Podcast appearances and mentions of Thomas P Stafford

Travels With Randy Route 66 Episode 10 is here! Oklahoma! And The Grapes Of Wrath Route 66 Journey Progress Update Bubba and Randy discussed Randy's progress on his Route 66 journey, focusing on Oklahoma where he is currently traveling. They noted that Oklahoma has done a good job preserving and promoting the historical route, with 429 miles of the bike route available and minimal interstate usage. Randy mentioned that Kansas will be his next stop, where he will cover only 13 miles of Route 66 across three towns. Route 66 and Technological Displacement Bubba and Randy discussed the historical context of Route 66 and its significance in John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath," where it was referred to as the "Mother Road." They explored how advancing technology in the 1930s displaced farmers in Oklahoma, leading many to migrate to California in search of work, only to face exploitation and wage disparities. The conversation drew parallels between this historical displacement and the current impact of AI on jobs, questioning how future technological advancements might affect employment and requiring society to adapt and evolve once again. Generational Work Ethics and Route 66 Randy and Bubba discussed differences in work ethic between generations, using the movie "The Grapes of Wrath" as an example of how people in the past handled challenges without complaining. They explored Route 66, highlighting stops like Sam's Town in Eric, Oklahoma, and discussing the town's connection to Roger Miller. The conversation also touched on Bonnie and Clyde's connection to the Red River and mentioned several movies associated with Route 66, including "Easy Rider" and "Cars." Route 66 Travel Plans Discussion Randy discussed his plans to travel Route 66 again starting in September from Chicago to Santa Monica, aiming to reach Seligman by late October for a centennial celebration and signing event. He noted the different perspectives of Route 66 depending on the direction of travel and wanted to capture more sights during this new journey. The conversation also included a discussion about Sears kit homes from the 1930s, with Beth providing information about how these homes were sold through catalogs and could cost between $600 for a small cottage to a few thousand dollars for larger models. Route 66 Trip Highlights Randy shared details about their Route 66 trip, highlighting visits to Elk City's museum with its historical road grader exhibit and the well-preserved town layout. They discussed getting lost in Clinton and missing some Route 66 attractions, including a neon arch and mini golf course. Randy also described Weatherford's Space City connection to astronaut Thomas P. Stafford and the newly added 30-foot astronaut statue, though they decided not to visit the Stafford Air and Space Museum during this trip. The conversation included a brief discussion about Apollo 10's role as a dress rehearsal for the moon landing, and Randy mentioned visiting Lucille's roadhouse in Weatherford. Route 66 Journey Updates Randy shared updates about their Route 66 journey, discussing notable towns and landmarks between Weatherford and Oklahoma City, including Bridgeport's Pony Bridge, El Reno's fried onion burger, and Bethany's Southern Nazarene University. They highlighted the challenges of navigating Oklahoma City's multiple route alignments and provided guidance on following historical Route 66 signs rather than bicycle routes for a more authentic experience. The discussion also touched on the repurposing of historic sites into new businesses and included a humorous exchange about Love's Travel Stops responding to a social media post. Route 66 Travel Updates Randy discussed his recent travels along Route 66, sharing experiences from Oklahoma and plans for future trips, including a potential return visit in the fall. He mentioned meeting new people and gathering suggestions for places to visit on his return journey. Randy also explained his use of Jim and Gemini for trip planning, while Beth continues to handle podcast-related tasks and provide road information during his travels. Travel Plans and National Parks Randy and Bubba discussed their upcoming travel plans, including Randy's visit to Sam's rustic property and future plans to visit Alaska's national parks. They noted that their Facebook page, "placebook.com/travelswithrandypodcast," has grown to 32,000 followers. The conversation highlighted their original goal of visiting all 61 national parks, with Randy needing to complete 8 parks in Alaska, some of which require plane or boat transportation to access. Route 66 Travel Journey Discussion Bubba and Randy discussed Randy's Route 66 travel journey, where he's taking his time documenting the route with photos while staying in places like Cracker Barrel parking lots. Randy explained his approach of doing smaller sections of the route at a time, suggesting that listeners could start with a "there and back" trip in their own state as a test run. He noted that while taking his time allows him to see more, he's missing some experiences like neon signs at night and visiting restaurants, which he plans to address on his return trip westbound. Route 66 Business Strategy Planning Bubba and Randy discussed their sons' recent trip to Italy and compared their personalities to their own middle-child experiences. They then planned a business strategy for selling Route 66-themed postcards and calendars, deciding to create a Shopify store and potentially include Route 66 stamps as a special feature for the first 100 orders. They agreed to start the product line with car culture and hidden gem themes, and discussed the possibility of Randy traveling the Route 66 to sell wholesale products. SO. MANY. PHOTOS - Come join the conversation on Facebook with our 32,000 friends! https://www.facebook.com/travelswithrandypodcast Have a great idea for the guys?  Want to sponsor us?  Want us to sell something National Park or Route 66 related? Want to be a guest? Want to pay for both of us to go to Alaska? Want me to stop asking questions?   bubba@travelswithrandypodcast.com !!

