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On February 20, 1962, astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth during the three-orbit Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, aboard the spacecraft named Friendship 7.

May 6th was going to be the date that Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunni Williams were going to take the Boeing CST 100 Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station for the first time with astronauts on board. Starliner has undergone a rather stormy development period and is several years behind schedule as a result but NASA, Boeing, and United Launch Alliance (ULA) teams after the earlier flight readiness review were confident that the spacecraft was ready for crewed flight. The mission also marked the first time since Leroy Gordon Cooper's Mercury-Atlas 9 on May 15th, 1963, that a human was going to ride to orbit on the “shoulders” of an Atlas launch vehicle. Even the weather for the attempt on May 6th was 95 percent “go.” Unfortunately, the May 6th date was not to be. A cranky valve on board the Second Stage (Centaur Stage) of the ULA Atlas V kept Starliner on the ground. We explore what exactly happened, put the event in context, and gauge public reaction on various social media outlets. We also take a look at a rather explosive claim from a New York-based NASA contractor, ValveTech, about the component in question and debunk the Company's claims. If you live in North America, did you catch the aurora this past weekend? A Class 4 Geomagnetic storm was the cause, the first Class 4 solar storm warning issued by NOAA since 2005. NOAA called a press conference about potential impacts on Friday, May 10th, calling the event “potentially historic.” What were the impacts here on Earth or did it pose issues for the International Space Station? We discuss. The  US Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved the FAA Reauthorization Act which extends the period where the FAA's Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) would be limited from regulating the safety of commercial human spaceflight, more commonly known as the “learning period.” Also, the FAA announced public meetings to occur next month to get public comments on an Environmental Impact Study on allowing Starship Super Heavy launches from NASA's Launch Complex 39A. All comments should be submitted by one of the methods listed under "ADDRESSES" in the linked document no later than June 24, 2024. We examine both stories. Tokyo's Astroscale announced that it had conducted the first rendezvous with a spent rocket upper stage in Earth Orbit. The idea is to understand how such an object behaves as a prelude to determining how to dispose of such an object properly. We take a brief look at their plans. All this and more in this edition of Talking Space! Please be sure to let us know your thoughts on the topics we discuss. You can always reach us at mailbag@TalkingSpaceOnline.com. You now also have a way to easily send us a voice recording that we may use on the show: just click on the blue microphone icon at the bottom right of any page at TalkingSpaceOnline.com. Show recorded 05-12-2024. Host: Larry Herrin Panelist(s):  Gene Mikulka, Heather Smith (Mark  Ratterman, Dr. Kat Robison and Sawyer Rosenstein will return) Podcast Editor: Larry Herrin Space Debris – website photo credit: Astroscale  Aurora Borealis -- website photo credit: Dr. Kat Robison NOTE: As of the recording date of the episode, the next launch attempt for Starliner was May 17th. That has since been changed. Due to a stubborn helium tank system leak, the latest date: NET May 25th at 3:09 PM EDT (1909 UTC). This new date is tentative as of this writing, and is subject to change.  

Prepare for a celestial odyssey as we embark on today's episode of Astronomy Daily - The Podcast. Your daily guide to the cosmos is brimming with astronomical marvels and groundbreaking scientific exploits that stretch the very fabric of our universe. From the inauguration of the world's highest observatory to the collaborative ventures that redefine space exploration, each tale is a testament to human curiosity and the relentless pursuit of knowledge.Ascend to the dizzying heights of the Atacama Desert where the University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory (TAO) now claims the title of the world's highest astronomical observatory. With its unparalleled view of the heavens, TAO is set to unveil the secrets of planetary formation and the evolution of galaxies, all from its lofty perch of 5,640 meters above sea level. The journey of TAO is a narrative of endurance, international unity, and respect for both human culture and scientific advancement.Next, we delve into the ambitious SMILE mission, a testament to the power of international collaboration between the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. This mission is set to unravel the mysteries of solar winds and their impact on Earth's magnetosphere, promising to deepen our understanding of space weather and its effects on our planet and beyond.Step back in time with us as we explore the National Museum of the US Air Force's latest exhibit, Mercury Atlas 9, a replica that stands as a monument to America's early spaceflight endeavors. Relive the pioneering spirit of astronaut Gordon Cooper's solo orbital mission and the legacy of an era that propelled humanity into the cosmos.Lift your gaze as NASA's long-duration scientific balloons prepare to ascend from Sweden's Esrange Space Center, embarking on a mission to capture the intricacies of cosmic rays, solar phenomena, and the enigmatic black holes. These balloons, akin to floating observatories, promise to bring home a wealth of knowledge from the edge of space.Join us in celebrating the bright minds at the 2024 FIRST Robotics World Championships, where NASA's presence underscored their commitment to inspire the next generation of space explorers. Witness the synergy of youthful innovation and NASA's pioneering technologies, fostering a future where the stars are within our reach.Finally, we report on the bustling activity aboard the International Space Station, where scientific experiments and international cooperation converge in a microgravity dance of discovery. From producing perfect optical fibers to 3D printing heart tissues, the ISS continues to be a beacon of human achievement and a symbol of our shared journey among the stars.This episode of Astronomy Daily - The Podcast is a voyage through the latest astronomical developments and the stories they tell. Join us as we traverse the universe, one discovery at a time.---**Featured Topics:**1. **TAO - World's Highest Observatory:** A new pinnacle in astronomical observation.2. **SMILE Mission:** ESA and China's collaborative venture into solar wind mysteries.3. **Mercury Atlas 9 Exhibit:** Celebrating the golden age of spaceflight.4. **NASA's Scientific Balloons:** High-altitude expeditions for cutting-edge research.5. **FIRST Robotics World Championships:** NASA's role in fostering future innovators.6. **ISS Update:** A hub of scientific progress and international unity.---**Additional Information:**For more cosmic content, visit astronomydaily.io, and join us on X @AstroDailypod) for the latest updates and stellar discussions. Until next time, this is Anna, reminding you to keep your eyes on the skies and your sense of wonder alive. Clear skies and cosmic dreams to all our fellow stargazers!This episode is brought to you by NordPass, the password manager that secures your celestial data. To grab our special offer and find out more, visit www.bitesz.com/nordpassBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-podcast--5648921/support#space #astronomy #news #podcast #TAO #SMILEmission #MercuryAtlas9 #NASABalloons #RoboticsChampionships #ISS #NordPass #AstroDailyPod

