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Warbird Radio to Feature ICAS President John Cudahy on the Popularity of Vintage Military Aircraft at AirshowsWARBIRD RADIO - On this episode Warbird Radio is set to welcome John Cudahy, President of the International Council of Air Shows (ICAS), to discuss what the latest data reveals about the popularity of vintage military aircraft at airshows across the United States. The conversation will focus on findings from the 2023 Spectator Survey conducted by ICAS, which indicates that static warbird displays have seen a 4.7% decline in spectator interest since 2018, and when you factor in the 2000-2016 average, they've fallen 7.2% overall. Warbirds in general saw a bump of 3.4% in 2018 over the 2000-2016 average but have since fallen from 44.7% to 42.5% in 2023. Despite this dip, warbirds remain the third most popular attraction at airshows according to Cudahy, demonstrating their continued significance in the airshow industry. However, this downward trend raises important questions: What does it mean for the future of warbirds at airshows, and how can operators work to reverse it ahead of the 2025 US Spectator Survey?Joining the discussion is Dik Daso, Executive Director of the Air Force Historical Foundation and former Curator of Modern Military at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum. Daso brings an optimistic perspective and fresh ideas on how to reinvigorate public interest in warbirds. He will also serve as the featured speaker at this year's National Warbird Operators Conference (NWOC) in Dallas, where these critical topics will be explored in greater depth.Warbird Radio host Matt Jolley points out an ironic challenge facing warbird operators: the very thing they often find frustrating about airshows—spectators running up to touch their aircraft—could actually be a golden opportunity. Daso points out that tactile learning—even smell—is a huge part of the way children create memories. Jolley adds that the Spectator Survey supports this, with data showing RC airplanes (something accessible to young folks) have risen in popularity by over 10% since 2018. Modern military interest is up over 15% as well, reflecting the fact that things people can relate to drive popularity.Jolley, who is not only the host of Warbird Radio but also a top U.S.-based airshow announcer, brings an industry insider's perspective to this topic as well. He recalls how, as a kid, the smell of oil and avgas at an airshow would stick with him long after the engines cooled down, and how standing under the wing of a B-17 gave him a sense of history no book ever could. It's moments like those that forge lasting connections, and with fewer living veterans to share firsthand experiences, it is now up to operators and enthusiasts to bridge the gap and keep these stories alive for new generations. The key, Jolley argues, is to adapt storytelling methods to modern audiences, engaging them in ways that resonate and ensure these historic aircraft remain relevant.With the next ICAS Spectator Survey scheduled for 2025, now is the time for the warbird community to mobilize. The hard work of engaging audiences could yield tangible results in next year's data, helping secure the place of warbirds at airshows for years to come.To register for NWOC and be part of the conversation, click the link below. And don't forget to subscribe to the Warbird Radio newsletter to stay updated on the latest episodes and news from the world of vintage military aviation!QUICK LINK: https://www.nwoc.aero/QUICK LINK: https://airshows.aero/QUICK LINK: https://www.afhistory.org/#warbirdradio #airshowannouncer #warbirds #afhistory #nwoc #airshowsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/warbird-radio/donations

In-Between Season "Shorts" Dr. Jim Thorne has been a long time listener to the podcast and joins us to share his thoughts on his favorite fandoms, his song writing, his involvement with the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, and more! This podcast is a proud part of the Trek Geeks Podcast Network and works hard to bring you great content from all over the science fiction universe. We would love to hear your feedback, suggestions, and ideas. Take a moment to send us an email at thebigscifipodcast@gmail.com. Check our podcast out and learn more about the other great podcasts on the network by visiting trekgeeks.com. We've got the merch! If you want BIG Sci-Fi swag, check out this link and support us by wearing us everywhere you go! www.teepublic.com/thebigscifipodcast Check out all of our social links in one place:https://linktr.ee/thebigscifipodcast Check out Cris' amazing YouTube channel for Trek content galore:https://www.youtube.com/@yellingaboutstartrek1532 Check out Brian's new book available at Amazon for Kindle and in paperback:https://www.amazon.com/stores/Brian-Donahue/author/B0C3BQ93VD?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=trueFollow Brian on Substack: https://bdonahue.substack.com/ Subscribe for free to Brian's Substack page where he writes original science fiction and fantasy: https://bdonahue.substack.com/ Find Adeena's books here: https://crazyrobot.myshopify.com/ Follow her on Substack here: https://beyondthedroid.substack.com/?utm_source=homepage_recommendations&utm_campaign=1493637

In-Between Season "Shorts" Dr. Jim Thorne has been a long time listener to the podcast and joins us to share his thoughts on his favorite fandoms, his song writing, his involvement with the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, and more! This podcast is a proud part of the Trek Geeks Podcast Network and works hard to bring you great content from all over the science fiction universe. We would love to hear your feedback, suggestions, and ideas. Take a moment to send us an email at thebigscifipodcast@gmail.com. Check our podcast out and learn more about the other great podcasts on the network by visiting trekgeeks.com. We've got the merch! If you want BIG Sci-Fi swag, check out this link and support us by wearing us everywhere you go! www.teepublic.com/thebigscifipodcast Check out all of our social links in one place:https://linktr.ee/thebigscifipodcast Check out Cris' amazing YouTube channel for Trek content galore:https://www.youtube.com/@yellingaboutstartrek1532 Check out Brian's new book available at Amazon for Kindle and in paperback:https://www.amazon.com/stores/Brian-Donahue/author/B0C3BQ93VD?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=trueFollow Brian on Substack: https://bdonahue.substack.com/ Subscribe for free to Brian's Substack page where he writes original science fiction and fantasy: https://bdonahue.substack.com/ Find Adeena's books here: https://crazyrobot.myshopify.com/ Follow her on Substack here: https://beyondthedroid.substack.com/?utm_source=homepage_recommendations&utm_campaign=1493637

Jake and Anthony catch up on the news, and Anthony returns from vacation with a few reviews of some recent Smithsonian Air and Space Museum changes.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 153 - YouTubeNASA and Boeing moving ahead with Starliner test flight after propulsion issues - SpaceNewsMDA Space joins Starlab Space commercial space station venture - SpaceNewsSpaceX sets date for next Starship flight, explains what went wrong the last time | Ars TechnicaSatTrackCam Leiden (b)log: The NROL-146 payloads: observing the 'train' of 21 Starshield satellitesNASA and ESA complete agreement for cooperation on Mars rover mission - SpaceNewsPrivate mission to save Hubble Space Telescope raises concerns, NASA emails show : NPRFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) / TwitterOff-Nominal (@offnom@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | TwitterMain Engine Cut Off (@meco@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | TwitterAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo@jawns.club) - jawns.club

Patty Wagstaff's story is one of adventure, risk, and courage. She followed her dreams even when no reward was in sight, and her dedication has pushed the limits of aerobatic flight. She is legendary in the world of aerobatics and her aircraft is on display at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum. A six-time member of the US Aerobatic Team, she is the first woman to win the title of US National Aerobatic champion and one of the few people to win it three times. “SocialFlight Live!” is a live broadcast dedicated to supporting General Aviation pilots and enthusiasts during these challenging times. Register at SocialFlightLive.com to join the live broadcast every Tuesday evening at 8pm ET (be sure to join early because attendance is limited for the live broadcasts). BROUGHT TO YOU by ASPEN AVIONICS and the AMAZING Evolution MAX and E5 Electronic Flight Instruments. We have both an Evolution 1000 Pro Max Primary Flight Display in our Bonanza, as well as an Evolution 1000 MFD MAX. And we are installing ANOTHER Pro Max PFD in the Mustang behind me. Aspen Avionics www.aspenavionics.com Avidyne www.avidyne.com Continental Aerospace Technologies www.continental.aero EarthX Batteries www.earthxbatteries.com Lightspeed Aviation www.lightspeedaviation.com McFarlane Aviation www.mcfarlane-aviation.com Tempest Aero www.tempestaero.com Titan Aircraft www.titanaircraft.com Trio Avionics www.trioavionics.com uAvionix www.uavionix.com Wipaire www.wipaire.com

Sean D Tucker is one of the most iconic names in the world of aerobatics. The bright red, Oracle Challenger III biplane that he flew in airshows around the globe is quite literally what most people imagine if you say the word “aerobatics”. And, you can see that very aircraft hanging upside down in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington DC. BROUGHT TO YOU Continental Aerospace Technologies – Avgas IO550 that we fly behind as well as JET-A engines and PMA parts. Continental® offers an AvGas and Jet-A engine CD-170 found in the Tecnam P-2010. Aviation Technician Advanced Training Program for certified aviation technicians. “SocialFlight Live!” is a live broadcast dedicated to supporting General Aviation pilots and enthusiasts during these challenging times. Register at SocialFlightLive.com to join the live broadcast every Tuesday evening at 8pm ET (be sure to join early because attendance is limited for the live broadcasts). Aspen Avionics www.aspenavionics.com Avidyne www.avidyne.com Continental Aerospace Technologies www.continental.aero EarthX Batteries www.earthxbatteries.com Lightspeed Aviation www.lightspeedaviation.com McFarlane Aviation www.mcfarlane-aviation.com Tempest Aero www.tempestaero.com Titan Aircraft www.titanaircraft.com Trio Avionics www.trioavionics.com uAvionix www.uavionix.com Wipaire www.wipaire.com

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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.

In this episode, join me and Alistair Gunn as we navigate the fascinating world of aviation museums and graveyards. We highlight must-see exhibits like the Fokker Friendship and the Concorde and share tips for visiting places like Duxford and the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.This podcast is free, as is my weekly newsletter. Sign up here to have it delivered to your inbox every Friday. 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.

Ever since our moon formed roughly 4.6 billion years ago, it has “conduct(ed) the symphony of life on Earth.” That's according to lifelong moon enthusiast and science journalist Rebecca Boyle, who says that the moon has influenced modern science, reproduction, migration, religious rituals and even possibly the blood in our veins. Boyle's new book is “Our Moon: How Earth's Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are,” and she joins us to talk about how the moon has inspired and guided human history and to share the pleasure of looking up at the night sky. Guests: Rebecca Boyle, author, "Our Moon: How Earth's Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are." Boyle is also a science writer for The Atlantic, the New York Times, New Scientist, Popular Science, Smithsonian Air & Space and many other publications.

Jillian regales Haley on her trip to the far away land of Finland. Then Jillian and Haley talk Amelia Earhart, and a very strange crabby theory surrounding her disappearance. Haley brings the Sumatran orangutan to conservation corner. Sources: Amelia Earhart Was Declared Dead 80 Years Ago. Here's What to Know About What Actually Happened To Her, Olivia Waxman, Times Magazine. The Legend of Amelia Earhart's Disappearance, Dominick Pisano, Smithsonian Air and Space Museum An Amelia Earhart conspiracy, a missing rifle and powerful pincers: the coconut crab is an icon, Angela Heathcote, Australian Geographic Was Amelia Earhart Eaten By Crabs, Andrew Daniels, Popular Mechanics Recent Discoveries End in Disappointment and More Mysteries in Earhart Disappearance, Larry Holzwarth, History Collection USF Forensic Anthropologist Testing Human Remains Believed to Potentially Belong to Amelia Earhart, University of South Florida Sumatran Orangutan, The Denver Zoo

In April, the Aviatrix Book Club discussed Three-Eight Charlie: 1st Woman to Fly Solo Around the World – 1964, by Jerrie Mock. I was thrilled by the enthusiasm about the story from our members, and very pleasantly surprised by how well the book was written. It truly has broad appeal and will entertain audiences from avgeeks to young adults to Better Homes and Gardens fans. I am so grateful to publisher Wendy Hollinger for bringing the book back into print, and for championing Jerrie's story and accomplishments.Jerrie passed away in 2014, but my three guests in this episode each spent time with her while she was still with us. Wendy, through the course of republishing the book became close with Jerrie, as did author Nancy Roe Pimm, whose book The Jerrie Mock Story is a middle-grade biography about her. Finally, Shaesta Waiz, the previous record holder for youngest woman to fly solo around the world (before Zara Rutherford in 2022), was mentored for her trip by Jerrie. Stay tuned until the end of our conversation when Wendy has a special surprise for Shaesta.  Thank you to all three of these ladies for the work they do to carry on Jerrie's legacy to educate and inspire young people through her accomplishments and their own efforts. You can find Jerrie's plane ‘Charlie' in a new display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum on the Mall in D.C.  Here is the blurb from the book: Three-Eight Charlie is the story of Jerrie Mock's record-setting flight as the first woman to solo around the world in 1964 in a single-engine Cessna 180. It's an insightful and well written account that includes intrigue and heroism, and discusses the cultures and geography of the world at the time. This book is a great read for aviation enthusiasts as well as young people, and anyone with big dreams. Three-Eight Charlie was originally published in 1970, but is out of print and difficult to find. Phoenix Graphix Publishing Services was pleased to make a new, color edition available for the 50th anniversary of Jerrie's flight, and has now created this black and white paperback. It includes maps and weather charts and photos that bring the story to life, and help the reader experience it more fully.Thanks so much for listening! Stay up to date on book releases, author events, and Aviatrix Book Club discussion dates with the Literary Aviatrix Newsletter. Visit the Aviatrix Book Review website to find over 600 books featuring women in aviation in all genres for all ages. Become a Literary Aviatrix Patron and help amplify the voices of women in aviation. Follow me on social media, join the book club, and find all of the things on the Literary Aviatrix linkt.ree. Blue skies, happy reading, and happy listening!-Liz Booker

On "EWTN News Nightly" tonight: With just days until the world somberly and sadly marks one year since Russia attacked its neighbor Ukraine, President Joe Biden spoke before a crowd in Warsaw, Poland today. Meanwhile, more than a dozen pro-life groups have filed lawsuits against the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum and the National Archives. They come after the March for Life rally when pro-life students and their chaperones were kicked out of the buildings because they were wearing pro-life gear. Andrea Picciotti-Bayer joins to discuss whether this was a First Amendment violation, as some lawmakers are claiming. And the US Transportation Secretary is urging safety changes after the recent train derailment in Ohio. Now a Kentucky-based health care company is coming to the aid of residents. CEO and founder of Healthyr, Stacey Finster, joins to tell us what it's been like on the ground in East Palestine. The Vatican has published new guidelines on the Traditional Latin Mass. EWTN Vatican Bureau Chief, Andreas Thonhauser, joins to tell us more about what these guidelines are and why they were released now. Finally this evening, it was 25 years ago today that a beloved priest and native son of Chicago became a cardinal of the Catholic Church. Author of the new book "Glorifying Christ: The Life of Cardinal Francis E. George," Michael Heinlein, joins to talk about those early years in the life of Cardinal Francis. Don't miss out on the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Get EWTN News Nightly delivered to your email: https://ewtn.com/enn