Do heroes still exist? We can think of one. Oklahoma Today editor-in-chief Nathan Gunter reflects on his personal upbringing in Western Oklahoma and the inspiration he took from Thomas P. Stafford, the NASA astronaut who was born in the same town he grew up in. Today visitors to Weatherford, Oklahoma, can check out the Stafford Air and Space Museum, a loving tribute to the history of aviation and Stafford's work to advance scientific and cross-cultural understanding.  Also on this week's show, the editors keep the Western Oklahoma love going by listing off some of their favorite places to eat there. And podvents dare us to follow the red brick road. You won't want to miss it!

Témánk ezúttal az alig két hete elhunyt legendás űrhajós, a világ leggyorsabb embere, a Holdra szállás főpróbálója, az első és utolsó szovjet-amerikai űrrandevú egyik parancsnoka, a feledhetetlen Thomas P. Stafford. https://parallaxis.blog.hu/2024/04/04/sokol_ep181 https://youtu.be/52iVKOF0PTw Patreon oldalunkon támogatóink számára a nyilvános premier előtt tesszük elérhetővé podcastjeink epizódjait, illetve a Parallaxis Podcast hosszabb, különleges változatát – akár már havi 1000 forintért! (a tájékoztatás nem teljes körű) https://www.patreon.com/parallaxis Adásainkat megtalálod többek között Spotify-on, Soundcloud- és YouTube-csatornánkon, valamint Google és Apple Podcasts-en is! Kattints és válassz platformot! https://parallaxis.blog.hu/2021/07/16/podcast_platformok Még több podcast a Parallaxis Univerzumban: http://podcast.emtv.hu

On The Space Show for Wednesday, 27 March 2024: Vale Thomas P. Stafford Marking the death at age 93 of former Gemini, Apollo and Apollo-Soyuz astronaut Tom Stafford, with an explanation of how he came to be called, "The Mayor of Pad 19." (Inserts courtesy VoA) Australian Space Industry 2024 — Part 3 & Planet Earth — Episode 60 A dual topic feature: * Australian Space Agency funding grants boost * “The Democratisation of Space" (Maria Xygkaki, Senior Business Developer, Saber Astronautics, Adelaide) * Spiral Blue and the Optimus satellite (Mei He, Business Development Intern, Spiral Blue) * CyanoSat on Skykraft.

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

A YouTube series about gourmet cooking while airplane camping. (The world's best meatloaf - made in a farm field!). Getting your sea wings in an ICON. A family trip to the Thomas P. Stafford Air and Space Museum. A troubling series of DA accidents.

On Cernan’s second space flight, he was lunar module pilot of Apollo 10, May 18-26, 1969.  Apollo 10 was the first comprehensive lunar-orbital qualification and verification flight test of an Apollo lunar module. Cernan was accompanied on the 248,000 nautical sojourn to the moon by Thomas P. Stafford (spacecraft commander) and John W. Young (command module pilot).

Thomas P. Stafford was the first member of his Naval Academy Class of 1952 to pin on the first, second, and third stars of a General Officer. He flew six rendezvous in space; logged 507 hours and 43 minutes in space flight and wore the Air Force command Pilot Astronaut Wings. He has flown over 127 different types of aircraft and helicopters and four different types of spacecraft.

I smell tang!      On today's episode of the Only in OK Show, we discuss Stafford Air & Space Museum in Weatherford, OK.   The Stafford Air & Space Museum is named after Lt. General Thomas P. Stafford.  General Stafford is a veteran of four space flights, recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, and commander of Gemini IX & Apollo 10.   The center has an incredible assortment of space related items on display including actual Titan II rocket launch vehicles, a Gemini flight suit, space food, survival items flown to the moon on Apollo 11 and the actual flight pressure suit General Stafford wore on Apollo 10.   The museum has an actual swatch and piece of the propeller of the original Wright Flyer taken to the moon by Neil Armstrong. Other displays at the Stafford Air & Space Museum in Weatherford include flown aircraft, including a Russian MiG21R, A10, F104, F16. Full-size replicas displayed include the Wright Flyer, Spirit of St. Louis, Apollo Command Module, and Gemini spacecraft. The museum also features an Educational Center, flight simulation computer lab and more.   https://staffordmuseum.org/ https://www.facebook.com/staffordairandspacemuseum https://twitter.com/staffordmuseum Phone: 580.772.5871   Weatherford, Oklahoma is a vibrant, small city located in Southwestern Oklahoma, just off of Interstate 40, and an hour west of Oklahoma City. Weatherford was named one of the top-ten fastest growing small cities in the United States.   #TravelOK #onlyinokshow #Oklahoma #MadeinOklahoma #oklaproud #BetterTogether #SupportLocalEverything #positivenews #itunes #podcast #space #astronaut #okiesinspace

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

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

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

The Apollo–Soyuz Test Project Apollo: Block II Apollo CSM and Apollo Docking Module / Soyuz: Soyuz 7K-TM Thomas P. Stafford, Vance D. Brand, Donald K. Slayton, Alexey Leonov, Valeri Kubasov   Palet Cleanser: Therapy by the band Killjoy   Aftershow: We like the sound of our own voices, Oods accent, Patreon Plug   Stupid link of the episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYJB0zyjt70   22 – Oct – 17  

Thomas P. Stafford was the first member of his Naval Academy Class of 1952 to pin on the first, second, and third stars of a General Officer. He flew six rendezvous in space; logged 507 hours and 43 minutes in … Continue reading →