profiles/casey-dreierThreads: https://www.threads.net/@caseydreierspace LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/casey-dreier-7371a054/The Planetary Society:https://www.planetary.org/Space Advocacy 101 Course: https://www.planetary.org/coursesPlanetary Radio: Space Policy Edition with Casey Dreier:https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/space-policy-edition The Space Advocate Newsletter:https://secure.planetary.org/site/SPageNavigator/advocacy_newsletter.html Planetary Society Day Of Action:https://www.planetary.org/advocacy/day-of-action Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: NASASpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we speak to Casey Dreier, Chief of Space Policy at the Planetary Society. We've been wanting to take a deeper dive into space policy for a while now and Casey is the perfect person to help us understand how it all works. Part 2 of this interview will be in next week's podcast.100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsCasey Dreier: https://www.planetary.org/profiles/casey-dreierThreads: https://www.threads.net/@caseydreierspace LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/casey-dreier-7371a054/The Planetary Society:https://www.planetary.org/Space Advocacy 101 Course: https://www.planetary.org/coursesPlanetary Radio: Space Policy Edition with Casey Dreier:https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/space-policy-edition The Space Advocate Newsletter:https://secure.planetary.org/site/SPageNavigator/advocacy_newsletter.html Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: The Planetary SocietySpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We often get messages asking for advice on how to help encourage younger people with space flight. Well our guest this week has been doing that for over 25 years. Chris Barber founded ISSET space in 1998 and has had 60 different astronauts and cosmonauts involved with events around the globe to inspire people.100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsISSET Space: https://www.isset.space/Mission Discovery: https://www.isset.space/pages/missiondiscoveryChris Barber:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-barber-3478361a/ Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: ISSET SpaceSpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new year brings in a new first, a new rocket from United Launch Alliance, the Vulcan Centaur, is due to launch on January 8th and the first private Lunar Lander. So we want to learn more about one of the payloads on board. With that in mind we speak to Charles Chafer, CEO of Celestis Memorial Spaceflights about their second Luna mission and their first deep space Voyager mission.100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsCelestis: https://www.celestis.comCharles Chafer:https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-chafer-8652684/Countdown to Vulcan:https://www.ulalaunch.com/rockets/vulcan-centaur/countdown-to-vulcanVulcan Payload Blog:https://blog.ulalaunch.com/blog/vulcan-cert-1-payloads-mounted-atop-rocket-for-launch Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: Celestis Memorial SpaceflightsSpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2024 is just around the corner so we carry on from last week and preview what we can hope to see in the upcoming year, to do this we're once again joined by the hosts of This Week In Space: Rod Pyle and Tarik Malik. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsThis Week In Space Podcast: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-spaceRod Pyle: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodpyleleadership/Tariq Malik:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tariq-j-malik/Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: Space and Things PodcastSpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time for our 2023 annual review and we're joined by two big stars of the space world to take a look back at what's happened this year, the hosts of This Week In Space: Rod Pyle and Tarik Malik. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsThis Week In Space Podcast: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-spaceRod Pyle: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodpyleleadership/Tariq Malik:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tariq-j-malik/Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: Space and Things PodcastSpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're joined by David Chudwin, author of a wonderful book called “I Was A Teenage Space Reporter” – David was the only college journalist accredited to cover the 1969 Apollo 11 launch and first landing on the Moon. At age 19, he was one of only a handful of teenagers with official press passes at the Kennedy Space Center for the launch. He gives us a wonderful insight to what it was like being at the launch of the most famous space mission of all time, Apollo 11.100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsDavid Chudwin:https://davidchudwin.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-chudwin-m-d-8b891820/X: https://twitter.com/DChudwinBuy the book:US: https://www.amazon.com/Was-Teenage-Space-Reporter-Apollo/dp/0999187120/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?keywords=I+was+a+teenage+space+reporter&qid=1553167013&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmrnullUK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Was-Teenage-Space-Reporter-Apollo/dp/0999187120/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1553167108&sr=8-1&keywords=i+was+a+teenage+space+reporter Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: LID Publishing Inc.Space and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we want to share with you the story of the Sew Sisters, a group of women who used their skills to hand sew the thermal blankets used to protect the Space Shuttle. To do this we're joined by one of the seamstresses, Jean Wright, who has just had a book written about her by Elise Matich called: “Sew Sister: The Untold Story of Jean Wright and NASA's Seamstresses.” 