It's Thursday, February 9th, A.D. 2023. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Jonathan Clark International Christian Concern brings relief to Turkish Christians International Christian Concern reports it has staff on the ground in Turkey bringing relief to Christians after Monday's devastating earthquake there. Jeff King, ICC's president, shared yesterday that they are also helping Christians in Turkey rebuild their church buildings after the quake. King said they are trying to do this quickly before the government cracks down on the rebuilding process.  King shared what persecution looks like for churches in the country. KING: “Christians in Turkey live as second-class citizens. There's constant discrimination in jobs in lots of areas. The churches receive constant harassment from the secret police. Then, every once in a while, a priest or a pastor is killed. So, it's a tough situation.” You can give to International Christian Concern's relief effort in Turkey through a special link. It's in our transcript today at TheWorldview.com. 1 Corinthians 12:26 says, “If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together.” Turkish and Syrian death toll now at 12,000 The death toll from the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria Monday has risen to over 12,000 people, reports CBS News. Tens of thousands are injured, and thousands of buildings have collapsed. In the wake of the disaster, one rescue story has gone viral. A newborn baby was found still alive under a collapsed building in Syria on Tuesday. In God's providence, the baby girl survived the earthquake and the freezing temperatures, even though her immediate family did not. Rescuers took the newborn to a local clinic. Doctors say the baby is now stable. In State of Union, Biden championed more baby-billing and perversion Here in the U.S., someone did NOT stand up for the lives of babies on Tuesday. President Joe Biden gave his annual State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber. (Here is a link to the transcript). Biden touted job creation stats and his administration's response to COVID-19. He accused Republicans of wanting to end Medicare and Social Security, drawing boos from GOP members. Listen. BIDEN: “Some Republicans want Medicare and Social Security to sunset. I'm not saying it's a majority. (Republicans boo) Let me give you. Anybody who doubts it, contact my office.  I'll give you a copy … I'll give you a copy of the proposal.” The president also took the opportunity to promote the murder of unborn babies and sexually perverted lifestyles, as Democrats cheered and gave him standing ovations. Listen. BIDEN: “Congress must restore the right the Supreme Court took away last year and codify Roe v. Wade to protect every woman's constitutional right to choose.” (Applause by Democrats) “The Vice President and I are doing everything we can to protect access to reproductive health care and safeguard patient privacy. But already, more than a dozen states are enforcing extreme abortion bans. Make no mistake about it; if Congress passes a national abortion ban, I will veto it. (Applause by Democrats) “But let's also pass the bipartisan Equality Act to ensure LGBTQ Americans, especially transgender young people, can live with safety and dignity.” Isaiah 1:23 says, “Your princes are rebels and companions of thieves. Everyone loves a bribe and runs after gifts. They do not bring justice to the fatherless, and the widow's cause does not come to them.” Biden to Texas: Let pharmacies sell the Abortion Kill Pill Texas is one of those anti-abortion states that drew Biden's criticism in his address. The Lone Star State banned nearly all abortions last year. Now, the state's Attorney General is suing the Biden administration over a rule that requires pharmacies to provide Abortion Kill Pills. Attorney General Ken Paxton said, “Texas and several other states across the country have dutifully passed laws to protect the unborn, and we are not going to back down just because unelected bureaucrats in Washington want to create illegal, extremist federal policies.” Smithsonian Museum told pro-life students to leave A Smithsonian museum has apologized to a group of Catholic students for asking them to leave over their pro-life hats. This comes after the American Center for Law and Justice filed a lawsuit against the museum on behalf of the students last week. The students were in Washington, D.C. to participate in the annual March for Life on January 20th. After the march, they decided to visit the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. The ACLJ noted that the students were “accosted several times and told they would be forced to leave unless they removed their pro-life hats . . . It is clear that these Christian students were kicked out of the museum solely because of their pro-life and religious views.” Christian Danes object to scrapping of Great Prayer Day And finally, thousands of people took to the streets in Denmark on Sunday, protesting government plans to scrap a Christian holiday. At least 50,000 people showed up for the country's biggest demonstration in over a decade. At issue is a new bill that would abolish the Great Prayer Day to help raise tax revenue for military spending.  The day falls on the fourth Friday after Easter. King Christian V introduced the holiday in 1686 as a day of prayer and fasting. Historically, church bells would ring, like this one … (audio of Danish church bell) to commerce the holiday on which people would take a break from work and commerce. Close And that's The Worldview in 5 Minutes on this Thursday, February 9th in the year of our Lord 2023. Subscribe by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

Today we meet with Theresa Robertson, who has been inspiring elementary and middle school students in STEM in for over 22 years. Theresa has a Masters in STEM coaching and is working towards her Education Specialist Degree in Educational Technology. Currently she is a STEM elective teacher in Missouri utilizing the well known program, Project Lead the Way, where she engages students with classes such as Flight and Space, Design and Modeling, and Computer Technologies. Thersa has presented nationally for the Smithsonian Educator Summit and with the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Teacher Innovator Institute. In addition to these impressive accolades, she is also a Space Station Ambassador as well as a Space Foundation Teacher Liaison. While she has several kids at school, she is also the mom of college aged twins! We are always inspired by passionate educators and we know you too will be inspired by Theresa Robertson. Please stay tuned after for our takeaways. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shawna-christenson2/support

The U.S. deploys an aircraft carrier as North Korea launches more missiles overnight. Also, the highly anticipated reopening of the National Air and Space Museum. Plus, TODAY's Money— what to know before you make a donation at checkout. And, Mika Brzezinski in studio 1A to talk about her collaboration with Forbes.

For Season Three, we are featuring the artists of THE BORDER IS A WEAPON exhibition curated by Gil Rocha and presented by Other Border Wall. The exhibition features five artists from the US/MX border and was curated by Gil Rocha. First opening in January 2022 at 937 Gallery in the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust the show then traveled to the Laredo Center for the Arts in July 2022. Each interview is conducted by Tereneh Idia. Tereneh is the founder of Idia'Dega, an award-winning journalist, and the co-founder of Other Border Wall Project. Angel Cabrales, MFA, is an Assistant Professor in Sculpture at the University of Texas at El Paso. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Arizona State University and Masters of Fine Arts from The University of North Texas. Angel views everything as an artistic resource and utilizes this in all his creations, from his extensive experience with a variety of mediums and styles, to the intangibles, such as his upbringing in the El Paso, Texas Borderlands, his work grows and expands with the requirements presented from each new idea.His father a retired engineer at White Sands Missile Range, instilled Angel with a great interest in science and engineering, while his mother, a politically active stay at home mother, taught him the importance of community and social work through her volunteer work. Angel's work is an amalgamation of his upbringing resulting in social/political commentary with an engineered flare. The artwork's concept ultimately dictates the medium needed for its creation, so artistic evolution is intrinsic in his philosophy. Cabrales is an artist fellow for the Looking for America project out of Washington D.C. He is exhibiting in the American Embassy in Mexico City and has exhibited in the International TransBorder Biennial, Texas Biennial, AmoABiennial600, the Chamizal National Memorial, the Mexic-Arte Museum, MAC Dallas, the Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum in Mesa, AZ, The Latino Cultural Center of Dallas, El Paso Museum of Art, Wave Pool Gallery in Cincinnati, OH, Grand Art Haus in Phoenix, AZ, Baton Rouge Gallery, and collaborated with the AMBOS Project (an intervention collaboration along the Border) from Los Angeles. He is also featured in the Icons and Symbols of the Borderland book by Diana Molina and La Frontera: Artists along the Mexican/American Border by Stefan Falke. Angel was recently interviewed by the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum to be included in the Estrellas y Cuentas initiative on Latino Futurism. He is represented by the Ro2 Gallery in Dallas, TX and the Royse Contemporary in Scottsdale, AZ. Cabrales is also a member of the International Sculpture Center, the Texas Sculpture Group, and a board member in the JUNTOS art collective. Angel was also a juror for the 2020 Student Achievement Awards for Sculpture Magazine.Cabrales teaches all levels of Sculpture at UTEP, includingExperimental Systems in Sculpture focused on STEAM elements in art and the Neon Sculpture program. He is head of theEASSI (Engineering + Art + Science = Social Impact) team that works on community engaged projects involving the arts and sciences in the Borderlands of El Paso. Website: http://www.angelcabrales.com/ Tereneh Idia Design work: www.IdiaDega.com Writing: https://muckrack.com/tereneh-idia Twitter: @TerenehIdia --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/otherborderwall/message

British artist and photographer Marcus Lyon has been in the South Bay with his team, Camila Pastorelli, and Joe Briggs-Price, working on the next edition of A Human Atlas. Previous projects include Somos Brasil (2016), WE: deutschland (2018), and i.Detroit (2020), with this next version, titled De.Coded (launching 2023). This version will explore 101 remarkable change-makers of Silicon Valley. Each regionally focused volume is more than stunning colorful images; there is an interactive mobile app that activates audio recording of the person's oral histories when hovered over the portraits. In addition, the ancestral DNA of each person to map their history and human history of the city to create a deeper understanding of the city- to mirror society. In our conversation with Marcus, we talk about his inspiration for the project, his life, his approach to photography, and how his life's work to tell more profound stories through photography has led him to our neighborhood. Find out more about Marcus, and purchase books through Marcus' website, MarcusLyon.com (https://www.marcuslyon.com) Instagram: marcus_lyon (https://www.instagram.com/marcus_lyon) Human Altas Crew: Joe Briggs-Price IG: joebriggsprice (https://www.instagram.com/joebriggsprice) Camila Pastorelli IG: camila_pastorelli (https://www.instagram.com/camila_pastorelli) View A Human Atlas Project and access all the images and data at AHumanAtlas.com (https://www.ahumanatlas.com) and @ahumanatlas (https://www.instagram.com/ahumanatlas ) Funding for De:Coded is provided by the David & Lucile Packard Foundation. Nomination & fiscal support are provided by the American Leadership Forum (ALF). _____ Marcus Lyon (b.1965) is a British artist. He was born and raised in rural England and studied Political Science at University. Commissioned and exhibited globally, his works are held in both private and international collections, including the Detroit Institute of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Arts Council Collection (UK) and the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum, Washington DC. The 21st century saw his work move beyond traditional forms as he began to incorporate sound & science into his practice. He has created extensive bodies of work on dance, identity & globalization. Outside the art world, Lyon is a determined social entrepreneur: A TED speaker, he currently serves as a Board Director of Somerset House and Leader's Quest and supporting BLESMA and Home-Start UK as an Ambassador. @packardfdn @alfsiliconvalley #decoded #ahumanatlas #marcuslyon #siliconvalley #studiosutherland #packardfoundation --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/content-magazine/support

The Gallaudet 11 were a group of Deaf men who were subjects in NASA's research into the human body in the early years of the space program. The transcript for this episode is here: https://bit.ly/3KnAGhA Research: Bergey, Jean Lindquist. “Deaf Perspective: Inside View of Early Space Research.” Quest: The History of Spaceflight Quarterly. Vol. 25. No. 1. 2018. Bergey, Jean Lindquist. “How Being Deaf Made the Difference in Space Research.” Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. 4/7/2017. https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/how-being-deaf-made-difference-space-research Calandrelli, Emily. “In the 1960's 11 deaf men helped NASA get to the moon.” Twitter thread. 12/12/2019. https://twitter.com/thespacegal/status/1205258285412020225?lang=en Williams, Damien P., Heavenly Bodies: Why It Matters That Cyborgs Have Always Been About Disability, Mental Health, and Marginalization (June 8, 2019). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3401342 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3401342 Clark, Brant and Ashton Graybiel. “Human Performance During Adaptation to Stress in the Pensacola Slow Rotation Room.” Aerospace Medicine. Vol. 32, No. 2, February 1961. Colehour, James K. and Ashton Graybiel. “Excretion of 17-Hydroxycorticosteroids, Catechol Amines, and Uropepsin in the Urine of Normal Persons and Deaf Subjects with Bilateral Vestibular Defects Following Acrobatic Flight Stress.” United States Naval School of Aviation Medicine and National Aeronautics and Space Administration. May 10, 1963. Crowell, Rachel. “Disabled Astronauts Blaze New Space Trails.” Scientific American. 10/20/2021. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/disabled-astronauts-blaze-new-space-trails/       David, Leonard. “Equal access to space: New study investigates how to get more 'parastronauts' aloft.” Space.com. 12/31/2021. https://www.space.com/inclusive-human-spaceflight-parastronaut-study Dowd, Jim. “9 Deaf Men Volunteer for Navy Research.” Pensacola News Journal. 12/28/1962. Eveleth, Rose. “It's Time to Rethink Who's Best Suited for Space Travel.” Wired. 1/27/2019. https://www.wired.com/story/its-time-to-rethink-whos-best-suited-for-space-travel/ Fregly, Alfred and Robert S. Kennedy. “Comparative Effects of Prolonged Rotation at 10 RPM on Postural Equilibrium in Vestibular Normal and Vestibular Defective Human Subjects.” Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. March 23, 1965. Gallaudet University. “Deaf Difference + Space Survival Exhibition Video.” https://www.gallaudet.edu/museum/ddss-doc/ Gohd, Chelsea. “Disability ambassadors successfully complete Zero-G flight.” Space.com. 10/19/2021. https://www.space.com/astroaccess-disability-ambassadors-zero-g-flight Harrington, Tracy. “Three Deaf Men Serve as Human Guinea Pigs.” Pensacola News Journal. 7/11/1962. Hotovy, Hannah. “How 11 Deaf Men Helped Shape NASA's Human Spaceflight Program.” NASA. 5/4/2017. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/how-11-deaf-men-helped-shape-nasas-human-spaceflight-program Irwin, J.A. et al. “The Pathology of Sea-sickness.” The Lancet. 11/26/1881. James, William. “The Sense of Dizziness in Deaf-mutes.” American Annals of the Deaf and Dumb , APRIL, 1883, Vol. 28, No. 2. Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/44460811 Kellogg, Robert S. et al. “Motion Sickness Symptomatology of Labyrinthine Defective and Normal Subjects During Zero Gravity Maneuvers.” Technical Documentary Report AMRL-TDR-64-47. Air Force Systems Command. June 1964. Kennedy, Robert S. et al. “Symptomology Under Storm Conditions in the North Atlantic in Control Subjects and Persons with Bilateral Labyrinthine Defects.” United States Naval School of Aviation Medicine and National Aeronautics and Space Administration. May 1965. Larimer, Sarah. “‘I wanted to serve': These deaf men helped NASA understand motion sickness in space.” Washington Post. 5/5/2017. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/05/05/i-wanted-to-serve-these-deaf-men-helped-nasa-understand-motion-sickness-in-space/ NASA Video. “How Deaf and Hearing Impaired People Helped the Space Program.” Via YouTube. 5/11/2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM47-nz24i4 Space Center Houston. “Gallaudet 11 – Deaf Right Stuff.” 2/18/2020. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3102869376605071 U.S. Naval School of Aviation Medicine Pensacola, Fla. “Symposium on the Role of Vestibular Organs in the Exploration of Space.” Ashton Graybiel, General Chairman. Jan. 20-22 , 1965. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Space 3D!Two well respected aerospace organizations had experience making high altitude pressure suits, but only a couple of engineers from a relatively unknown company known as ILC Dover had set their sights set on developing a true space suit with high mobility for the Apollo program.In his book, Lunar Outfitters: Making the Apollo Space Suit, Bill Ayrey tells the people story of ILC and documents the technical details of the various models of the Apollo suit, including pre-Apollo suits.Bill retired in May 2019 from ILC Dover after 41 years of service. He was responsible for managing the test laboratories for the company where the space suits made for the Space Shuttle than the International Space Station were tested prior to delivery. He also represented the company as their historian.In part 3 of our interview with Bill Ayrey, we'll start out with discussing the curiosity of Space Shuttle “rescue balls” and then explore some other interesting anecdotes- including assisting the sound engineer for the movie First Man to record actual sounds of an Apollo suit and his work assisting the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum with preservation efforts for Neil Armstrong's Apollo suit. We'll conclude this episode by turning to Bill's work on space suits at the close of his career with ILC Dover, with comments on where the future lies with new space suits, and what might be Elon Musk's role in driving innovation in design.