fWotD Episode 2388: Alan Shepard.Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of the featured Wikipedia article every day.The featured article for Saturday, 18 November 2023 is Alan Shepard.Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) was an American astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot, and businessman. In 1961, he became the second person and the first American to travel into space and, in 1971, he became the fifth and oldest person to walk on the Moon, at age 47.A graduate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Shepard saw action with the surface navy during World War II. He became a naval aviator in 1947, and a test pilot in 1950. He was selected as one of the original NASA Mercury Seven astronauts in 1959, and in May 1961 he made the first crewed Project Mercury flight, Mercury-Redstone 3, in a spacecraft he named Freedom 7. His craft entered space, but was not capable of achieving orbit. He became the second person, and the first American, to travel into space. In the final stages of Project Mercury, Shepard was scheduled to pilot the Mercury-Atlas 10 (MA-10), which was planned as a three-day mission. He named Mercury Spacecraft 15B Freedom 7 II in honor of his first spacecraft, but the mission was canceled.Shepard was designated as the commander of the first crewed Project Gemini mission, but was grounded in October 1963 due to Ménière's disease, an inner-ear ailment that caused episodes of extreme dizziness and nausea. This was surgically corrected in 1968, and in 1971, Shepard commanded the Apollo 14 mission, piloting the Apollo Lunar Module Antares. He was the only one of the Mercury Seven astronauts to walk on the Moon. During the mission, he hit two golf balls on the lunar surface.Shepard was Chief of the Astronaut Office from November 1963 to August 1969 (the approximate period of his grounding), and from June 1971 until April 30, 1974. On August 25, 1971, he was promoted to rear admiral, the first astronaut to reach that rank. He retired from the United States Navy and NASA on July 31, 1974.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:29 UTC on Saturday, 18 November 2023.For the full current version of the article, see Alan Shepard on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm Raveena Standard.

In this episode of the Road to Growth podcast, we are pleased to introduce you to Scott Turman. Scott is a technologist, entrepreneur, and author that is making book writing accessible. He started his career writing code and cryptographic systems for organizations such as NASA, the US Department of Defense, Disney, and other Fortune 500s. He is the founder and CEO of BrightRay Publishing, a company that offers writing and publishing services for founders, CEOs, celebrities, sports figures, politicians, and other professionals. Scott has co-written two books, Stop Getting Fu*ked by Technical Recruiters: A Nerd's Guide to Negotiating Salary and Benefits which reached Amazon's Top 10 rank for its category, and How to Build Your Brand with a Book: Establishing Yourself as a Published Expert. Scott was named after Scott Carpenter, the fourth American in space. His father, Arthur Turman, had worked with Scott Carpenter on Mercury-Atlas 7 at NASA. Scott is married to the Belgian architect Birgit Turman. He lives with his wife and son in Maitland, Florida.   Learn more and connect with Scott Turman by visiting him on   Website : www.BrightRayPublishing.co Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottturman/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/scottturman     Be sure to follow us on Twitter: Twitter.com/to_growth on Facebook: facebook.com/Road2Growth   Subscribe to our podcast across the web: https://www.theenriquezgroup.com/blog Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Cdmacc iTunes: https://apple.co/2F4zAcn Castbox: http://bit.ly/2F4NfQq Google Play: http://bit.ly/2TxUYQ2 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKnzMRkl-PurAb32mCLCMeA?view_as=subscriber   If you are looking to be a Guest on Podcasts please click below  https://kitcaster.com/rtg/  For any San Diego Real Estate Questions Please Follow Us at web: www.TheEnriquezGroup.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKnzMRkl-PurAb32mCLCMeA or Call : 858 -345 - 7829 Recently reduced properties in San Diego County * Click **** bit.ly/3cbT65C **** Here* ****************************************************************************