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsJean Wright:X: https://twitter.com/JeanWright0274 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jean-wright-0b62b328/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jean.wright.39Sew Sister Book: https://www.tilburyhouse.com/product-page/sew-sister Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: Tilbury House PublishersSpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With so much focus on new heavy lift vehicles at the moment, we wanted to talk about the iconic Saturn V, so we asked John Duncan, founder of ApolloSaturn.com to join us to talk about this iconic rocket.100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsJohn Duncan:http://www.apollosaturn.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/apollosaturncom/ Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: NASASpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we talk to film maker Bill Muench about his brand new documentary “The Artist & The Astronaut” about Skylab 4 commander Jerry Carr and his wife Pat Musick. The 50th anniversary of Jerry's mission has just started so this is the perfect start for us to kick start our own celebrations.100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBill Muench:https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-muench-37241a30/The Artist & The Astronaut:https://www.theartistandtheastronaut.com/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LIaiPcGTYY Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/artistandastronaut/ X: https://twitter.com/AAFilmOfficialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theartistandtheastronaut/Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: The Artist and The AstronautSpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Even more sad news this week. On November 7th, Frank Bowman, commander of Gemini 7 and Apollo 8 passed away at the age of 95. One of the true greats in space history. We speak to his friend Chris Henry from the EAA museum in Oshkosh to find out more about the man and to celebrate his life.100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsChris Henry:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-henry-93110997/The EAA Museum:https://www.eaa.org/eaa-museum Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: NASASpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sad news this week, we've lost another of our Apollo heroes. Kenneth T. Mattingly, command module pilot of Apollo 16 and commander of STS4 and STS51c has passed away aged 87. Today we pay our tributes talking to author and space historian Andy Chaikin.100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsAndrew Chaikin:https://www.andrewchaikin.com/https://twitter.com/andrewchaikin T.K. Mattingly Oral History Interviews:https://historycollection.jsc.nasa.gov/JSCHistoryPortal/history/oral_histories/MattinglyTK/mattinglytk.htm Principles of Success in Spaceflight from Andrew Chaikin – Online Short Course (February 21-22, 2024):https://www.aiaa.org/events-learning/courses-workshops/detail/principles-of-success-in-spaceflight-from-andrew-chaikin-online-short-course?fbclid=IwAR3d210fJZg4Quw9vHLhgvjNdDezVBpWdrg61Vz4DMPRl_zLrzcIsRlVtrM Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: NASASpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Astronaut Dr. Tom Jones has just released a brand new book called 'Space Shuttle Stories - Firsthand Astronaut Accounts From All 135 Missions' and it is sensational, so we're talking to Dr. Jones to find out more.5 Years of ‘Tennessee and 48th': https://davejgiles.com/tennessee-and-48th 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsDr. Tom Jones:https://astronauttomjones.com/X: https://twitter.com/AstroTomJonesLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/astronauttomjones/ Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: Smithsonian BooksSpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The story of the 4th American spaceflight has turned into one of the biggest myths in spaceflight history. This week we find out about some new evidence which helps to put the record straight. We speak to Kris Stoever (daughter of astronaut Scott Carpenter) and researcher Danny Parker to find out more.100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsKris Stoever:X: https://twitter.com/paxr55 Danny ParkerX: https://twitter.com/dannysparker Previous Episode on Aurora 7 and Scott Carpenter:https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp96-aurora-7-scott-carpenter-did-the-man-malfunction-60th-anniversaryFull show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: NASASpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we talk to Mark Seller, VP of Vulcan Development at United Launch Alliance (ULA) to discuss their brand new Vulcan Centaur rocket, coming to a launch pad near you very soon.100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsULA: https://www.ulalaunch.comVulcan: Https://www.ulalaunch.com/rockets/vulcan-centaur What's Caught Our Eye This Week:Rise Together Space Alliance: https://www.harwellcampus.com/rise-together-space-alliance/ Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: ULASpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we welcome back Stephen Walker who recently published in the Guardian about life on the ISS during a time of war. It's a fascinating piece and once again, Stephen Walker proves himself to be a wonderful interviewee.100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsStephen Walker:https://www.stephenwalkerbeyond.