In the fourth hour of the morning show, Larry O'Connor and Patrice Onwuka talked to DC Police Union's Gregg Pemberton about rising D.C. crime, Smithsonian Air & Space Museum's Beth Crownover about the museum reopening for a few weekends in March, Bret Baier about the Ukraine invasion and the latest on Jussie Smollett getting sentenced. For more coverage on the issues that matter to you, visit www.WMAL.com, download the WMAL app or tune in live on WMAL-FM 105.9 FM from 5-9 AM ET. To join the conversation, check us out on Twitter: @WMALDC, @LarryOConnor, @Jgunlock, @amber_athey and @patrickpinkfile. Show website: https://www.wmal.com/oconnor-company/ WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" podcast is sponsored by Cornerstone First Financial: https://www.cornerstonefirst.com/   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To ring in 2022 on Weekly Space Hangout we are pleased and excited to welcome Nicole Stott to the show. Nicole is an astronaut, aquanaut, artist, mom, and now author of her first book Back to Earth: What Life In Space Taught Me About Our Home Planet – And Our Mission To Protect It. She creatively combines the awe and wonder of her spaceflight experience with her artwork to inspire everyone's appreciation of our role as crewmates here on Spaceship Earth. Nicole is a veteran NASA Astronaut with two spaceflights and 104 days living and working in space as a crewmember on both the International Space Station and the Space Shuttle. Personal highlights of her time in space were performing a spacewalk (10th woman to do so), flying the robotic arm to capture the first HTV, working with her international crew in support of the multi-disciplinary science onboard the orbiting laboratory, painting a watercolor (now on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum), and of course the life-changing view of our home planet out the window. Nicole is also a NASA Aquanaut. In preparation for spaceflight, she was a crewmember on an 18-day saturation dive mission at the Aquarius undersea laboratory. Nicole believes that the international model of peaceful and successful cooperation we have experienced in the extreme environments of space and sea holds the key to the same kind of peaceful and successful cooperation for all of humanity here on Earth. On her post-NASA mission, she is a co-founder of the Space for Art Foundation (https://www.spaceforartfoundation.org/) — uniting a planetary community of children through the awe and wonder of space exploration and the healing power of art. You can read Nicole's full NASA biography here: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/stott-np.pdf To learn more about Nicole, be sure to visit her websites http://www.nicolestott.com and https://www.spaceforartfoundation.org/, and be sure to follow her on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/astro_nicole/) and on Twitter (https://twitter.com/spaceforartfoun). **************************************** The Weekly Space Hangout is a production of CosmoQuest. Want to support CosmoQuest? Here are some specific ways you can help: ► Subscribe FREE to our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/cosmoquest ► Subscribe to our podcasts Astronomy Cast and Daily Space where ever you get your podcasts! ► Watch our streams over on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/cosmoquestx – follow and subscribe! ► Become a Patreon of CosmoQuest https://www.patreon.com/cosmoquestx ► Become a Patreon of Astronomy Cast https://www.patreon.com/astronomycast ► Buy stuff from our Redbubble https://www.redbubble.com/people/cosmoquestx ► Join our Discord server for CosmoQuest - https://discord.gg/X8rw4vv ► Join the Weekly Space Hangout Crew! - http://www.wshcrew.space/ Don't forget to like and subscribe! Plus we love being shared out to new people, so tweet, comment, review us... all the free things you can do to help bring science into people's lives.

https://youtu.be/eb9WO0_7aa8 Host: Fraser Cain ( @fcain )Special Guest: To ring in 2022 on Weekly Space Hangout we are pleased and excited to welcome Nicole Stott to the show. Nicole is an astronaut, aquanaut, artist, mom, and now author of her first book Back to Earth: What Life In Space Taught Me About Our Home Planet – And Our Mission To Protect It. She creatively combines the awe and wonder of her spaceflight experience with her artwork to inspire everyone's appreciation of our role as crewmates here on Spaceship Earth.   Nicole is a veteran NASA Astronaut with two spaceflights and 104 days living and working in space as a crewmember on both the International Space Station and the Space Shuttle. Personal highlights of her time in space were performing a spacewalk (10th woman to do so), flying the robotic arm to capture the first HTV, working with her international crew in support of the multi-disciplinary science onboard the orbiting laboratory, painting a watercolor (now on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum), and of course the life-changing view of our home planet out the window.   Nicole is also a NASA Aquanaut. In preparation for spaceflight, she was a crewmember on an 18-day saturation dive mission at the Aquarius undersea laboratory.   Nicole believes that the international model of peaceful and successful cooperation we have experienced in the extreme environments of space and sea holds the key to the same kind of peaceful and successful cooperation for all of humanity here on Earth.     On her post-NASA mission, she is a co-founder of the Space for Art Foundation (https://www.spaceforartfoundation.org/) — uniting a planetary community of children through the awe and wonder of space exploration and the healing power of art.   You can read Nicole's full NASA biography here: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/fi... Regular Guests: Dr. Morgan Rehnberg ( http://www.morganrehnberg.com/ & @MorganRehnberg ) Dave Dickinson ( http://astroguyz.com/ & @Astroguyz ) This week's stories: - James Webb, James Webb & James Webb. - Comet Leonard. - Tianwen-1's space selfie in Mars orbit!   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.

If you're an astronaut, what can you do for an encore? Nicole Stott, author of Back to Earth: What Life In Space Taught Me About Our Home Planet – And Our Mission To Protect It, found her new mission. And it's instructive for all Earthlings, not just astronauts. If you're contemplating a second act or an encore career, the story of how she's redirected her skills and talents will inspire you. And it may change how you think about how each of us can make a difference in the lives of others. We discuss: The story of how she became an astronaut What 104 days in space taught her about our planet What it was like to create a painting in space - and how it led to what she's doing today Her decision to retire from NASA - and her thought process When she first knew that she had found her next mission The work she's doing with The Space for Art Foundation What needs to be done to address climate change People who inspire her What we can all do as individuals to make a difference The key message of her book Back to Earth Nicole Stott joins us from Florida. _________________________ Take Charge of Your Future. Learn More about the Designing Your New Life in Retirement program here Starts January 20th - Early Bird Pricing through 12/31/21 ____________________ Bio Nicole is an astronaut, aquanaut, artist, and mom - and now author of her first book Back to Earth: What Life In Space Taught Me About Our Home Planet – And Our Mission To Protect It. She creatively combines the awe and wonder of her spaceflight experience with her artwork to inspire everyone's appreciation of our role as crew mates here on Spaceship Earth. Nicole is a veteran NASA Astronaut with two spaceflights and 104 days living and working in space as a crew member on both the International Space Station and the Space Shuttle. Personal highlights of her time in space were performing a spacewalk (10th woman to do so), flying the robotic arm to capture the first HTV, working with her international crew in support of the multi-disciplinary science onboard the orbiting laboratory, painting a watercolor (now on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum), and of course the life-changing view of our home planet out the window. Nicole is also a NASA Aquanaut. In preparation for spaceflight, she was a crew member on an 18-day saturation dive mission at the Aquarius undersea laboratory. Nicole believes that the international model of peaceful and successful cooperation we have experienced in the extreme environments of space and sea holds the key to the same kind of peaceful and successful cooperation for all of humanity here on Earth. On her post-NASA mission, she is a co-founder of the Space for Art Foundation — uniting a planetary community of children through the awe and wonder of space exploration and the healing power of art. ____________________ For More on Nicole Stott Back to Earth: What Life in Space Taught Me About Our Home Planet―And Our Mission to Protect It Space for Art Foundation _________________________ Wise Quotes On Her Decision to Retire "Well, it was difficult. I think in my heart I knew I was ready to move on and do something different. I was really feeling more and more attracted to sharing the experience and communicating that to as many people as I could and finding my way to do that. And I knew that I really wouldn't be able to do that while still with NASA. But it was difficult for so many reasons. Number 1, I was in line to fly in space again. I probably would have flown in space again had I not retired. And to take yourself out of that is a difficult thing to do. But I asked myself honestly: Okay, do I need to fly in space again? And the answer was...No. Ask me when I'm 95, I will want to fly in space again, but it wasn't a need for me. I knew I could still keep in touch with the program and the people there and continue to have some influence as an advisor or working throug...

Hey, we're happy you're here! Grab your favorite cozy spot in the smoke circle and get ready to hear some great stories in history. First off, Laurel begins with the lead up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, which was 80 years ago the week of this episode release. Find out about the decades of tension that led to the deadly date that will live in infamy. Afterwards, KT takes us on a dog sled adventure through the frigid interior of Alaska to relay vital medicine to the people of Nome in the middle of a blizzard. You won't want to miss it! *~*~*~*~*~*~ Mentioned in the Stories: Britannica Map, Timeline and Infographic of Pearl Harbor during the Attack Map of the Serum Run Statue of Balto in Central Park, New York *~*~*~*~*~*~ The Socials! Email -- hightailinghistorypod@gmail.com Instagram -- @hightailinghistory Facebook -- Hightailing Through History or with user name @hightailinghistory *~*~*~*~*~*~ Sources: Pearl Harbor-- Editors of The National WWII Museum. “The Path to Pearl Harbor: The National WWII Museum: New Orleans.” The National WWII Museum | New Orleans, The National World War II Museum, 22 June 2017, https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/path-pearl-harbor. Editors of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. “The Complicated Lead up to Pearl Harbor.” National Air and Space Museum, 7 Dec. 2016, https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/complicated-lead-pearl-harbor. “A Pearl Harbor Timeline.” NPR, NPR, 7 Dec. 2004, https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4206060. Pruitt, Sarah. “Why Did Japan Attack Pearl Harbor?” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 10 Apr. 2018, https://www.history.com/news/why-did-japan-attack-pearl-harbor. Worrall, Simon. “How Racism, Arrogance, and Incompetence Led to Pearl Harbor.” How Racism, Arrogance, and Incompetence Led to Pearl Harbor, National Geographic, 3 May 2021, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/countdown-pearl-harbor-attack-twomey-anniversary. Togo and the Serum Run-- “1925 Serum Run to Nome.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 8 Dec. 2021, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1925_serum_run_to_Nome. “Disney's Togo vs. The True Story of the 1925 Serum Run to Nome.” Google, Google, https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/togo/. Hank, Will. “Togo: Siberian Husky & Sled Dog Hero of the 1925 Nome Serum Run.” American Kennel Club, American Kennel Club, 27 Aug. 2021, https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/togo-siberian-husky-sled-dog-hero-of-1925/ “Rookie Meeting.” Iditarod Insider, https://iditarod.com/race-history/ “Togo (U.S. National Park Service).” National Parks Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, https://www.nps.gov/people/togo.htm#:~:text=Though%20Balto%20received%20the%20credit,at%20the%20age%20of%2016 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/laurel-rockall/message

Hey, we're happy you're here! Grab your favorite cozy spot in the smoke circle and get ready to hear some great stories in history. First off, Laurel begins with the lead up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, which was 80 years ago the week of this episode release. Find out about the decades of tension that led to the deadly date that will live in infamy. Afterwards, KT takes us on a dog sled adventure through the frigid interior of Alaska to relay vital medicine to the people of Nome in the middle of a blizzard. You won't want to miss it! *~*~*~*~*~*~ Mentioned in the Stories: Britannica Map, Timeline and Infographic of Pearl Harbor during the Attack Map of the Serum Run Statue of Balto in Central Park, New York *~*~*~*~*~*~ The Socials! Email -- hightailinghistorypod@gmail.com Instagram -- @hightailinghistory Facebook -- Hightailing Through History or with user name @hightailinghistory *~*~*~*~*~*~ Sources: Pearl Harbor-- Editors of The National WWII Museum. “The Path to Pearl Harbor: The National WWII Museum: New Orleans.” The National WWII Museum | New Orleans, The National World War II Museum, 22 June 2017, https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/path-pearl-harbor. Editors of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. “The Complicated Lead up to Pearl Harbor.” National Air and Space Museum, 7 Dec. 2016, https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/complicated-lead-pearl-harbor. “A Pearl Harbor Timeline.” NPR, NPR, 7 Dec. 2004, https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4206060. Pruitt, Sarah. “Why Did Japan Attack Pearl Harbor?” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 10 Apr. 2018, https://www.history.com/news/why-did-japan-attack-pearl-harbor. Worrall, Simon. “How Racism, Arrogance, and Incompetence Led to Pearl Harbor.” How Racism, Arrogance, and Incompetence Led to Pearl Harbor, National Geographic, 3 May 2021, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/countdown-pearl-harbor-attack-twomey-anniversary. Togo and the Serum Run-- “1925 Serum Run to Nome.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 8 Dec. 2021, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1925_serum_run_to_Nome. “Disney's Togo vs. The True Story of the 1925 Serum Run to Nome.” Google, Google, https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/togo/. Hank, Will. “Togo: Siberian Husky & Sled Dog Hero of the 1925 Nome Serum Run.” American Kennel Club, American Kennel Club, 27 Aug. 2021, https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/togo-siberian-husky-sled-dog-hero-of-1925/ “Rookie Meeting.” Iditarod Insider, https://iditarod.com/race-history/ “Togo (U.S. National Park Service).” National Parks Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, https://www.nps.gov/people/togo.htm#:~:text=Though%20Balto%20received%20the%20credit,at%20the%20age%20of%2016 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/laurel-rockall/message

In this Constellations Podcast, we'll discuss the evolution of internet in space as it moves from utilizing government infrastructure to utilizing modern commercial infrastructure. Increased commercial technology has made space more accessible than ever. More accessibility in space drives the demand for faster, more modern communication onboard spacecraft. During this episode, Brian Barnett, Co-Founder and CEO of Solstar Space Company, will discuss the evolution of space communication and how NASA has accomplished it with their deep space network, tracking and data relay satellites, and fly-over ground stations. Hear Brian explain how Solstar's Schmitt Communicator, now at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, enabled the first commercial tweet from space and how it currently enables secure communication for the military with Critical Data Relay technology.