811: Disrupting the Publishing Industry , Scott Turman, BrightRay Publishing Disrupting the Publishing Industry Scott Turman, BrightRay Publishing – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 811 Scott Turman Scott Turman is a technologist, entrepreneur, and author that is making book writing accessible. He started his career writing code and cryptographic systems for organizations such as NASA, the US Department of Defense, Disney, and other Fortune 500s. He is the founder and CEO of BrightRay Publishing, a company that offers writing and publishing services for founders, CEOs, celebrities, sports figures, politicians, and other professionals.  Scott has co-written two books, Stop Getting Fu*ked by Technical Recruiters: A Nerd's Guide to Negotiating Salary and Benefits which reached Amazon's Top 10 rank for its category, and How to Build Your Brand with a Book: Establishing Yourself as a Published Expert. Scott was named after Scott Carpenter, the fourth American in space. His father, Arthur Turman, had worked with Scott Carpenter on Mercury-Atlas 7 at NASA. Scott is married to the Belgian architect Birgit Turman. He lives with his wife and son in Maitland, Florida. Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Scott Turman about disrupting the publishing industry. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week's show: - How books are a good way to get new business and build a brand. - Why writing a book can be beneficial to business owners and entrepreneurs.  - What a knowledge panel on Google is, how it works, and how to get on it. - How to get around gatekeepers to facilitate your dream connections. - Why entrepreneurs should think of themselves as synonymous with their brand. Connect with Scott: Guest Contact Info Twitter @ScottTurman @BrightrayPub Instagram @ascottturman @brightraypublishing Facebook facebook.com/scott.turman facebook.com/brightraypub LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/scottturman linkedin.com/company/brightray-publishing Links Mentioned: brightray.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are many great ways to build up your personal brand and credibility. But when is the right time to consider something like a book? A powerful solution that goes a long way. Scott Turman is founder and CEO of Brightray Publishing, and we spoke to him about all the nitty gritty details of what it takes to create your book and what you need to consider. More About Scott: Scott Turman is a technologist, entrepreneur, and author that is making book writing accessible. He started his career writing code and cryptographic systems for organizations such as NASA, the US Department of Defense, Disney, and other Fortune 500s.  He is the founder and CEO of BrightRay Publishing, a company that offers writing and publishing services for founders, CEOs, celebrities, sports figures, politicians, and other professionals.  Scott has co-written two books, Stop Getting Fu*ked by Technical Recruiters: A Nerd's Guide to Negotiating Salary and Benefits which reached Amazon's Top 10 rank for its category, and How to Build Your Brand with a Book: Establishing Yourself as a Published Expert. Scott was named after Scott Carpenter, the fourth American in space. His father, Arthur Turman, had worked with Scott Carpenter on Mercury-Atlas 7 at NASA.  Scott is married to the Belgian architect Birgit Turman. He lives with his wife and son in Maitland, Florida. Want More? Visit us at https://changecreator.com/ (https://changecreator.com) Ready to Grow Your Brand Authority and Revenues? Book a call to chat with Adam at https://studio.changecreator.com/ (https://studio.changecreator.com)

Researchers using radioactive decay analysis have recreated the early history of some asteroids in our solar system, revealing a more chaotic phase than previously thought. Plus, a near-Earth asteroid, a solar sail, a trove of black holes, and this week in rocket history, we look back at Mercury-Atlas 7.   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.  Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.

On The Space Show for Wednesday, 25 May 2022: Vale Vangelis: For 31 years, The Space Show has used as its opening theme, “Motion of Stars” by Vangelis. The Space Show is sad to report the death of Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou last week, at the age of 79. The artist, known professionally as Vangelis, was a Greek musician, composer, songwriter and producer of electronic, progressive, ambient, and classical orchestral music. Vangelis was best known for his Academy Award-winning score to Chariots of Fire (1981), as well as for composing the scores to the film Blade Runner (1982), music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey - Mythodea (2001) [listen to The Space Show episode 2021.10.20 | Mythodia: Music dedicated to the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission], and for the use of his music in the 1980 PBS documentary series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage by Carl Sagan. CAPSTONE mission launch update. The Future Australian Space Workforce and its Development panel at the Space Industry Association of Australia conference: Assoc. Prof. Alan Duffy (Swinburne University, Melbourne) Michael Pakakis (Director, Victorian Space Science Education Centre, Melbourne) Prof. Anna Moore (Director, Institute for Space, ANU, Canberra) Prof. Michael Smart (Chair, Hypersonic Propulsion HyShot Group, University of Queensland, Brisbane) Prof. Andy Koronios (Dean of Industry and Enterprise, University of South Australia, Adelaide) Jackie Carpenter (Director, One Giant Leap Australia) James Webb Space Telescope: An overview of the scientific instrument package Scott Carpenter and Mercury Atlas 7: A feature celebrating the 60th anniversary of the second U.S. manned orbital spaceflight. Taken from the documentary “Moonshot” based on the book of the same name by Donald “Deke” Slayton. For the first time ever, researchers have grown plants in nutrient poor lunar regolith: Jim Greene in conversation with Dr Anna-Lisa Paul. More than 50 years after astronauts brought the last rock samples to Earth from the Moon, scientists have successfully grown plants in lunar soil from three different Apollo missions for the first time. The plants showed visible and genetic signs of "stressful" growing conditions. The research paper was published on May 12 in the journal, Communications Biology.