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/SWalkerBEYONDGuardian Article: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/aug/26/its-like-doing-an-arctic-expedition-with-german-scientists-in-1943-life-on-the-international-space-station-at-a-time-of-war Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp163-life-on-the-international-space-station-at-a-time-of-war-with-stephen-walkerShow notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: NASASpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Space: 1999" is a cult British science fiction television series that aired from 1975 to 1977. And there's a brand new documentary being made about it called “The Eagle Has Landed” - so today we're talking to the filmmaker Jeffrey Morris to find out more.100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsThe Eagle Has Landed:https://eagledocumentary.com/Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1924935609/the-eagle-has-landed-sci-fi-documentary?fbclid=IwAR02_Nj6MUCb3YFcezvVTdAH6M2aJDr-pQPUS4qFvk9SHvjXNiECR1OrJoE Jeffrey Morris: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realfuturedudeLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreymorris2/X: https://twitter.com/realfuturedude Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: ITVSpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After Dave's trip to Ireland there was so much to catch up that was worthy of discussion that there is no main feature this week, just a whole load of things that have caught our eye.100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsFull show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: Odd Sock ComicsSpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On September 24th OSIRIS-REx will return samples from the Near Earth Asteroid called Bennu, so today we talk to the person who named the asteroid and find out more about why it's an important mission.That 70's Show: Skylab:https://www.rocketcenter.com/skylab50 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsLarry Puzio:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larry-puzio-471053138/Michael Puzo:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-puzio/ OSIRIS-REx:https://www.nasa.gov/osiris-rex Planetary Society:https://www.planetary.org/ Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: NASASpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're joined by game designer Fritz Bronner to discuss the new edition of his 1989 board game Liftoff. That's right Liftoff 2.0 should be coming out next year and you can be a part of it.100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsLiftoff 2.0: https://liftoff2.com/X: https://twitter.com/fritzcav Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/racetothemoonliftoff Fritz Bronner:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fritz-bronner-b695082b/ Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: Fritz BronnerSpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following the death of Marilyn Lovell at the age of 93 last week, we wanted to talk about what it must have been like to be the wife of an astronaut in the Apollo era, so we asked Jessica Carr, daughter of Jerry and Joann Carr, and Bruce McCandless III, son of Bruce and Bernice McCandless to talk about their mothers experiences and to ask what it was like living in Houston in an astro house in the 1960s.100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBruce McCandless III: https://brucemccandless.com/X: https://twitter.com/BanLohannon LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-mccandless-iii-3b205726/ Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: Space and Things PodcastSpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's our third birthday! 3 years of weekly podcasts, so we wanted to do something special. Today's guest also celebrated their birthday this week, so it seems appropriate that we're joined by Chris Sembroski from the Inspiration4 crew. A mission which took place nearly 2 years ago and is among the highlights of things that have happened in space flight since we started this podcast. Chris Sembroski:https://chrissembroski.com/X: https://twitter.com/ChrisSembroskiLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-sembroski/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/astrosembro/Inspiration4:https://inspiration4.com/Launch:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pv01sSq44wSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital:https://inspiration4.com/donatePolaris Dawn:https://polarisprogram.com/dawn/Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: Inspiration4Space and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Skylab 3 by talking to the only surviving member of that crew - Jack Lousma.Skylab 3 lifted off on July 28th 1973 and the mission lasted 59 days, 11 hours and 9 minutes which was an endurance record at the time. The commander was Alan Bean, science pilot was Owen Garriott and the pilot was Jack Lousma. Lousma was one of 19 astronauts selected in NASA astronaut group 5 in April 1966, perhaps most famous for being the astronaut who was CAPCOM during Apollo 13 at the moment the explosion happened on board the spacecraft. He was the person who responded to the “Houston we've had a problem” message. As well as this Skylab mission, he commanded the Space Shuttle on it's 3rd mission before retiring from NASA in October 1983 having clocked a total of 67 days and 11 hours in space.Try and meet Jack at Kennedy Space Center: https://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/launches-and-events/events-calendar?pageindex=1 Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: NASASpace and Things:X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.