Today's episode is with one of my favorite people in the universe, astronaut Nicole Stott. Her book, “Back to Earth” is out now for everyone to enjoy. We talk about her incredible experiences under the ocean, in space, and how the process of making art with no gravity is strange and magical. Her book is extraordinary and her heart and soul is all about reminding us that we are the guardians of planet Earth, not only for ourselves, but for our kids and future generations. It is so important that we can protect this beautiful space ship that we all live on and that we remember to tap into the feeling of connectivity that lives inside all of us. I'd love to know what you think. Please share it with your friends and family, and be sure to tag me if you share it on social media so that I can say thank you. I'm @christinarasmussen7 on Instagram and @ChristinaRasmussen2014 on Facebook.  More About Nicole Stott Nicole Stott is an Astronaut, Aquanaut, and Artist who creatively combines the awe and wonder of her spaceflight experience with her artwork to inspire everyone's appreciation of our role as crewmates here on spaceship Earth. She believes that the international model of peaceful and successful cooperation we have experienced in the extreme environments of space and sea holds the key to the same kind of peaceful and successful cooperation for all of humanity here on Earth. A personal highlight from her spaceflight experience was painting the first watercolor in space, which is now on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in DC. She is the founder of the Space for Art Foundation, and co-founder of Constellation.Earth.  You can connect with her via his website and Instagram. Things We Mention In This Episode - Book: Back to Earth - Website: www.nicolestott.com  - Space for Art Foundation.org - Book: Where Did You Go? by Christina Rasmussen - Book: Second Firsts by Christina Rasmussen - Newsletter - Message In a Bottle: Sign up for Christina's weekly letter Apple podcast reviews and ratings are really important to help get the podcast in front of more people to uplift and inspire them too, which is the ultimate goal. Thank you!

Leave No Man Left Behind is a way of life in the Military, but we often don't hear the stories of those actions to rescue people behind enemy lines.   Dr. Tony Brooks talks about the story to search for Marcus Luttrell who was featured in the Mark Walberg movie Lone Survivor in Afghanistan.  We quickly dive into being a dad and how a lot like getting a satellite map before starting a mission the terrain is always different and has unforeseen challenges. And how this is so relatable to fatherhood and how the terrain of being a dad is different for everyone and always unpredictable.   After enlisting in the U.S. Army in 2003 at the age of 21, Dr. Tony Brooks attended and graduated from Infantry and Airborne school followed by the four-week Ranger Indoctrination program, officially checking in to the 2nd Ranger Battalion in Fort Lewis, Washington  `, in September 2004. He deployed to eastern Afghanistan in April 2005, based at Bagram Airfield. His first mission was Operation Red Wings II. Tony subsequently deployed to the Ramadi region of Iraq in 2006-07. He is now owner/operator of chiropractic clinics in Washington and Texas. He was featured on a Discovery Science channel episode of Black Files: Declassified and a Smithsonian Air and Space article as a subject matter expert on Operation Red Wings and is also featured in the Backbone docuseries. Tony and his wife Heidi have two children and are currently on their way to Montgomery, TX. Book: https://amzn.to/3u5TR9n (Leave No Man Behind) Topics Covered: Mounting a rescue mission in war Jumping into the unknown of fatherhood Having good mentors Learning to tell our own story Survivors guilt and learning to ask for help Kids and Nutrition  Learning to surrender to being Dad How to connect with guest https://www.facebook.com/DrTonyBrooks/ (Facebook) https://www.instagram.com/drtonybrooks/ (Instagram) http://www.drtonybrooks.com/ (Website) Thank you for Listening to the Episode! Be sure to subscribe on https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-military-veteran-dad-podcast/id1448127126 (Apple), https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9taWxpdGFyeXZldGVyYW5kYWQubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M (Google), https://open.spotify.com/show/2I1mwoZ0VaR9tLdCwwxsg2 (Spotify), or wherever you get your podcasts. And feel free to drop us a line at ben@militaryveterandad.com. Follow Ben on Social Media to stay up to date on Military Veteran Dad – https://www.facebook.com/benjamin.killoy (Facebook) | https://twitter.com/BenKilloy (Twitter) | https://www.instagram.com/militaryveterandad/?hl=en (Instagram) | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-killoy/ (LinkedIn) For help, resources, and community support, please join the https://www.facebook.com/groups/militaryveterandad (Military Veteran Dad) Facebook Group. Be sure to check out all the http://www.freedadcourse.com/ (free courses) available to help come home to a better tomorrow. Heads Up: My episodes may contain affiliate links! If you buy something through one of those links, you won't pay a penny more, but we'll get a small commission, which helps keep the lights on. Thanks! Support this podcast

What A Piece of Junk! (A FPNet Star Wars Podcast) Episode 58: The Bad Batch "Reunion" and special guest Jonathan "Sugi" Sugiyama What A Piece of Junk is THE podcast on the Fandom Podcast Network dedicated to covering everything Star Wars. From the original Star Wars trilogy movies, to the prequels, to Legends canon, Disney's acquisition of Star Wars and its products, and all the fan favorite content out there, we have you covered. So please make sure to stop on over at your local cantina, grab a drink, cozy on up to your favorite alien (or droid), and get ready to talk Star Wars!   The guys discuss the most impactful episode yet of Star Wars the Bad Batch as the batch meets back up with their lost brother Crosshairs in Reunion - but that's not the only reunion that happens in this episode with the return of a familiar face for Star Wars animation fans! And joining the crew to discuss the latest episode is Jonathan "Sugi" Sugiyama from Star Wars Destiny and Squad Tactica podcast fame. All this plus the crew of the Drunken Gungan dig into some juicy Star Wars news with discussions about Carrie Fisher getting her on star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; Poe Dameron's X-wing coming to an exhibit at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum and a deep dive into a think piece from The Atlantic about how Disney may have mishandled the spirit of Star Wars in the sequel trilogy but is looking to bring it back with shows like The Mandalorian. Here is how you can get a hold of us on the Fandom Podcast Network and the What A Piece Of Junk Star Wars Podcast: - fpnet.podbean.com - The FPNet is on Podbean app - Fandom Podcast Network is on: Apple Podcasts / Stitcher / Podbean / Google Play / Spotify / iHeartRadio - Facebook: Fandom Podcast Network: https://www.facebook.com/Fandompodcastnetwork/ - What A Piece Of Junk a Star Wars Podcast Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WhatAPieceOfJunk/ - Email: whatapieceofjunkpod@gmail.com - Twitter: @WhatWars - Instagram: FandomPodcastNetwork  - Scott Baughman on Twitter: @ScotticusMax / Instagram: @darik_grey - Nathan Miracle on Twitter: @gooeychewie - Derrick Marsh on Twitter: @hoodiedm83 - Jonathan "Sugi" Sugiyama: Squad Tactica Podcast GEEKY POCKET TEES: https://geekypockettees.com/ There are two ways you can support the Fandom Podcast Network and the What A Piece Of Junk Star Wars Podcast. Fandom Podcast Network Tee Public Store: Please also visit our TeePublic store where you can help support the Fandom Podcast Network while wearing your favorite show logos with pride! Tee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/user/fandompodcastnetwork Apple Podcasts / iTunes Reviews:  Please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts /  iTunes so new fans can find us easier. We LOVE 5 star reviews of course, but we love feedback in general! Please listen to our other awesome podcasts on the Fandom Podcast Network: Master Feed: https://fpnet.podbean.com/  

The dates for Star Wars Celebration Anaheim have moved, The Rising Storm has an excerpt, and you can visit Poe Dameron’s X-Wing. On this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss: Star Wars Celebration Anaheim moving up from August to May 2022, An exclusive excerpt for Star Wars: The High Republic: The Rising Storm on StarWars.com, Some of the starships coming to the Hyperspace Lounge on the Disney Wish, and Poe Dameron’s X-Wing going on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. Thanks for joining us for another episode! Subscribe to Podcast Stardust for all your Star Wars news, reviews, and discussion wherever you get your podcasts. And please leave us a five star review on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube. T-shirts, hoodies, stickers, masks, and posters are available on TeePublic. Find all episodes on RetroZap.com.

Life's Tough Media is pleased to announce the latest episode of our “Life's Tough: Explorers are TOUGHER!” podcast series. Hosted by Richard Wiese—explorer extraordinaire and President of The Explorers Club—this episode features Bertrand Piccard, elite Swiss explorer, psychiatrist, and environmentalist, and universally considered by society and his peers alike as “the 21st century's greatest explorer.” Bertrand received a degree from the University of Lausannein Psychiatry and has since become supervisor and renowned lecturer at the Swiss Medical Society for Hypnosis (SMSH). As a renowned adventurer & explorer, he has also obtained licenses to fly balloons, airplanes, gliders, and motorized gliders and has won many awards as a result of his adventures and expertise. Bertrand's family tree includes four generations of explorers. His grandfather, Auguste Piccard, was the first to fly to the stratosphere, in 1931, and is father, Jacques Piccard, was first to descend to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, in 1960. His great uncle Jean Félix Piccard and aunt Jeannette Piccard were also balloonists, with their son Donald Piccard first to fly across the English Channel in a balloon. “The family's attitude,” Bertrand once explained, “is that being told that something is impossible is exactly why we try to do it.” At 21-years-old, Bertrand decided to interrupt his medical studies to pursue his love of hang-gliding. Having won several competitions, he took his skill of the motorized hang glider to new levels: flying over Cape Sounion and the Temple of Poseidon in Greece's tourist areas; taking aerial pictures for a film made in the Maldives; participating in the first Ultralight Tour de France; attempting to develop centers giving rides to tourists in the Canary Islands. Bertrand executed his last loop at Château-d'Oex in January 1992. Seven years later, in March 1999, after two failed attempts, Bertrand, accompanied by Brian Jones, owner of Breitling, finally achieved the first non-stop round-the-world balloon flight. At one stroke, their Breitling Orbiter 3 flew further, and for longer than any other aircraft in aviation history, thereby setting seven World Records. The gondola is now on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington DC, alongside the Apollo 11 capsule and the airplanes of the Wright Brothers, Charles Lindbergh, and Chuck Yeager. Bertrand Piccard is also the visionary behind Solar Impulse, the very first airplane capable of flying perpetually without fuel—flying through the night, between two continents, and across the United States. In 2015-2016 the First Round-The-World Solar Flight, piloted by Bertrand himself, set 8 world records. It is in his DNA to go beyond the obvious and achieve the impossible. Since he launched the first flight around the world in a solar airplane, his ambition has been to leverage a pioneering spirit for useful contributions to renewable energies & clean technologies causes. With his dual identities as medical doctor and explorer, Bertrand has become a voice heard among the most distinguished institutions across the globe as a forward-thinking leader for progress and sustainability. Upon landing after their round-the-world balloon flight, Bertrand and Brian Jones promised each other to dedicate their achievement to the children of the world; and before accepting nomination as a United Nations Population Fund Goodwill Ambassador, the Winds of Hope Foundation was created. The foundation works mainly to prevent, treat, and raise awareness of Noma, a rapidly advancing gangrene that develops in the mouth and flourishes in conditions of extreme poverty. The victims are almost all children aged from 2 through 6. In the absence of any treatment, Noma is fatal in 80% of the cases and leaves the survivors in an intolerable state of disfigurement. In addition, Bertrand initiated the Solar Impulse Foundation, insisting that “hundreds of clean tech solutions exist that protect the environment in a profitable way, and we need to ensure that clean technologies become the only acceptable norm.” Bertrand is married to Michèle Piccard, and together they have three children. Join Richard and Bertrand for a candid and stimulating conversation on Bertrand's endless adventures, goodwill initiatives, and to hear what drives the greatest explorer of our time.

Look, up in the sky! Join Hagerty contributor Brad Phillips and as he flies through the topic of vintage aircraft restoration (and its car similarities) with Malcolm Collum, Chief Conservator at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.

Join Dan, Tom, Vicky, and our special guest, Joe Pappalardo as we crack the code of the gadgets in Diamonds are Forever!  We ask, Can you believe it? From fake fingerprints, to lasers and diamonds, voice synthesizers, pitons, moon buggies and more - we cover it all!   Joe Pappalardo is an author and magazine contributor to Smithsonian Air and Space, National Geographic, and Popular Mechanics. Subscribe to our show, Cracking the Code of Spy Movies!

Blast off with Tom, Dan, Vicky and Joe Pappalardo as we dismantle the gadgets in Moonraker! All of the gadgets, from the poison pen, the Bondola, and how Moonraker predicted some things that are going on now!   You might have a different view of Moonraker after you hear Joe!  Joe is an author and magazine contributor to Smithsonian Air and Space, National Geographic, and Popular Mechanics.  Joe has written articles about space industrialists (like Drax) and spy satellites in space!   And sex in space?   Yeah -we have some tips for that as well! Subscribe to Cracking the Code of Spy Movies - now!  

Dave once again delves into the Apollo Program 50 years ago with this in depth look at the iconic space suits that Neil Armstrong and his 11 fellow moonwalkers wore on the lunar surface. Bill Ayrey is tge author of the new book, Lunar Outfitters: Making The Apollo Spacesuit. Bill worked for decades as a test engineer during the Space Shuttle era for ILC, the International Latex Corporation, and has served as a historian for them in liason with The Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, which curates the Apollo suits including Armstrong's.