Researchers using radioactive decay analysis have recreated the early history of some asteroids in our solar system, revealing a more chaotic phase than previously thought. Plus, a near-Earth asteroid, a solar sail, a trove of black holes, and this week in rocket history, we look back at Mercury-Atlas 7.

Scott Turman, a technologist, entrepreneur, and Amazon top 10 author that is making book writing accessible. He is the founder and CEO of BrightRay Publishing, a company that offers writing and publishing services for founders, CEOs, celebrities, sports figures, politicians, and other high performing professionals.  After struggling to write a book for years, Scott was able to quickly co-write two books with his industry disrupting process done at BrightRay - that doesn't include ghost writers.    Before beginning his publishing career, he wrote code for organizations such as NASA, the US Department of Defense, Disney, and another Fortune 500's. As a side note, Scott was named after the fourth astronaut in space, Scott Carpenter! His father, Arthur Turman, had worked with Scott Carpenter on Mercury-Atlas 7 at NASA.   During the show we discuss: ● Effective methods for establishing credibility in your industry. ● Create your own personal brand. ● Brand yourself. ● Promote your company's brand. ● Convey your personal brand. ● Create and market a brand. ● Role of social media platforms plays in helping you establish and promote your brand in your industry. ● Create your own strong brand and name. ● Personal branding helps you in promoting yourself. ● Factors should you consider when developing your own brand. ● Market yourself in the world. ● of credibility in business. ● Factors apply to credibility. ● Effective technique to establish credibility in an industry. ● Consequences of constructing your own in your career or path. ● Factors should you consider when deciding on a target market for establishing and promoting your brand.   Show resources:https://brightray.com/  

Writing a book to position yourself as an authority in your space is nothing new. But it's hard and once you have the book how do you make sure it's not just sitting on the shelf but is out there doing the work for you. Well it's not about marketing - it's about the role you have for the book and the way you leverage it in your business. Whether you've written a book, are half way through or are still on the fence this interview with Scott Turman will have you paying attention and taking notes. About Scott Scott Turman is a technologist, entrepreneur, and author that is making book writing accessible. He started his career writing code and cryptographic systems for organizations such as NASA, the US Department of Defense, Disney, and other Fortune 500s.  He is the founder and CEO of BrightRay Publishing, a company that offers writing and publishing services for founders, CEOs, celebrities, sports figures, politicians, and other professionals.  Scott has co-written two books, Stop Getting Fu*ked by Technical Recruiters: A Nerd's Guide to Negotiating Salary and Benefits which reached Amazon's Top 10 rank for its category, and How to Build Your Brand with a Book: Establishing Yourself as a Published Expert. Scott was named after Scott Carpenter, the fourth American in space. His father, Arthur Turman, had worked with Scott Carpenter on Mercury-Atlas 7 at NASA.  Scott is married to the Belgian architect Birgit Turman. He lives with his wife and son in Maitland, Florida. ---- Get your copy of my Personal Brand Business Blueprint It's the FREE roadmap to starting, scaling or just fixing your expert business. http://www.amplifyme.agency/roadmap (www.amplifyme.agency/roadmap) ---- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkhcc6rfcnaKF3vZGRDkCGQ?sub_confirmation=1 (Subscribe to my Youtube!! ) Follow on Instagram and Twitter http://instagram.com/bobgentle (@bobgentle) Join the Amplify Insiders Facebook Community : http://www.amplifyme.agency/insiders (www.amplifyme.agency/insiders) Please take a second to rate this show in Apple Podcasts. ❤ It will mean a lot to me.

The Mercury Program comes to an end by mid-1963 after successfully completing a full day mission during Mercury-Atlas 9.  Photos: https://www.spaceracehistorypodcast.com/post/episode-21-mercury-s-sunset

The turning point for Michael Collins in his decision to become an astronaut was the Mercury Atlas 6 flight of John Glenn on February 20, 1962, and the thought of being able to circle the Earth in 90 minutes.   Episode with pics

Scott Turman is a technologist, entrepreneur, and author that is making book writing accessible. He started his career writing code and cryptographic systems for organizations such as NASA, the US Department of Defense, Disney, and other Fortune 500s. He is the founder and CEO of BrightRay Publishing, a company that offers writing and publishing services for founders, CEOs, celebrities, sports figures, politicians, and other professionals.  Scott has co-written two books, Stop Getting Fu*ked by Technical Recruiters: A Nerd's Guide to Negotiating Salary and Benefits which reached Amazon's Top 10 rank for its category, and How to Build Your Brand with a Book: Establishing Yourself as a Published Expert. Scott was named after Scott Carpenter, the fourth American in space. His father, Arthur Turman, had worked with Scott Carpenter on Mercury-Atlas 7 at NASA.  Scott is married to the Belgian architect Birgit Turman. He lives with his wife and son in Maitland, Florida.   More From Scott: Website - https://scottturman.com/  BrightRay Publishing - https://brightraypublishing.com/  Facebook - Scott Turman LinkedIn - Scott Turman Twitter - Scott Turman Youtube - Scott Turman Click here for the giveaway! Scott and his team are going to teach one lucky listener how to get their website to come on top of any browser search and a few website optimization lessons for an hour.