New Podcast Locations starting 01/01/2021 The NEW Dark Horde - https://thedarkhorde.podbean.com/ The Tempest Universe - https://thetempestuniverse.podbean.com/ Join the Episode after party on Discord! Link: https://discord.gg/ZzJSrGP SpaceX aborts Starship SN8 prototype test launch at last second Link: https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-sn8-launch-abort We'll have to wait a little longer to see SpaceX's latest Starship prototype make its highly anticipated big hop. The vehicle, known as Starship SN8 ("Serial No. 8"), was scheduled to launch on an 8-mile-high (12.5 kilometers) test flight today (Dec. 8) from SpaceX's South Texas facility, near the Gulf Coast village of Boca Chica. And it nearly happened. But less than 2 seconds before liftoff, just after 5:30 p.m. EDT (2230 GMT and 4:30 p.m. local Texas time), SN8 detected something abnormal with one or more of its three Raptor engines and automatically aborted the flight. It's unclear at the moment when SN8 will get its next chance to fly; that depends on what caused the abort and how difficult it will be to fix. But there are launch windows available on both Wednesday and Thursday (Dec. 9 and Dec. 10), SpaceX representatives said. NASA's spacecraft spots China's Chang'e 5 lander on the moon Link: https://www.space.com/change-5-moon-lander-photo-lunar-reconnaissance-orbiter NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured an image of China's Chang'e 5 lander on the moon just hours after its historic landing. The Chang'e 5 lander set down on the lunar surface last Tuesday, Dec. 1. Thanks to China's prompt release of the stunning Chang'e 5 landing video, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) team were able to locate the roughly 4-ton spacecraft in Oceanus Procellarum, the "Ocean of Storms," and prepare for when LRO would pass overhead the next day. The image shows the Chang'e 5 lander in the center of three craters. Automated systems had helped the spacecraft avoid these hazards to land safely. The image was taken before the Chang'e 5 ascent vehicle blasted off from the surface with the collected samples. The ascent vehicle has since performed a spectacular rendezvous and docking with the Chang'e 5 orbiter and handed over the samples. Chang'e 5 will begin its journey to Earth later this week. Chuck Yeager, 1st pilot to break the sound barrier, is dead at 97 Link: https://www.space.com/chuck-yeager-first-pilot-to-break-sound-barrier-dead Chuck Yeager, the U.S. Air Force Pilot who became the first person to break the sound barrier, died Monday (Dec. 7) at the age of 97. Yeager's wife, Victoria, shared the news on Twitter, writing: "It is w/ profound sorrow, I must tell you that my life love General Chuck Yeager passed just before 9pm ET. An incredible life well lived, America's greatest Pilot, & a legacy of strength, adventure, & patriotism will be remembered forever." Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier on Oct. 14, 1947, while flying the Bell X-1 rocket plane 45,000 feet (13,700 meters) over the Rogers Dry Lake in the Mojave Desert. During the flight, Yeager reached Mach 1.05, or 1.05 times the speed of sound. The aircraft, which he dubbed Glamorous Glennis after his first wife Glennis Yeager, who died in 1990. The Bell X-1 now hangs on display in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington. Yeager would go on to fly even faster aircraft, including the Lockheed XF-104, which flew more than twice the speed of sound. His daring test flights were featured in Tom Wolfe's 1979 book "The Right Stuff" as well as the film adaptation and new Disney Plus series by the same name. EXPLAINER: What has Japanese space mission accomplished? Link: https://apnews.com/article/japan-space-mission-accomplish-explained-88e9a90bca3971bfe864aa94c01de7d4 A small capsule containing asteroid soil samples that was dropped from 136,700 miles (220,000 kilometers) in space by Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft landed as planned in the Australian Outback on Sunday. After a preliminary inspection, it will be flown to Japan for research. The extremely high precision required to carry out the mission thrilled many in Japan, who said they took pride in its success. The project's manager, Yuichi Tsuda of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, called the capsule a “treasure box.” Launched on Dec. 3, 2014, the unmanned Hayabusa2 spacecraft touched down twice on the asteroid Ryugu, more than 300 million kilometers (190 million miles) away from Earth. The asteroid's extremely rocky surface forced the mission's team to revise landing plans, but the spacecraft successfully collected data and soil samples during the 1½ years it spent near Ryugu after arriving there in June 2018. The pan-shaped capsule, about 40 centimeters (15 inches) in diameter, contains soil samples taken from two different sites on the asteroid. Some gases might also be embedded in the samples. The preliminary inspection at a lab in Australia was to extract and analyze the gas. The capsule is due to return to Japan on Tuesday. It will be taken to JAXA's research center in Sagamihara, near Tokyo. Scientists say the samples, especially ones taken from under the asteroid's surface, contain data from 4.6 billion years ago unaffected by space radiation and other environmental factors. They are particularly interested in studying organic materials in the samples to learn about how they are distributed in the solar system and if or how they are related to life on Earth. WHAT'S NEXT? About an hour after separating from the capsule at 220,000 kilometers (136,700 miles) from Earth, Hayabusa2 was sent on another mission to the smaller asteroid, 1998KY26. That is an 11-year journey one-way. The mission is to study possible ways to prevent big meteorites from colliding with Earth. Podcast Stuff Podbean: The Dark Horde - https://thedarkhorde.podbean.com/ Podbean: The Tempest Universe - https://thetempestuniverse.podbean.com/ Facebook: The Dark Horde - https://www.facebook.com/thedarkhordellc Facebook: The Tempest Universe - https://www.facebook.com/thetempestuniverse Facebook: Manny's Page - https://www.facebook.com/MannyPodcast Twitter: The Tempest Universe - https://twitter.com/ufobusterradio Twitter: The Dark Horde - https://twitter.com/HordeDark Discord Group - https://discord.com/channels/679454064890871869/679454064890871875 Mail can be sent to: The Dark Horde LLC PO BOX 769905 San Antonio TX 78245

New Podcast Locations starting 01/01/2021 The NEW Dark Horde - https://thedarkhorde.podbean.com/ The Tempest Universe - https://thetempestuniverse.podbean.com/ Join the Episode after party on Discord! Link: https://discord.gg/ZzJSrGP SpaceX aborts Starship SN8 prototype test launch at last second Link: https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-sn8-launch-abort We'll have to wait a little longer to see SpaceX's latest Starship prototype make its highly anticipated big hop. The vehicle, known as Starship SN8 ("Serial No. 8"), was scheduled to launch on an 8-mile-high (12.5 kilometers) test flight today (Dec. 8) from SpaceX's South Texas facility, near the Gulf Coast village of Boca Chica. And it nearly happened. But less than 2 seconds before liftoff, just after 5:30 p.m. EDT (2230 GMT and 4:30 p.m. local Texas time), SN8 detected something abnormal with one or more of its three Raptor engines and automatically aborted the flight. It's unclear at the moment when SN8 will get its next chance to fly; that depends on what caused the abort and how difficult it will be to fix. But there are launch windows available on both Wednesday and Thursday (Dec. 9 and Dec. 10), SpaceX representatives said. NASA's spacecraft spots China's Chang'e 5 lander on the moon Link: https://www.space.com/change-5-moon-lander-photo-lunar-reconnaissance-orbiter NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured an image of China's Chang'e 5 lander on the moon just hours after its historic landing. The Chang'e 5 lander set down on the lunar surface last Tuesday, Dec. 1. Thanks to China's prompt release of the stunning Chang'e 5 landing video, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) team were able to locate the roughly 4-ton spacecraft in Oceanus Procellarum, the "Ocean of Storms," and prepare for when LRO would pass overhead the next day. The image shows the Chang'e 5 lander in the center of three craters. Automated systems had helped the spacecraft avoid these hazards to land safely. The image was taken before the Chang'e 5 ascent vehicle blasted off from the surface with the collected samples. The ascent vehicle has since performed a spectacular rendezvous and docking with the Chang'e 5 orbiter and handed over the samples. Chang'e 5 will begin its journey to Earth later this week. Chuck Yeager, 1st pilot to break the sound barrier, is dead at 97 Link: https://www.space.com/chuck-yeager-first-pilot-to-break-sound-barrier-dead Chuck Yeager, the U.S. Air Force Pilot who became the first person to break the sound barrier, died Monday (Dec. 7) at the age of 97. Yeager's wife, Victoria, shared the news on Twitter, writing: "It is w/ profound sorrow, I must tell you that my life love General Chuck Yeager passed just before 9pm ET. An incredible life well lived, America's greatest Pilot, & a legacy of strength, adventure, & patriotism will be remembered forever." Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier on Oct. 14, 1947, while flying the Bell X-1 rocket plane 45,000 feet (13,700 meters) over the Rogers Dry Lake in the Mojave Desert. During the flight, Yeager reached Mach 1.05, or 1.05 times the speed of sound. The aircraft, which he dubbed Glamorous Glennis after his first wife Glennis Yeager, who died in 1990. The Bell X-1 now hangs on display in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington. Yeager would go on to fly even faster aircraft, including the Lockheed XF-104, which flew more than twice the speed of sound. His daring test flights were featured in Tom Wolfe's 1979 book "The Right Stuff" as well as the film adaptation and new Disney Plus series by the same name. EXPLAINER: What has Japanese space mission accomplished? Link: https://apnews.com/article/japan-space-mission-accomplish-explained-88e9a90bca3971bfe864aa94c01de7d4 A small capsule containing asteroid soil samples that was dropped from 136,700 miles (220,000 kilometers) in space by Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft landed as planned in the Australian Outback on Sunday. After a preliminary inspection, it will be flown to Japan for research. The extremely high precision required to carry out the mission thrilled many in Japan, who said they took pride in its success. The project's manager, Yuichi Tsuda of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, called the capsule a “treasure box.” Launched on Dec. 3, 2014, the unmanned Hayabusa2 spacecraft touched down twice on the asteroid Ryugu, more than 300 million kilometers (190 million miles) away from Earth. The asteroid's extremely rocky surface forced the mission's team to revise landing plans, but the spacecraft successfully collected data and soil samples during the 1½ years it spent near Ryugu after arriving there in June 2018. The pan-shaped capsule, about 40 centimeters (15 inches) in diameter, contains soil samples taken from two different sites on the asteroid. Some gases might also be embedded in the samples. The preliminary inspection at a lab in Australia was to extract and analyze the gas. The capsule is due to return to Japan on Tuesday. It will be taken to JAXA's research center in Sagamihara, near Tokyo. Scientists say the samples, especially ones taken from under the asteroid's surface, contain data from 4.6 billion years ago unaffected by space radiation and other environmental factors. They are particularly interested in studying organic materials in the samples to learn about how they are distributed in the solar system and if or how they are related to life on Earth. WHAT'S NEXT? About an hour after separating from the capsule at 220,000 kilometers (136,700 miles) from Earth, Hayabusa2 was sent on another mission to the smaller asteroid, 1998KY26. That is an 11-year journey one-way. The mission is to study possible ways to prevent big meteorites from colliding with Earth. Podcast Stuff Podbean: The Dark Horde - https://thedarkhorde.podbean.com/ Podbean: The Tempest Universe - https://thetempestuniverse.podbean.com/ Facebook: The Dark Horde - https://www.facebook.com/thedarkhordellc Facebook: The Tempest Universe - https://www.facebook.com/thetempestuniverse Facebook: Manny's Page - https://www.facebook.com/MannyPodcast Twitter: The Tempest Universe - https://twitter.com/ufobusterradio Twitter: The Dark Horde - https://twitter.com/HordeDark Discord Group - https://discord.com/channels/679454064890871869/679454064890871875 Mail can be sent to: The Dark Horde LLC PO BOX 769905 San Antonio TX 78245

Marty Tannenbaum is the Owner and President of Innovative Document Imaging LLC located in New Jersey. Marty Tannenbaum has been an industry leader for image system sales and digital conversions in the field of Records Management for the past 31 years. Marty has served as President of the NJ Chapter of AIIM. Marty graduated from Farleigh Dickinson University in 1975 with a BS in marketing and has been an ARMA member for the past 18 years. Marty founded Innovative Document Imaging (IDI), LLC twenty years ago, and IDI quickly became a leader in digital imaging conversions and system solutions for pharmaceutical, companies, publishers, government projects, and libraries. The company's mission is to supply the best service (at their facility or on location) possible at a reasonable cost for the digital conversion of paper documents, newspapers, maps, books, bound materials, microfilm, and microfiche. IDI balances price, quality, and speed in order to provide clients digital assets at the specifications and with the necessary tool to meet their requirements and, where possible, exceed their expectations. In addition to data conversion, IDI prides itself on its ability to go the extra step and fulfill metadata, data archiving, or enterprise content management needs as they arise. IDI's pharmaceutical customers include Merck, Bristol Myers, and Gilead. IDI has digitized the History of Flight at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington DC and the Gilder collection at the New York Historical Society which included an original copy of the Constitution, The original Emancipation Proclamation, The original 13 Amendment, and George Washington's Revolutionary War letters.

There are some people that come by your life and you realize that they are not only special because of what their impact has been on our world but also who they are as a human being. This was the first interview I did for the Dear Life podcast. And I remember feeling so nervous not only because it was the first episode but also because I was meeting someone I admired so much. Nicole Stott is someone that has a perspective of the earth and life that only about 500 people in history have ever had the opportunity to experience. Extraordinary, right!? Nicole not only is an astronaut but also an artist who creatively combines the awe and wonder of her spaceflight experience with her artwork. And of course it’s important to note that this conversation was originally recorded in May 2019, when the world was a much different place, and the global pandemic we’ve been facing with COVID-19 seemed like the plot of a science fiction movie! However, this conversation feels more timely than ever as the pandemic and other world events remind us of our interconnectedness and interdependence with each other and all living things on this planet.   “There is an undeniable interconnectivity. The impact we have on each other is timeless.” ~ Nicole Stott, Astronaut and Artist   One of the things that I love the most about Nicole is that she is just so down to earth. She spoke about her most challenging, scary, and doubtful moments she encountered during her training for her space missions and also experiencing her first space walk. We also talk a lot about the Overview Effect and what her time in space has taught her about all of our lives here on earth. She is passionate about remembering that, as she puts it, “we are all crew members on spaceship Earth.” Nicole shares why she is feeling hopeful for the future and the need for taking ACTION and personal responsibility, again this message is needed now more than ever! We talked about how she combines her unique experiences on the International Space Station and her love of art and creation to raise awareness about solutions to our planetary challenges and the surprising connection between science and art. I hope it will inspire you in your own life, because it certainly inspired me.   More About Nicole Stott Nicole Stott is an Astronaut, Aquanaut, and Artist who creatively combines the awe and wonder of her spaceflight experience with her artwork to inspire everyone’s appreciation of our role as crewmates here on spaceship Earth. She believes that the international model of peaceful and successful cooperation we have experienced in the extreme environments of space and sea holds the key to the same kind of peaceful and successful cooperation for all of humanity here on Earth. A personal highlight from her spaceflight experience was painting the first watercolor in space, which is now on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in DC. She is the founder of the Space for Art Foundation, and co-founder of Constellation.Earth.  To see images of Nicole’s artwork and learn more about her you can visit her website and also follow her on Instagram. Things We Mention In This Episode Website: https://www.npsdiscovery.com/  Website: Space for Art Foundation Instagram: Nicole Stott  Wikipedia: The Overview Effect The Nature Conservancy Book: Second Firsts by Christina Rasmussen Book: Where Did You Go? by Christina Rasmussen Apple podcast reviews and ratings are really important to help get the podcast in front of more people to uplift and inspire them too, which is the ultimate goal. Thank you! Please continue the conversation with me on Instagram or Facebook.

After some much need R&R, Aaron Returns to talk about the Military Industrial Complex. America is now its military through and through. Things weren’t always this way, but they have been for some time to be sure.  topics include: Washington DC, Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, aerospace industry, technology, flight, esoteric side of man’s quest to fly, Icarus, left ring paradigm, Covid mask wearing a partisan issue, USPS, Trump crony Postmaster General

Join Dan and Tom as they launch a new series on the Cracking the Code of Spy Movies show called Gadgets in Spy Movies - Can You Believe it?   Each episode will cover different spy movies, here, Dr. No and Skyfall, with a special guest to discuss some gadgets in Skyfall, Joe Pappalardo, author and magazine contributor to "Smithsonian Air and Space," and "Popular Mechanics." Join the fun!  A twin drum pistol magazine that fires over a 100 rounds? What?  

Released: 31 March 2020 Duration: 54 minutes, 8 seconds   Co-hosts Paul Carr and Daniela DePaulis welcome Dr. Paola Castaño to talk about her research among the science teams working on the International Space Station. For more information, please visit our blog at https://wowsignalpodcast.com Guest Bio Paola Castaño is a sociologist of science. She recently completed a Newton International Fellow funded by The British Academy at Cardiff University and is working on a book about the meanings and valuations of scientific research on the International Space Station. On the basis of ethnographic work following the life course of experiments sent to the station, the book examines the fields of particle physics, plant biology and biomedical research. She has a PhD in sociology from the University of Chicago, and has been a postdoctoral researcher at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington DC, the Free University of Berlin, and Waseda University in Tokyo. Links: The International Space Station goes under the microscope Human Research Program Investigators’ Workshop 2020: Day 1 Cosmic-ray positron fraction measurement from 1 to 30 GeV with AMS-01 Scott Kelly’s genes and NASA’s twin study on him, explained Keyworkers   Daniela De Paulis on the Unseen Podcast Daniela De Paulis discusses Cogito in Episode 35. Cogito in Space Castaño's article on Cogito   The Wow! Signal podcast on Reddit Our YouTube Channel Credits: Co-hosts: Paul Carr and Daniela De Paulis Producer: Paul Carr Music: DJ Spooky, Blue Dot Sessions, Lee Maddeford, and Lloyd Rogers

Tommy and Kelly are highlighting women in celebration of International Women's Day. Dr. Ellen Stofan is the John and Adrienne Mars Director of the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. Stofan started in April 2018 and is the first woman to hold this position. The National Air and Space Museum is one of the world’s most popular museums, with more than 8 million visitors each year. Its mission is to commemorate, educate and inspire visitors by preserving and displaying aeronautical and spaceflight artifacts. The museum maintains more than 60,000 objects, making it the world’s largest collection of artifacts, archival materials and works of art related to aviation, spaceflight and the study of the universe. Stofan comes to the position with more than 25 years’ experience in space-related organizations and a deep research background in planetary geology. She was chief scientist at NASA (2013–2016), serving as the principal advisor to former Administrator Charles Bolden on NASA’s strategic planning and programs. She helped guide the development of a long-range plan to get humans to Mars, and worked on strategies for NASA to support commercial activity in low Earth orbit as it transitions from the International Space Station (ISS) to sending humans to the moon and Mars in the mid-2020s. She supported NASA’s overall science programs in heliophysics, Earth science, planetary science and astrophysics. While at NASA, she worked with President Barack Obama’s science advisor and the National Science and Technology Council on science policy.

Ron and Patti are taking a week-long vacation in Hilton Head Island after a successful time in the Washington, D.C., area with a book signing and two different foster care organizations receiving tickets from the Nationals. Both https://homerunonwheels.com/mlb-nationals-lssnca-jennifer-cormeny-busboys-poets-foster-refugees/ (Lutheran Social Services National Capital Area) and https://homerunonwheels.com/dcfyi-mlb-washington-nationals-susan-punnett/ (Family & Youth Initiative) benefited from the Nats’ donation. We even spent some time with foster parent Irene Stevenson and her adopted daughter at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum. The next stops for Home Run On Wheels will be in the Nashville, St. Louis and Chicago areas. Support this podcast

Bill will give us a behind the scenes look at the company that designed and manufactured one of the most important garments ever to be worn in outer space.Bill Ayrey is recently retired from ILC Dover after 41 years of employment. He was responsible for all materials and final product testing of the space suits that the company made for NASA beginning with the Shuttle program through the International Space Station. He also became known as the company historian who relates the stories of the early company years when they designed and made the Apollo space suits.His new book titled "Lunar Outfitters" is under contract with the University Press of Florida and he hopes to have it released later this year. He has spent many years helping the Smithsonian Air & Space museum in the efforts to preserve the Apollo suits in their collection.Primary Link: http://ilcdover.com

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Even if you don't care about space travel, there's a good chance the work NASA did to get men on the moon affects your life even now. First, David and Christopher chat with Al Gross, a former NASA engineer who helped design the Apollo spacesuits, then went on to use the materials and techniques to design early versions of the sturdy, super-comfy shoes we all wear now. After that, Jennifer Levasseur, the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum's space history curator, talks about the cameras used on Apollo - and how all the tech required to broadcast a TV show live from the lunar surface may have led to the tiny camera in your smartphone.

I can’t tell you how excited I am to introduce you to one of my most favourite people on this earth, maybe the universe! It feels so fitting to kick off this brand new podcast with someone that has a perspective of the earth and life that only about 500 people in history have ever had the opportunity to experience. Nicole Stott is a vetran astronaut and artist and we had such a beautiful and wide ranging conversation. We talked about how she combines her unique experiences on the International Space Station and her love of art and creation to raise awareness about solutions to our planetary challenges and the surprising connection between science and art. I hope it will inspire you in your own life, because it certainly inspired me. “The impact we have on each other is timeless.” ~ Nicole Stott, Astronaut + Artist One of the things that I love about Nicole the most is that she is just so down to earth. She spoke about her most challenging, scary and doubtful moments she encountered during her training for her space missions and also experiencing her first space walk. We also talk a lot about the Overview Effect and what her time in space has taught her about all of our lives here on earth. Nicole’s father died when she was 16 years old in an airplane crash and she spoke to me about how that impacted her decision to continue in his footsteps and pursue flying and eventually missions in space. One of the favourite things she shares in the episode is that we “must personally convince ourselves that we are capable” and to not ever let someone tell you that something is impossible.” It may feel that way when you are going through loss, but my hope is that Nicole and the future conversations we have on this podcast will help you see otherwise. More About Nicole Stott Nicole Stott is an Astronaut, Aquanaut, and Artist who creatively combines the awe and wonder of her spaceflight experience with her artwork to inspire everyone’s appreciation of our role as crewmates here on spaceship Earth. She believes that the international model of peaceful and successful cooperation we have experienced in the extreme environments of space and sea holds the key to the same kind of peaceful and successful cooperation for all of humanity here on Earth. A personal highlight from her spaceflight experience was painting the first watercolor in space, which is now on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in DC. She is the founder of the Space for Art Foundation, and co-founder of Constellation.Earth. To see images of Nicole’s artwork and learn more about her you can visit her website and also follow her on Instagram. In This Episode We Talk About How Nicole is meeting more and more people that are combining science and art in various ways How Nicole personally integrates her time in space with art and creativity Nicole’s desire to share her very unique and blessed experience in space with those of us on earth The idea that art opens up the opportunity for conversations Christina talks about when she learned how to fly Nicole shares the fear that came up for her when she learned to scuba diving and during her underwater training for going into space The experience of Nicole’s father dying when she was 16 in a plane crash and how that may have impacted her pursuits and fears The Overview Effect and how Nicole is using that perspective to inspire and educate others about the idea that we are all “earthlings” and part of the crew of “Spaceship Earth”The incredible training she underwent (including 18 days underwater) to be ready for her space missions on the International Space Station What went wrong during her first space walk and how she overcame such a harrowing challenge How flying in space and her training has impacted her daily life with relationships, grief, loss, etc. Nicole’s work with her Space for Art Foundation Why Nicole is feeling hopeful for the future and the need for taking ACTION and personal responsibility And so much more! Things We Mention In This Episode Nicole’s Space for Art Foundation Nicole Stott on Instagram Danielle Weber’s website The Overview Effect The Nature Conservancy Join Christina at The Omega Institute for Life Reentry After Loss Second Firsts by Christina Rasmussen Where Did You Go? by Christina Rasmussen And it would mean the world to me if you’d leave a rating and review on iTunes. I’d love to know what you think of the podcast and how I can make it better for you. Plus iTunes podcast reviews and ratings are really important to help get the podcast in front of more people to uplift and inspire them too, which is the ultimate goal. You can leave a review right here. Please continue the conversation with me @christinarasmussen7 on Instagram.

A short podcast about the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum and why it’s so interesting.

Spheres! Round things! The Moon! Bubbles! Planets! This week's perfectly circular, spherical, round show is all about things of similar shapes. As usual we're answering brilliant questions from children. This week we have Dotty, Ahmed and Evelyn, they would like to know:Why do we only see one side of the moon?Why do planets have cores?Why do parrotfish sleep in bubbles made of snot? To find about the moon I turned to Doug at the Science Museum in London. Find out why we only see one side of the moon, how MUCH of the moon we can see – it isn't half! Plus, find out how big the moon and earth would be if they were scaled down to the size of balls. Discover things about Buzz Aldrin's name and find out where Neil Armstrong's boots that took One Small Step or One Giant Leap onto the moon are now. Our second expert is Brother Guy Consolmagno who is the director of the Vatican Observatory, I met him outside of Rome at the Pope's summer home and he showed me the Pope's collection of meteorites and pieces of the planet Mars! So he's the perfect person to answer Ahmed's question. Last up we have bubbles! Find out why parrotfish make snotty bubbles to sleep in, how they make them and what they're useful for. Plus discover what lovely sand beaches in the Maldives are made of – parrotfish poop!I hope you enjoy the show!I'll be back next week answering more questions from children around the world in another episode of EUTS. Do send in your questions, there's info about how to do that on the show's website, everythingunderthesun.co.uk. If you like the show people do rate, review and subscribe and tell all your friends to do the same, it really does help! Thank you and GOODBYE! For more info about…Brother Guy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_ConsolmagnoThe Secret Museum: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Museum-Molly-Oldfield/dp/0007455283The Science Museum: https://www.sciencemuseum.org.ukParrotfish poop: https://www.scientificamerican.com/video/parrot-fish-poop-makes-beautiful-beaches/The Smithsonian Air and Space Museum: https://washington.org/dc-guide-to/smithsonian-national-air-and-space-museum?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjPWrmsG44QIVTrftCh21sga4EAAYASAAEgKd8fD_BwEMy twitter: @mollyoldfieldMy instagram: @mollyoldfieldwritesWebsite: mollyoldfield.comShow website: www.everythingunderthesun.co.uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

“There are networks that power the modern economy. They can be financial networks…social networks, energy networks, transportation networks…You have to be connected up into these networks in order to realize your full potential.”  Shamina Singh on Green Connections Radio But 1.7 billion people are not connected to these networks, and most of them are women, according to Shamina Singh, President of the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth.  Listen to this engaging and inspiring interview with Green Connections Radio host Joan Michelson about leveraging and partnering with NGO’s and nonprofits to address this “poverty of access.” You'll hear: ·       Why “access” to these networks make all the difference.·       What “data philanthropy” is and how to leverage data for good.·       How to innovate for the daily challenges of people who are not like you.·       Creative solutions, from “pay as you go” clean electric power, to finding “a proxy for credit score,” to fintech powering sustainable cities.·       How to build successful partnerships.·       The environmental, health and economic costs of cash.·       Career tips and more! “ You’ve got to have representative views at the table, otherwise you’re missing something. How do you have true innovation if you’re missing something?” Shamina Singh on Green Connections Radio Read my Forbes blog about this here too. You'll want to check out these interviews too: You'll want to check out these interviews too: Sarah Cho, Director of Research and SurveyMonkey on measuring inclusion. Rainia Washington, VP, Global Diversity, Lockheed Martin, on “innovating with purpose.” Charlotte Burrows, Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on when and how to file and claim, and how to find out your options. Ellen Stofan, Director of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum (first woman), on innovating a legacy institution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Henry is currently a visiting scholar at the Library of Congress in Washington DC, where he had the chance to speak about space with Margaret Weitekamp, curator of Space History department or the Smithsonian Air and Space museum. She curates the museum's social and cultural dimensions of spaceflight collection, which has more than 4,000 artifacts that include space memorabilia and space science fiction objects. We talked about the relationship of imaginaries of science fiction with those of space planning, and the benefits of displaying them side by side in the museum. We also discuss the link between the fandom of Star Trek and the dreams of space travel, we contextualize it within larger socio-cultural contexts, and also discuss the history of women in the space program.

Links in the Episode: http://flythissim.com https://www.faasafety.gov Photos: C-17 on Low approach taken from my campsite  Me trying on a paramotor  Sean D Tucker and myself after the announcement that his aircraft will hang in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Friday in Wisconsin means Fish Fry Fly This Sim banner Fly this sim - TouchTrainer® FM 210 Fly this sim- TouchTrainer® VM The Famous Patty Wagstaff and I at the Goodyear booth The Show line during the night fireworks show A person going up in a hot air ballon without at basket... Why you need to always sump your fuel tanks before every flight!

This week, Christina, Veralyn and June record live from The Hamilton. They discus mens rights activists, talk to Ellen Stofan, the first female director of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum and former chief scientist at NASA, answer "Is it sexist?" questions, and rock out to the tunes of local post-punk band, Bacchae. Producer: Veralyn Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Christina, Veralyn and June record live from The Hamilton. They discus mens rights activists, talk to Ellen Stofan, the first female director of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum and former chief scientist at NASA, answer "Is it sexist?" questions, and rock out to the tunes of local post-punk band, Bacchae. Producer: Veralyn Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We don't think about space technologies that much, but why are they important and how do they touch our everyday lives? What are the main challenges and trends in the space realm? In terms of rules and regulations in regards to space, what do we need to think about? Who is the ecosystem of players that need to come together to regulate space? Are there any lessons to be learned from how we have dealt with other global commons that can be applied to space? Are we close to having people on Mars? In this week’s episode of “A Glimpse into the Future”, we talk to Ellen Stofan, Director of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum and Chair of the World Economic Forum Council on the Future of Space Technologies.