Our special guests this week will be Scott Turman. We had a chance to talk about writing books and how books will help a brand evolve. It was great to connect with a business owner that has been dominating their industry for so long. Scott Turman is a technologist, entrepreneur, and author that is making book writing accessible. He started his career writing code and cryptographic systems for organizations such as NASA, the US Department of Defense, Disney, and other Fortune 500s.  He is the founder and CEO of BrightRay Publishing, a company that offers writing and publishing services for founders, CEOs, celebrities, sports figures, politicians, and other professionals.  Scott has co-written two books, Stop Getting Fu*ked by Technical Recruiters: A Nerd's Guide to Negotiating Salary and Benefits which reached Amazon's Top 10 rank for its category, and How to Build Your Brand with a Book: Establishing Yourself as a Published Expert. Scott was named after Scott Carpenter, the fourth American in space. His father, Arthur Turman, had worked with Scott Carpenter on Mercury-Atlas 7 at NASA.  Scott is married to the Belgian architect Birgit Turman. He lives with his wife and son in Maitland, Florida. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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If you enjoy this podcast, consider buying me a coffee: https://adamstoner.com/support When astronaut John Glenn commenced mission Mercury-Atlas 6 to become the first American to orbit the Earth, he had something strange strapped to his silver spacesuit: a stopwatch. Seconds after launch, Glenn starts the stopwatch in sync with tracking stations across the world and at that moment Mission Elapsed Time begins counting up from zero. And so a new timezone shared between a handful of specialists on Earth and one man in space is created: a new epoch. An epoch is an instant in time chosen as the origin of a particular era […] The epoch moment […] defined from a specific, clear event of change. That's the premise behind Time Since Launch, a long-scale clock made by US indy design duo CW&T that I purchased at the start of the month. Functioning like a stopwatch grenade, pulling its pin burns into the Time Since Launch chip that very moment – an action that cannot be undone. The counter will then tick up for just shy of one million days: 2,739 years. I pulled my pin at an entirely arbitary time: September 15th 2021 at 05:32. I've also done a range of non-pin-pulling related things including decking the house out with Philips Hue lightbulbs and Eve Cameras – I manage the whole lot in Apple's HomeKit – and I laid my hands on the Astrohaus Freewrite Traveller, an offline ‘smart' typewriter. I hope it'll help me write better in a more distraction-free environment. As well as writing, I've been reading. Walking Home by Simon Armitage and Anna McNuff's trilogy of adventure books – The Pants of Perspective, Fifty Shades of the USA, and Llama Drama – are all fantastic. Anna and I have spoken on a couple of occasions and she's bloody lovely. There's also About Time: A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks by David Rooney which unpicks humankind's fascination with measuring and studying time from GMT to GPS, time as a means to oppress, liberate, time as a weapon, and as a peacekeeping tool. If you're after a 30-minute viewable version instead, David's seminar provides a nice overview. I'm in London for the first time in four months today visiting both the Science Museum and Royal Observatory for a project I'm launching in the new year. The Science Museum is home to the Clock of the Long Now prototype; a 10,000-year timepiece designed by the Long Now Foundation to tick once a year and chime a unique permutation of bells every day. January 07003 is the Brian Eno album that explores those bells and you can jump to specific dates here. Another ‘slow clock' lives at Bristol's We The Curious which has a whole section dedicated to the exploration of time and our perception of it. I visited to experience their awe-inspiring planetarium and new exhibition, Project What If, for the Activity Quest podcast. If we truly aspire to a more objective understanding of the world, we have to make use of the advantages to be gained by occupying different intellectual places. That's a quote from How The World Thinks by Julian Baggini, another book I've been reading this month. With the COP26 climate summit happening in just a few short weeks, our leaders need to fast reckon with the long term effects of short term thinking. Occupying different intellectual places and witnessing different perspectives is perhaps more vital than ever. The Mysteries of Science team wrapped up season one of their podcast and extended an invitation to write for their Science and Nature magazine a few months ago. Astronauts get a literal different perspective and often come back psychologically changed from seeing the world from afar. It's a phenomenon known as the Overview Effect and has fascinated me ever since I saw Gaia at Gloucester Cathedral in 2020. That's what I wrote about and my piece on the Overview Effect is due to be published in The Week Junior's Science and Nature magazine in the coming weeks. Look for it on better newsstands. A renewed perspective is also the theme of Russell Brand's new live show which I saw at Cheltenham Town Hall on the 23rd. Called 33, it's all about the strangeness of lockdown: What have we learned? What have we not? And how do you ‘get back to normal' if you've never been normal? Talk of ‘the new normal' is gauche this far since the epoch moment of March 23rd 2020 when the UK entered its first lockdown. Yet, over the past few weeks, in conversations with friends and colleagues, and as I walk around London and visit museums and galleries and live comedy shows, a realisation has come to pass: the pandemic is over. Not scientifically – the pandemic is still there – but attitudes towards it have changed. Gradually, we've shifted our perspective. The news agenda has moved on, offices have re-opened, restrictions relaxed, the vast majority of people have the most effective vaccine in them, and we're emerging from the nineteen month tunnel dazzled by a new dawn. Mercury-Atlas 6 was the name of the mission. The spacecraft itself John got to name. He chose Friendship 7. After three orbits – 4 hours, 55 minutes and 23 seconds – John splashed down safely in the North Atlantic. After, he uttered just a few simple words: We have an infinite amount to learn from both nature and from each other. I think that sentiment is just as poignant today as it was when John uttered it 59 years ago. We are in a new epoch – post-pandemic – and we have an infinite amount still to learn. You'll next hear from me on November 1st 2021.

When astronaut John Glenn commenced mission Mercury-Atlas 6 to become the first American to orbit the Earth, he had something strange strapped to his silver spacesuit: a stopwatch. Seconds after launch, Glenn starts the stopwatch in sync with tracking stations across the world and at that moment Mission Elapsed Time begins counting up from zero. And so a new timezone shared between a handful of specialists on Earth and one man in space is created: a new epoch.  As a reminder, there's also a written version of this podcast that I send out as an email newsletter. They're intended to be consumed side-by-side – adamstoner.com/epoch is the place to read it. Talk of 'the new normal' is gauche this far since the epoch moment of March 23rd 2020 when the UK entered its first lockdown. Yet, over the past few weeks, in conversations with friends and colleagues, and as I walk around London and visit museums and galleries and live comedy shows, a realisation has come to pass: the pandemic is over. Not scientifically – the pandemic is still there – but attitudes towards it have changed. Gradually, we've shifted our perspective. The news agenda has moved on, offices have re-opened, restrictions relaxed, the vast majority of people have the most effective vaccine in them, and we're emerging from the nineteen month tunnel dazzled by a new dawn.  Mercury-Atlas 6 was the name of the mission. The spacecraft itself John got to name. He chose Friendship 7. After three orbits – 4 hours, 55 minutes and 23 seconds – John splashed down safely in the North Atlantic. After, he uttered just a few simple words: We have an infinite amount to learn from both nature and from each other. I think that sentiment is just as poignant today as it was when John uttered it 59 years ago.  We are in a new epoch and we have an infinite amount still to learn.

Having completed a "textbook" mission with Wally Schirra's flight, it was now time to go for a full day on orbit with the flight of Mercury-Atlas 9 and Gordon Cooper. But this would be the final act of Project Mercury. The project had been a complete success, but its day was done as NASA and the world moved beyond simply wondering if a human could leave the planet - and started wondering what humans - and their inventions - would do when they were there.

When we left Project Mercury they had finally managed to have a successful orbital flight. All of the technologies, techniques and procedures had been tested. The global tracking network was in place. There was only one thing left to do. Put an astronaut in the capsule and get him into orbit... and bring him home, of course. In this episode of a Terranauts Guide To Leaving The Planet, NASA finally makes it to the big leagues - getting to orbit and setting a course for the moon.

Welcome back to Mad Men & Tonic! In S2E2, “Flight 1,” Kristina and Elias mix Tom Collinses(?) and buckle up for a real downer of an episode (Drink Lesson at 1:39). As they attempt to cope with plane crashes, neglected children, and the general cruelty of some of their favorite characters, very important issues arise (Episode Recap and Discussion at 4:47). What is the appropriate age to teach your child to mix your drinks? How much money can you actually spend on oysters, club memberships and travel? And most importantly, what’s the deal with that pink elephant? Plus, Kristina introduces a surprise new category. Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/madmenandtonic/ Our Favorite Companion Book, Mad Men Carousel by Matt Zoller Seitz https://www.amazon.com/Mad-Men-Carousel-Paperback-Companion/dp/1419729462/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3FK6CVJ9J7PLA&dchild=1&keywords=mad+men+carousel&qid=1603901501&s=books&sprefix=mad+men+car%2Cstripbooks%2C184&sr=1-2 Tom Collins: https://www.liquor.com/recipes/tom-collins-2/ Do You Muddle the Cherry in an Old-Fashioned? https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/64069/whats-right-way-make-old-fashioned Liquor Recovered from Russian Shipwreck: https://www.livescience.com/csar-cognac-shipwreck-baltic-sea.html Higher Air Travel Fatality in the 1950s and 1960s: https://theconversation.com/longing-for-the-golden-age-of-air-travel-be-careful-what-you-wish-for-34177#:~:text=People%20also%20forget%20that%20well,fatalities%20of%20all%20on%20board Ue o Muite Arukō (Sukiyaki): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbTsG9jrJsU https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukiyaki_(song) Paul Mole Barbershop: https://paulmole.com/ University Club: https://www.universityclubny.org/ Arrested Development Club scene (at 6:15): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EW_tlvW4aI Flounder’s girlfriend in Animal House: https://www.2blowhards.com/archives/AnimalHouseMathesonTogaParty2.html Other episode sources: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1118056/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_1_(Mad_Men) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darkness_at_Noon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Glenn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines_Flight_1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury-Atlas_6 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mad-men-tonic/message

After the Mercury-Atlas 10 mission was canceled, Shepard was designated as the Commander of the first crewed Gemini mission, with Thomas P. Stafford chosen as his pilot.