We recap vBSDcon, give you the story behind a PF EN, reminisce in Solaris memories, and show you how to configure different DEs on FreeBSD. This episode was brought to you by Headlines [vBSDCon] vBSDCon was held September 7 - 9th. We recorded this only a few days after getting home from this great event. Things started on Wednesday night, as attendees of the thursday developer summit arrived and broke into smallish groups for disorganized dinner and drinks. We then held an unofficial hacker lounge in a medium sized seating area, working and talking until we all decided that the developer summit started awfully early tomorrow. The developer summit started with a light breakfast and then then we dove right in Ed Maste started us off, and then Glen Barber gave a presentation about lessons learned from the 11.1-RELEASE cycle, and comparing it to previous releases. 11.1 was released on time, and was one of the best releases so far. The slides are linked on the DevSummit wiki page (https://wiki.freebsd.org/DevSummit/20170907). The group then jumped into hackmd.io a collaborative note taking application, and listed of various works in progress and upstreaming efforts. Then we listed wants and needs for the 12.0 release. After lunch we broke into pairs of working groups, with additional space for smaller meetings. The first pair were, ZFS and Toolchain, followed by a break and then a discussion of IFLIB and network drivers in general. After another break, the last groups of the day met, pkgbase and secure boot. Then it was time for the vBSDCon reception dinner. This standing dinner was a great way to meet new people, and for attendees to mingle and socialize. The official hacking lounge Thursday night was busy, and included some great storytelling, along with a bunch of work getting done. It was very encouraging to watch a struggling new developer getting help from a seasoned veteran. Watching the new developers eyes light up as the new information filled in gaps and they now understood so much more than just a few minutes before, and they raced off to continue working, was inspirational, and reminded me why these conferences are so important. The hacker lounge shut down relatively early by BSD conference standards, but, the conference proper started at 8:45 sharp the next morning, so it made sense. Friday saw a string of good presentations, I think my favourite was Jonathan Anderson's talk on Oblivious sandboxing. Jonathan is a very energetic speaker, and was able to keep everyone focused even during relatively complicated explanations. Friday night I went for dinner at ‘Big Bowl', a stir-fry bar, with a largish group of developers and users of both FreeBSD and OpenBSD. The discussions were interesting and varied, and the food was excellent. Benedict had dinner with JT and some other folks from iXsystems. Friday night the hacker lounge was so large we took over a bigger room (it had better WiFi too). Saturday featured more great talks. The talk I was most interested in was from Eric McCorkle, who did the EFI version of my GELIBoot work. I had reviewed some of the work, but it was interesting to hear the story of how it happened, and to see the parallels with my own story. My favourite speaker was Paul Vixie, who gave a very interesting talk about the gets() function in libc. gets() was declared unsafe before the FreeBSD project even started. The original import of the CSRG code into FreeBSD includes the compile time, and run-time warnings against using gets(). OpenBSD removed gets() in version 5.6, in 2014. Following Paul's presentation, various patches were raised, to either cause use of gets() to crash the program, or to remove gets() entirely, causing such programs to fail to link. The last talk before the closing was Benedict's BSD Systems Management with Ansible (https://people.freebsd.org/~bcr/talks/vBSDcon2017_Ansible.pdf). Shortly after, Allan won a MacBook Pro by correctly guessing the number of components in a jar that was standing next to the registration desk (Benedict was way off, but had a good laugh about the unlikely future Apple user). Saturday night ended with the Conference Social, and excellent dinner with more great conversations On Sunday morning, a number of us went to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum site near the airport, and saw a Concorde, an SR-71, and the space shuttle Discovery, among many other exhibits. Check out the full photo album by JT (https://t.co/KRmSNzUSus), our producer. Thanks to all the sponsors for vBSDcon and all the organizers from Verisign, who made it such a great event. *** The story behind FreeBSD-EN-17.08.pf (https://www.sigsegv.be//blog/freebsd/FreeBSD-EN-17.08.pf) After our previous deep dive on a bug in episode 209, Kristof Provost, the maintainer of pf on FreeBSD (he is going to hate me for saying that) has written the story behind a recent ERRATA notice for FreeBSD First things first, so I have to point out that I think Allan misremembered things. The heroic debugging story is PR 219251, which I'll try to write about later. FreeBSD-EN-17:08.pf is an issue that affected some FreeBSD 11.x systems, where FreeBSD would panic at startup. There were no reports for CURRENT. There's very little to go on here, but we do know the cause of the panic ("integer divide fault"), and that the current process was "pf purge". The pf purge thread is part of the pf housekeeping infrastructure. It's a housekeeping kernel thread which cleans up things like old states and expired fragments. The lack of mention of pf functions in the backtrace is a hint unto itself. It suggests that the error is probably directly in pfpurgethread(). It might also be in one of the static functions it calls, because compilers often just inline those so they don't generate stack frames. Remember that the problem is an "integer divide fault". How can integer divisions be a problem? Well, you can try to divide by zero. The most obvious suspect for this is this code: idx = pfpurgeexpiredstates(idx, pfhashmask / (Vpfdefaultrule.timeout[PFTMINTERVAL] * 10)); However, this variable is both correctly initialised (in pfattachvnet()) and can only be modified through the DIOCSETTIMEOUT ioctl() call and that one checks for zero. At that point I had no idea how this could happen, but because the problem did not affect CURRENT I looked at the commit history and found this commit from Luiz Otavio O Souza: Do not run the pf purge thread while the VNET variables are not initialized, this can cause a divide by zero (if the VNET initialization takes to long to complete). Obtained from: pfSense Sponsored by: Rubicon Communications, LLC (Netgate) That sounds very familiar, and indeed, applying the patch fixed the problem. Luiz explained it well: it's possible to use Vpfdefaultrule.timeout before it's initialised, which caused this panic. To me, this reaffirms the importance of writing good commit messages: because Luiz mentioned both the pf purge thread and the division by zero I was easily able to find the relevant commit. If I hadn't found it this fix would have taken a lot longer. Next week we'll look at the more interesting story I was interested in, which I managed to nag Kristof into writing *** The sudden death and eternal life of Solaris (http://dtrace.org/blogs/bmc/2017/09/04/the-sudden-death-and-eternal-life-of-solaris/) A blog post from Bryan Cantrill about the death of Solaris As had been rumored for a while, Oracle effectively killed Solaris. When I first saw this, I had assumed that this was merely a deep cut, but in talking to Solaris engineers still at Oracle, it is clearly much more than that. It is a cut so deep as to be fatal: the core Solaris engineering organization lost on the order of 90% of its people, including essentially all management. Of note, among the engineers I have spoken with, I heard two things repeatedly: “this is the end” and (from those who managed to survive Friday) “I wish I had been laid off.” Gone is any of the optimism (however tepid) that I have heard over the years — and embarrassed apologies for Oracle's behavior have been replaced with dismay about the clumsiness, ineptitude and callousness with which this final cut was handled. In particular, that employees who had given their careers to the company were told of their termination via a pre-recorded call — “robo-RIF'd” in the words of one employee — is both despicable and cowardly. To their credit, the engineers affected saw themselves as Sun to the end: they stayed to solve hard, interesting problems and out of allegiance to one another — not out of any loyalty to the broader Oracle. Oracle didn't deserve them and now it doesn't have them — they have been liberated, if in a depraved act of corporate violence. Assuming that this is indeed the end of Solaris (and it certainly looks that way), it offers a time for reflection. Certainly, the demise of Solaris is at one level not surprising, but on the other hand, its very suddenness highlights the degree to which proprietary software can suffer by the vicissitudes of corporate capriciousness. Vulnerable to executive whims, shareholder demands, and a fickle public, organizations can simply change direction by fiat. And because — in the words of the late, great Roger Faulkner — “it is easier to destroy than to create,” these changes in direction can have lasting effect when they mean stopping (or even suspending!) work on a project. Indeed, any engineer in any domain with sufficient longevity will have one (or many!) stories of exciting projects being cancelled by foolhardy and myopic management. For software, though, these cancellations can be particularly gutting because (in the proprietary world, anyway) so many of the details of software are carefully hidden from the users of the product — and much of the innovation of a cancelled software project will likely die with the project, living only in the oral tradition of the engineers who knew it. Worse, in the long run — to paraphrase Keynes — proprietary software projects are all dead. However ubiquitous at their height, this lonely fate awaits all proprietary software. There is, of course, another way — and befitting its idiosyncratic life and death, Solaris shows us this path too: software can be open source. In stark contrast to proprietary software, open source does not — cannot, even — die. Yes, it can be disused or rusty or fusty, but as long as anyone is interested in it at all, it lives and breathes. Even should the interest wane to nothing, open source software survives still: its life as machine may be suspended, but it becomes as literature, waiting to be discovered by a future generation. That is, while proprietary software can die in an instant, open source software perpetually endures by its nature — and thrives by the strength of its communities. Just as the existence of proprietary software can be surprisingly brittle, open source communities can be crazily robust: they can survive neglect, derision, dissent — even sabotage. In this regard, I speak from experience: from when Solaris was open sourced in 2005, the OpenSolaris community survived all of these things. By the time Oracle bought Sun five years later in 2010, the community had decided that it needed true independence — illumos was born. And, it turns out, illumos was born at exactly the right moment: shortly after illumos was announced, Oracle — in what remains to me a singularly loathsome and cowardly act — silently re-proprietarized Solaris on August 13, 2010. We in illumos were indisputably on our own, and while many outsiders gave us no chance of survival, we ourselves had reason for confidence: after all, open source communities are robust because they are often united not only by circumstance, but by values, and in our case, we as a community never lost our belief in ZFS, Zones, DTrace and myriad other technologies like MDB, FMA and Crossbow. Indeed, since 2010, illumos has thrived; illumos is not only the repository of record for technologies that have become cross-platform like OpenZFS, but we have also advanced our core technologies considerably, while still maintaining highest standards of quality. Learning some of the mistakes of OpenSolaris, we have a model that allows for downstream innovation, experimentation and differentiation. For example, Joyent's SmartOS has always been focused on our need for a cloud hypervisor (causing us to develop big features like hardware virtualization and Linux binary compatibility), and it is now at the heart of a massive buildout for Samsung (who acquired Joyent a little over a year ago). For us at Joyent, the Solaris/illumos/SmartOS saga has been formative in that we have seen both the ill effects of proprietary software and the amazing resilience of open source software — and it very much informed our decision to open source our entire stack in 2014. Judging merely by its tombstone, the life of Solaris can be viewed as tragic: born out of wedlock between Sun and AT&T and dying at the hands of a remorseless corporate sociopath a quarter century later. And even that may be overstating its longevity: Solaris may not have been truly born until it was made open source, and — certainly to me, anyway — it died the moment it was again made proprietary. But in that shorter life, Solaris achieved the singular: immortality for its revolutionary technologies. So while we can mourn the loss of the proprietary embodiment of Solaris (and we can certainly lament the coarse way in which its technologists were treated!), we can rejoice in the eternal life of its technologies — in illumos and beyond! News Roundup OpenBSD on the Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon (5th Gen) (https://jcs.org/2017/09/01/thinkpad_x1c) Joshua Stein writes about his experiences running OpenBSD on the 5th generation Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon: ThinkPads have sort of a cult following among OpenBSD developers and users because the hardware is basic and well supported, and the keyboards are great to type on. While no stranger to ThinkPads myself, most of my OpenBSD laptops in recent years have been from various vendors with brand new hardware components that OpenBSD does not yet support. As satisfying as it is to write new kernel drivers or extend existing ones to make that hardware work, it usually leaves me with a laptop that doesn't work very well for a period of months. After exhausting efforts trying to debug the I2C touchpad interrupts on the Huawei MateBook X (and other 100-Series Intel chipset laptops), I decided to take a break and use something with better OpenBSD support out of the box: the fifth generation Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon. Hardware Like most ThinkPads, the X1 Carbon is available in a myriad of different internal configurations. I went with the non-vPro Core i7-7500U (it was the same price as the Core i5 that I normally opt for), 16Gb of RAM, a 256Gb NVMe SSD, and a WQHD display. This generation of X1 Carbon finally brings a thinner screen bezel, allowing the entire footprint of the laptop to be smaller which is welcome on something with a 14" screen. The X1 now measures 12.7" wide, 8.5" deep, and 0.6" thick, and weighs just 2.6 pounds. While not available at initial launch, Lenovo is now offering a WQHD IPS screen option giving a resolution of 2560x1440. Perhaps more importantly, this display also has much better brightness than the FHD version, something ThinkPads have always struggled with. On the left side of the laptop are two USB-C ports, a USB-A port, a full-size HDMI port, and a port for the ethernet dongle which, despite some reviews stating otherwise, is not included with the laptop. On the right side is another USB-A port and a headphone jack, along with a fan exhaust grille. On the back is a tray for the micro-SIM card for the optional WWAN device, which also covers the Realtek microSD card reader. The tray requires a paperclip to eject which makes it inconvenient to remove, so I think this microSD card slot is designed to house a card semi-permanently as a backup disk or something. On the bottom are the two speakers towards the front and an exhaust grille near the center. The four rubber feet are rather plastic feeling, which allows the laptop to slide around on a desk a bit too much for my liking. I wish they were a bit softer to be stickier. Charging can be done via either of the two USB-C ports on the left, though I wish more vendors would do as Google did on the Chromebook Pixel and provide a port on both sides. This makes it much more convenient to charge when not at one's desk, rather than having to route a cable around to one specific side. The X1 Carbon includes a 65W USB-C PD with a fixed USB-C cable and removable country-specific power cable, which is not very convenient due to its large footprint. I am using an Apple 61W USB-C charger and an Anker cable which charge the X1 fine (unlike HP laptops which only work with HP USB-C chargers). Wireless connectivity is provided by a removable Intel 8265 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WiFi and Bluetooth 4.1 card. An Intel I219-V chip provides ethernet connectivity and requires an external dongle for the physical cable connection. The screen hinge is rather tight, making it difficult to open with one hand. The tradeoff is that the screen does not wobble in the least bit when typing. The fan is silent at idle, and there is no coil whine even under heavy load. During a make -j4 build, the fan noise is reasonable and medium-pitched, rather than a high-pitched whine like on some laptops. The palm rest and keyboard area remain cool during high CPU utilization. The full-sized keyboard is backlit and offers two levels of adjustment. The keys have a soft surface and a somewhat clicky feel, providing very quiet typing except for certain keys like Enter, Backspace, and Escape. The keyboard has a reported key travel of 1.5mm and there are dedicated Page Up and Page Down keys above the Left and Right arrow keys. Dedicated Home, End, Insert, and Delete keys are along the top row. The Fn key is placed to the left of Control, which some people hate (although Lenovo does provide a BIOS option to swap it), but it's in the same position on Apple keyboards so I'm used to it. However, since there are dedicated Page Up, Page Down, Home, and End keys, I don't really have a use for the Fn key anyway. Firmware The X1 Carbon has a very detailed BIOS/firmware menu which can be entered with the F1 key at boot. F12 can be used to temporarily select a different boot device. A neat feature of the Lenovo BIOS is that it supports showing a custom boot logo instead of the big red Lenovo logo. From Windows, download the latest BIOS Update Utility for the X1 Carbon (my model was 20HR). Run it and it'll extract everything to C:driversflash(some random string). Drop a logo.gif file in that directory and run winuptp.exe. If a logo file is present, it'll ask whether to use it and then write the new BIOS to its staging area, then reboot to actually flash it. + OpenBSD support Secure Boot has to be disabled in the BIOS menu, and the "CSM Support" option must be enabled, even when "UEFI/Legacy Boot" is left on "UEFI Only". Otherwise the screen will just go black after the OpenBSD kernel loads into memory. Based on this component list, it seems like everything but the fingerprint sensor works fine on OpenBSD. *** Configuring 5 different desktop environments on FreeBSD (https://www.linuxsecrets.com/en/entry/51-freebsd/2017/09/04/2942-configure-5-freebsd-x-environments) This fairly quick tutorial over at LinuxSecrets.com is a great start if you are new to FreeBSD, especially if you are coming from Linux and miss your favourite desktop environment It just goes to show how easy it is to build the desktop you want on modern FreeBSD The tutorial covers: GNOME, KDE, Xfce, Mate, and Cinnamon The instructions for each boil down to some variation of: Install the desktop environment and a login manager if it is not included: > sudo pkg install gnome3 Enable the login manager, and usually dbus and hald: > sudo sysrc dbusenable="YES" haldenable="YES" gdmenable="YES" gnomeenable="YES"? If using a generic login manager, add the DE startup command to your .xinitrc: > echo "exec cinnamon" > ~/.xinitrc And that is about it. The tutorial goes into more detail on other configuration you can do to get your desktop just the way you like it. To install Lumina: > sudo pkg install lumina pcbsd-utils-qt5 This will install Lumina and the pcbsd utilities package which includes pcdm, the login manager. In the near future we hear the login manager and some of the other utilities will be split into separate packages, making it easier to use them on vanilla FreeBSD. > sudo sysrc pcdmenable=”YES” dbusenable="YES" hald_enable="YES" Reboot, and you should be greeted with the graphical login screen *** A return-oriented programming defense from OpenBSD (https://lwn.net/Articles/732201/) We talked a bit about RETGUARD last week, presenting Theo's email announcing the new feature Linux Weekly News has a nice breakdown on just how it works Stack-smashing attacks have a long history; they featured, for example, as a core part of the Morris worm back in 1988. Restrictions on executing code on the stack have, to a great extent, put an end to such simple attacks, but that does not mean that stack-smashing attacks are no longer a threat. Return-oriented programming (ROP) has become a common technique for compromising systems via a stack-smashing vulnerability. There are various schemes out there for defeating ROP attacks, but a mechanism called "RETGUARD" that is being implemented in OpenBSD is notable for its relative simplicity. In a classic stack-smashing attack, the attack code would be written directly to the stack and executed there. Most modern systems do not allow execution of on-stack code, though, so this kind of attack will be ineffective. The stack does affect code execution, though, in that the call chain is stored there; when a function executes a "return" instruction, the address to return to is taken from the stack. An attacker who can overwrite the stack can, thus, force a function to "return" to an arbitrary location. That alone can be enough to carry out some types of attacks, but ROP adds another level of sophistication. A search through a body of binary code will turn up a great many short sequences of instructions ending in a return instruction. These sequences are termed "gadgets"; a large program contains enough gadgets to carry out almost any desired task — if they can be strung together into a chain. ROP works by locating these gadgets, then building a series of stack frames so that each gadget "returns" to the next. There is, of course, a significant limitation here: a ROP chain made up of exclusively polymorphic gadgets will still work, since those gadgets were not (intentionally) created by the compiler and do not contain the return-address-mangling code. De Raadt acknowledged this limitation, but said: "we believe once standard-RET is solved those concerns become easier to address separately in the future. In any case a substantial reduction of gadgets is powerful". Using the compiler to insert the hardening code greatly eases the task of applying RETGUARD to both the OpenBSD kernel and its user-space code. At least, that is true for code written in a high-level language. Any code written in assembly must be changed by hand, though, which is a fair amount of work. De Raadt and company have done that work; he reports that: "We are at the point where userland and base are fully working without regressions, and the remaining impacts are in a few larger ports which directly access the return address (for a variety of reasons)". It can be expected that, once these final issues are dealt with, OpenBSD will ship with this hardening enabled. The article wonders about applying the same to Linux, but notes it would be difficult because the Linux kernel cannot currently be compiled using LLVM If any benchmarks have been run to determine the cost of using RETGUARD, they have not been publicly posted. The extra code will make the kernel a little bigger, and the extra overhead on every function is likely to add up in the end. But if this technique can make the kernel that much harder to exploit, it may well justify the extra execution overhead that it brings with it. All that's needed is somebody to actually do the work and try it out. Videos from BSDCan have started to appear! (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeF8ZihVdpFfVEsCxNWGDmcATJfRZacHv) Henning Brauer: tcp synfloods - BSDCan 2017 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuHepyI0_KY) Benno Rice: The Trouble with FreeBSD - BSDCan 2017 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DM5SwoXWSU) Li-Wen Hsu: Continuous Integration of The FreeBSD Project - BSDCan 2017 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCLfKWaUGa8) Andrew Turner: GENERIC ARM - BSDCan 2017 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkYjvrFvPJ0) Bjoern A. Zeeb: From the outside - BSDCan 2017 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYmW_H6FrWo) Rodney W. Grimes: FreeBSD as a Service - BSDCan 2017 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf9tDJhoVbA) Reyk Floeter: The OpenBSD virtual machine daemon - BSDCan 2017 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os9L_sOiTH0) Brian Kidney: The Realities of DTrace on FreeBSD - BSDCan 2017 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMUf6VGK2fI) The rest will continue to trickle out, likely not until after EuroBSDCon *** Beastie Bits Oracle has killed sun (https://meshedinsights.com/2017/09/03/oracle-finally-killed-sun/) Configure Thunderbird to send patch friendly (http://nanxiao.me/en/configure-thunderbird-to-send-patch-friendly/) FreeBSD 10.4-BETA4 Available (https://www.freebsd.org/news/newsflash.html#event20170909:01) iXsystems looking to hire kernel and zfs developers (especially Sun/Oracle Refugees) (https://www.facebook.com/ixsystems/posts/10155403417921508) Speaking of job postings, UnitedBSD.com has few job postings related to BSD (https://unitedbsd.com/) Call for papers USENIX FAST ‘18 - February 12-15, 2018, Due: September 28 2017 (https://www.freebsdfoundation.org/news-and-events/call-for-papers/usenix-fast-18-call-for-papers/) Scale 16x - March 8-11, 2018, Due: October 31, 2017 (https://www.freebsdfoundation.org/news-and-events/call-for-papers/scale-16x-call-for-participation/) FOSDEM ‘18 - February 3-4, 2018, Due: November 3 2017 (https://www.freebsdfoundation.org/news-and-events/call-for-papers/fosdem-18-call-for-participation/) Feedback/Questions Jason asks about cheap router hardware (http://dpaste.com/340KRHG) Prashant asks about latest kernels with freebsd-update (http://dpaste.com/2J7DQQ6) Matt wants know about VM Performance & CPU Steal Time (http://dpaste.com/1H5SZ81) John has config questions regarding Dell precision 7720, FreeBSD, NVME, and ZFS (http://dpaste.com/0X770SY) ***