After the Mercury-Atlas 10 mission was canceled, Shepard was designated as the Commander of the first crewed Gemini mission, with Thomas P. Stafford chosen as his pilot. The post Space Rocket History #303 – Apollo 14 – Commander Alan B. Shepard Jr. – Part 3 first appeared on Space Rocket History Podcast.

After the Mercury-Atlas 10 mission was canceled, Shepard was designated as the Commander of the first crewed Gemini mission, with Thomas P. Stafford chosen as his pilot.

Today's episode, John Glenn, astronaut and American hero. Thank you for making me part of your daily routine, I appreciate your time and your ears! 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! Be cool like Elisabeth and score a sweet sticker :D You can send me questions and connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, by clicking one of the links below. Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) I've also got a call in number that I'm going to be testing here soon, so keep an eye out for that! 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! Episode Links: Results of the First United States Manned Orbital Space Flight (https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-6/docs/ma-6-results.pdf) Mercury-Atlas 6 Press Release (https://web.archive.org/web/20090525123504/https://mira.hq.nasa.gov/history/ws/hdmshrc/all/main/DDD/16286.PDF) Mission Audio- Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/Mercury6/715-AAE.wav) John Glenn During the Mercury-Atlas 6 Spaceflight (https://www.nasa.gov/content/john-glenn-during-the-mercury-atlas-6-spaceflight) Mercury-Atlas 6 Mission Page (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mercury/missions/friendship7.html)

Mercury-Atlas 9 was the fourth and final manned orbital flight of the Mercury program. The flight objectives were to:(1) evaluate the effects on the astronaut of approximately one day in orbital flight;(2) verify that man can function for an extended period in space as a primary operating system of the spacecraft; and,(3) evaluate in a manned one-day mission the combined performance of the astronaut and a Mercury spacecraft specifically modified for the mission…

After the successful completion of the Mercury-Atlas 6 flight that carried John Glenn into orbit, it was Scott Carpenter’s turn to pilot Mercury-Atlas 7, which he named Aurora 7.  The mission was essentially a repeat of John Glenn’s 3 orbit mission, except the focus of  this mission was on science. The full flight plan included the first study of liquids in weightlessness, Earth photography, star observations, Venus sightings and a multitude of other experiments…

After Scott Carpenter’s science heavy Mercury-Atlas 7 flight, Nasa’s next mission would concentrate on the technical and engineering aspects of space travel.  Mercury Atlas 8 became the third manned orbital flight of the Mercury program. The pilot selected was Walter M. Schirra, Jr., but most people called him Wally…

“I am in a big mass of some very small particles, they’re brilliantly lit up like they’re luminescent. I never saw anything like it! They round a little: they’re coming by the capsule and they look like little stars. A whole shower of them coming by. They swirl around the capsule and go in front of the window and they’re all brilliantly lighted.”  John Glenn – Friendship 7

Mercury Control was still undecided on the course of action to take with the heat shield problem. Some controllers thought the retrorocket pack should be jettisoned after retrofire, while other controllers thought the retro pack should be retained, as added assurance that the heat shield would stay in place…

Following the successful suborbital missions of Allan Shepard and Gus Grissom, NASA believed the Mercury capsule was ready for an orbital mission.  But, there was a problem, the Redstone booster did not have the power to place the Mercury capsule into orbit.  The Atlas booster had the power to put the capsule in orbit but not the confidence of NASA.  By September of 1961 Four launches of the mercury-atlas had been made with only a 50 percent success rate…

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All Saints and Day of the Dead are part of a 3-day festival that remembers the lives of those who passed before us.  This quiz honors the lives and contributions of ten Americans who died this year: Nov 7 Janet Reno, 78, American lawyer and politician, first female U.S. Attorney General (1993–2001) Dec 8 John Glenn, 95, American astronaut (Mercury-Atlas 6) and politician, U.S. Senator from Ohio (1974–1999 Dec 9 Edwin Benson, 85, American teacher, last speaker of the Mandan language Dec 30 Huston Smith, 97, American religious scholar and author Jan 14 Kevin Starr, 76, American historian and librarian Feb 18 Norma McCorvey, 69, American political activist, plaintiff in U.S. Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade Feb 22 Eni Faleomavaega, 73, American Samoan politician and attorney, Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives (1989–2015), Lieutenant Governor (1985–1989). Mar 14 Lillie Mae Bradford, 88, American civil rights activist. July 23 Thomas Fleming, 90, American writer and historian (American Revolution) Oct 18 Rita Henley Jensen, 70, American journalist, founder of Women's eNews Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_2016 and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_2017 Find more at Citizenship Quizzes for Halloween, All Saints, and Day of the Dead Also check out the new FREE online Citizenship Prep course: USALearns Citizenship Thank you!