The Galileo 7 shuttlecraft is a legendary ship in science fiction.  Almost as iconic as her mother ship, the Galileo made an impression on every Trek fan.  Just as the Enterprise model had been safely preserved at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, most fans thought that something similar had happened to the Galileo.  But that was not the case.  What really happened to this shuttlecraft prop will shock you.  It's a dramatic tale worthy of a screenplay. This week, co-hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto tell you the history of the Galileo 7 on this episode of 70s Trek.

Craig Hadley spoke with Sarah Banks, Manager of Online Engagement at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum

A UAS service for public safety agencies, ScanEagle goes to the Smithsonian, testing drone strikes on airliners, NASA tests BVLOS, maritime drone tests, a new sense and avoid sensor, and FAA outreach. Aeryon SkyRanger UAS News Aeryon Introduces Flexible UAS Subscription Solution for Law Enforcement at IACP 2016 Aeryon Labs, Inc. is offering UAS services to qualified public safety agencies on a monthly subscription basis. Announced at the International Association of Chiefs of Police annual conference and exhibition, the service includes the Aeryon SkyRanger UAS, Program Launch and Support Services, Assured Operational Availability, Investment Protection, and Secure, Remote Distribution of Video and Imagery. Insitu Donates ScanEagle UAS to Smithsonian Air & Space Museum; Ryan Hartman Comments ScanEagle N202SE will go on display at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. Boeing subsidiary Insitu donated the ScanEagle that was the first drone operated beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) in a commercial mission in the U.S. National Airspace System. UK government to test drone safety by deliberating crashing UAVs into passenger aeroplanes The Department of Transport (DoT), the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) have been ordered to begin tests to learn what happens when a typical consumer quadcopter strikes a commercial passenger jet. NASA Conducts ‘Out of Sight' Drone Tests in Nevada As part of NASA's Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) traffic management [PDF] (or UTM) research platform, the Agency is testing drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS). NASA will now offer the capabilities to all FAA test sites for further validation and assessment. Maritime drones have a long voyage ahead before they become commonplace Self-sailing boats experience a complex operating environment. Unmanned water taxis, or “Roboats,” will be tested next year in Amsterdam's canals. Canadian Skies Abuzz - The Regulation of Drones and UAVs in Canadian Airspace In 2015, Transport Canada issued a Notice of Proposed Amendment to its UAV regulations, and the organization it is now finalizing the proposed regulations. Publication for formal comment is expected in Spring 2017. Quantum film sensor stops delivery drones crashing into things InVisage Technologies has developed QuantumFilm™ sensors that allow small drones to sense and avoid obstacles. The sensor's photosensitive layer uses quantum dots and has five times the light sensing capability of conventional CMOS image sensors. The new sensor design “can rapidly detect obstacles up to 20 metres away, using a technique called structured light.” Projected “laser dots... are distorted by any object they strike, allowing the sensor to infer the location and distance of obstacles ahead.” Education Key to Understanding FAA Drone Regulations As part of the FAA's outreach to drone users, an educational webinar was produced in conjunction with the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF). Video of the Week UAS Conference - 2 Races - Cape May, NJ http://youtu.be/RiWGyZaFcbg Mentioned Northern Light Aerial Images from photographer Mark Fink. Drones being used to zero in on pests in vineyards and orchards          

On this episode Sawyer and Mark cover a wide variety of topics and catch up on some news we promised to share like the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture from October 2013 titled “The Chelyabinsk Meteor: Can We Survive a Bigger Impact?” http://youtu.be/Y-e6xyUZLLs   Another video to check out is one from the NASA YouTube channel titled “2013 Astronaut Class Talks STEM at Smithsonian Air and Space Museum” Don't miss what Astronaut Candidate Anne McClain (@Astroannimal on twitter) has to say about believing in yourself. The link to the video takes you to 36:38 with Leland Melvin speaking, then Anne McClain. http://youtu.be/7-iCm9S53Jo?t=36m38s  What would Google want with a NASA hanger at Moffett Federal  Airfield? #NASA continues to connect with participants with a first ever Photo #NASASocial at Goddard SpaceFlight Center.  Remember to keep up with NASASocial news at http://www.nasa.gov/connect The Great Moonbuggy Race has transitioned to something new, read more about The NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge. It's coming up at the US Space and Rocket Center April 10-14 2014 Learn more at http://www.nasa.gov/roverchallenge/home/index.html#.Uvrmsfnw8VU How about 16 Cubesat's from 9 states selected by NASA to fly from 2015-2017. Our new topic (maybe first of its type for Talking Space) is numismatist. If you are one then you already know about the collectable coin celebrating the European Space Agency and 50 years of space cooperation. They are a limited edition run from 500 to 10,000 coins depending on denomination. Leland Melvin announces his retirement and Sawyer shares a quick interview with him from an event back in July 2012. President and COO of SpaceX, Gwynne Shotwell was recently appointed to the FAA Management Advisory Council. The Astronaut Hall of Fame has selected two astronauts for induction in 2014. Congratulations to Jerry Ross and Shannon Lucid. Winding up this show is an interview with RocketSTEM Executive Director and Founder, Chase Clark. Here are the links for your convenience to vote for RocketSTEM at the FedEx web site. Your vote supports them in the competition to receive  a $25,000 small business grant from FedEx. Please vote daily through Feb 23. http://www.rocketstem.org/ https://www.facebook.com/RocketSTEM http://smallbusinessgrant.fedex.com/Gallery/Detail/7163199e-1591-4b95-9dce-18edc7725104

Aired 08/05/12 ROB MANNING is the Chief Engineer for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission. MANNING has been designing, testing and operating robotic spacecraft and rovers for 30 years at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena. In the 1990's Rob was chief engineer for Mars Pathfinder, the first to send a rover to Mars. He also led flight system engineering for the Rover Entry, Descent and Landing teams. Rob is in the Aviation Week Magazine Space Laureate Hall of Fame in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. We talk just hours before the rover Curiosity landed on Mars. Using a never-before-tried landing system called a "sky crane," the degree of difficulty of this landing is enormous. After parachuting to within one mile of the surface, the sky crane fires thrusters to lower itself to hover over the surface. While hovering, Curiosity is lowered to the ground on cables. Once the cables are released, the sky crane jets to a safe distance before crashing to the ground, leaving the rover to explore the planet's surface. We'll talk with Manning about the aims as well as the challenges of this mission.

Jeremy Kinney of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum explains how the Wright brothers' wooden propeller -– designed using the world's first wind tunnel -- made the dream of defying gravity come true. Produced by Dennis Nishi.

Michael Dobson's career path includes Dungeons and Dragons; the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum; and the creation of the Good Samaritan Medal. Michael talks about how he started with a deck of skills that included writing, theater, and project management played that hand in a variety of different settings.

Jeremy Kinney of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum explains how the Wright brothers' wooden propeller -– designed using the world's first wind tunnel -- made the dream of defying gravity come true. Produced by Dennis Nishi.

Jeremy Kinney of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum explains how the Wright brothers' wooden propeller -– designed using the world's first wind tunnel -- made the dream of defying gravity come true. Produced by Dennis Nishi.