On May 15, 1963, astronaut Gordon Cooper blasted into space aboard Mercury-Atlas 9. The Mercury capsule was 10.8 feet long and 6.0 feet wide. The duration was 34 hours, 19 minutes and 46 seconds, at a maximum velocity of 17,547 miles per hour and an altitude of 166 miles. 

Episode Links: On Atlantis' anniversary, USA's future space fleet closing in on maiden flights- Chris Bergin NASA SpaceFlight.com (https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/07/americas-future-space-fleet-maiden-flights/) I didn't mention this in the episode, but I will discuss this in a future episode. The Liberty Bell 7 Capsule was restored by SpaceWorks the restoration team at the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, Kansas. Here's an old CNN.com article from the day the capsule was recovered from the ocean floor. Liberty Bell 7 capsule raised from ocean floor (http://www.cnn.com/TECH/space/9907/20/grissom.capsule.01/) Cosmosphere- SpaceWorks (http://cosmo.org/spaceworks/) NASA Mission Archives- Mercury-Redstone 4 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mercury/missions/libertybell7.html) Liberty Bell 7 (https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_617.html) Space Shuttle Atlantis- STS-135 NASA Mission Information (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts135/main/index.html) STS-135 The Final Voyage (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts135/launch/sts-135_mission-overview.html) STS-65 NASA Mission Information (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-65.html) STS-65 Press Release (https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-65/sts-65-press-kit.txt) STS-65 Experiments (https://books.google.com/books?id=imGL0f6T-iAC&lpg=PA35&ots=rbnWZov8HY&dq=sts%2065%20experiments&pg=PA35#v=onepage&q=sts%2065%20experiments&f=false)

The turning point for Michael Collins in his decision to become an astronaut was the Mercury Atlas 6 flight of John Glenn on February 20, 1962, and the thought of being able to circle the Earth in 90 minutes. The post Space Rocket History #203 – Apollo 11 – Command Module Pilot Michael Collins first appeared on Space Rocket History Podcast.

The turning point for Michael Collins in his decision to become an astronaut was the Mercury Atlas 6 flight of John Glenn on February 20, 1962, and the thought of being able to circle the Earth in 90 minutes.

The turning point for Michael Collins in his decision to become an astronaut was the Mercury Atlas 6 flight of John Glenn on February 20, 1962, and the thought of being able to circle the Earth in 90 minutes.

"Hidden Figures" Movie Review The Not Old Better Show - Movies For Adults series I saw Hidden Figures last night here in Washington, DC. I'll tell you right up front, this is a superb film, excellent really, and judging from the audience reaction, those in the theater with me, we all agreed: lots of applause throughout, lots of audible gasps at parts, and lots of talent in the cast and production. Most know the story by know, Hidden Figures tells a true story of a group of African-American women who worked at NASA to help launch several of NASA's preeminent programs like Mercury Atlas, John Glenn's Friendship 7, and other successful space missions. At one point during the film, John Glenn says he only wants “numbers from Johnson,” and I thought how heroic Johnson, and the rest of the women are, and how important it is to recognize their contribution. A wonderful family film, and perfect timing for the holidays, this is a story that needed to be told, and it's told in a triumphant manner. Go see Hidden Figures, I think you'll agree with me and the audience last night, it is fantastic!

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Stand near the John Glenn exhibit. John H. Glenn Jr. was born in Cambridge and grew up in New Concord. In his long aviation career, he flew with the U.S. Marines and the U.S. Air Force, set a speed record and shot down enemy aircraft. But he is best known as the first American to orbit the earth and, later in life, as the oldest person to fly in space. During the Korean War, Glenn was one of a handful of Marines selected to fly USAF F-86 Sabre jets in a pilot exchange program. Glenn shot down three North Korean MiG-15 fighters and soon became known as the “MiG Mad Marine.” Following the war, Glenn was called the first “supersonic Marine” when he set a speed record flying a Chance Vought F8U Crusader coast-to-coast across the United States. In April 1959 he was selected as one of the original seven Project Mercury astronauts. On Feb. 20, 1962, Glenn piloted the Mercury- Atlas 6 “Friendship 7” spacecraft on the first manned orbital mission of the United States. Launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, he completed a successful three-orbit mission around the Earth. On Oct. 29, 1998, the first American to orbit the Earth made history again. Glenn became the oldest man to fly in space by serving as a payload specialist on STS-95 aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. Glenn spent most of his time in space participating in investigations on the aging process. Scientists recognize several parallels between the effects of spaceflight on the human body and the natural changes that take place as a person ages. Glenn also served as U.S. Senator from Ohio for four terms.