Space and Things
203 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsA weekly podcast devoted to the exploration of space, with updates on what is happening in the space flight world as well as looking back at some of the key moments and figures involved with the evolution of space flight. Presented by historian Emily Carney and space nerd Dave Giles.
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STP190 - How To Look After A Spacesuit - with Lisa Young
April 18, 2024 05:00 - 47 minutes - 87.2 MBThis week we speak to Lisa Young, Supervisory Conservator at the National Air and Space Museum, who has been responsible for the preservation of the spacesuits and spacecraft in the Smithsonian collection. Ever been to a museum and wondered about how they look after the spacesuits? Well Lisa is the expert. Lisa Young: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-young-06a22512/ https://airandspace.si.edu/people/staff/lisa-young Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Show notes include...
STP189 - Remembering George Abbey - with Michael Cassutt
April 11, 2024 05:00 - 55 minutes - 101 MBOn 24th March of this year, George Abbey died at the age of 91. One of the most influencial people working behind the scenes at NASA for many years and someone who has come up many times during many interviews. So we wanted to spend an episode to pay tribute to his contributions. To do this we’re joined by Michael Cassutt, author of the 2018 book “The Astronaut Maker - How One Mysterious Engineer Ran Human Spaceflight for a Generation” George Abbey NASA Obituary: https://www.nasa.gov/peopl...
STP 188 - Predicting The Eclipse - A Multimillennium Tale Of Computation - with Stephen Wolfram
April 04, 2024 05:00 - 51 minutes - 94.9 MBOn April 8th there will be a total eclipse travelling across Mexico, the United States and Canada so today we talk to Stephen Wolfram, who earlier this year released a book called “Predicting the Eclipse: A Multimillennium Tale of Computation.” - we learn about the history of predicting eclipses and so much more. Stephen Wolfram: https://www.stephenwolfram.com/ X: https://twitter.com/stephen_wolfram LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenwolfram/ Predicting the Eclipse: A Mul...
STP187 - Moonshot Astronaut Families - Exploring Image vs Reality in the Early Space Era - with Dr. Tracy Scott
March 28, 2024 06:00 - 50 minutes - 91.6 MBThis week we talk to Dr. Tracy Scott who has just started a project to bring together her own history as an early era “astronaut kid” (daughter of David R. Scott: Gemini 8, Apollo 9, Apollo 15) with her professional expertise as a sociologist and teacher. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Dave’s Tour Dates: http://www.davejgiles.com/gigs Dr Tracy Scott: https://tracylscott.org/ https://sociology.emory.edu/people/bios/Scott-Tracy%20L..html Instagram: https...
STP186 - Remembering General Thomas P. Stafford - with Bill Moore
March 21, 2024 06:00 - 38 minutes - 71 MBSad 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/Spaceandthings Dave’s Tour Dates: http://www.davejgiles.com/gigs Tom Stafford Obituary: https://www.space.com/nasa-astronaut-thomas-stafford-obituary Bill Moore: https://www.facebook.com/bill.moore.18007218 ...
STP185 - The Art of Museum Curation - with Three Smithsonian Curators
March 14, 2024 06:00 - 49 minutes - 90.4 MBThis 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/Spaceandthings Dave’s Tour Dates: htt...
STP184 - Galileo's Moon - A Brand New Apollo 15 Movie - with Editor David Woods
March 07, 2024 06:00 - 47 minutes - 86.4 MBThis week we speak to David Woods, the editor of a brand new movie called ‘Galileo Moon’ which is all about the Apollo 15 mission and is produced by the commander of that mission, Dave Scott. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Dave’s Tour Dates: http://www.davejgiles.com/gigs David Woods: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-woods-22979734/ Galileo Moon: https://film.apollo15hub.org/ Apollo Space Journal: https://www.nasa.gov/history/afj/index.ht...
STP183 - Space Craze - Our Enduring Fascination with Real and Imagined Spaceflight with Dr. Margaret Weitekamp
February 29, 2024 06:00 - 43 minutes - 80.5 MBThis week we speak to Dr. Margaret Weitekamp, the Space History Department Chair at the Smithsonian Institution and the curator of the Air and Space Museum’s social and Cultural history of spaceflight collection, more than 5,000 artefacts that include space memorabilia and space science fiction objects. Dr. Weitekamp also recently published Space Craze: America’s Enduring Fascination with Real and Imagined Spaceflight, a wonderful book which we highly recommend. 100 Patreons By Show 200: h...
STP182 - Using Mission Patches To Inspire The Next Generation - STEAM4SPACE - with Logan Jaeren
February 22, 2024 06:00 - 34 minutes - 63.9 MBThis week we speak to Logan Jaeren who is just about to launch STEAM4SPACE to try and use his extensive mission patch collection to help inspire the next generations. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings STEAM4SPACE: https://steam4space.org/?page=section/home.html Space exploration Patches: https://sxpatches.com/ Logan Jaeren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loganjaeren/ Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp182-using-mission-patches-...
STP181 - Telling The Story Of The Space Shuttle - with Dr. Jennifer Levasseur
February 15, 2024 06:00 - 41 minutes - 76.2 MBThere are only 3 Space Shuttle Orbiters left. Atlantis is on display at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Endeavour will be on display at the California Science Center in Los Angeles and Discovery is at the Udvar-Hazy Center just outside of Washington DC. While we were in Washington we caught up with Dr. Jennifer Levasseur, the curator of the Space Shuttle Program for the Smithsonian and we tried to find out how you use a Space Shuttle to tell it’s history and inspire the next generation....
STP180 - Can Space Based Solar Power Save The Planet - with John Mankins
February 08, 2024 06:00 - 51 minutes - 93.6 MBA recent NASA report wasn't too encouraging about the use of space based solar power to help solve the planets energy problems, but we think there might be more to it than the report suggests so we speak to an expert on the subject John Mankins, who has been working on this since the 1990s. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings John Mankins: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-mankins-a89a7130/ NASA’s Space-Based Solar Power Report: https://www.nasa.go...
STP179 - The Mutiny Episode? - Skylab 4 50th Anniversary - with Dr. Teasel Muir-Harmony
February 01, 2024 06:00 - 58 minutes - 107 MBFebruary 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/Spaceandthings More on Dr Muir-Harmony: https://airandspace.si.edu/people/staff/teasel-muir-harmony X: https://twitter.com/teas...
STP178 - Mars Sample Return and What The Election Means For NASA - with Casey Dreier
January 25, 2024 06:00 - 39 minutes - 71.4 MBPart 2 of our deep dive into space policy with Casey Dreier the Chief of Space Policy at the Planetary Society. This week we learn about the Mars Sample Return mission and how the upcoming US election might affect NASA. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Casey Dreier: https://www.planetary.org/profiles/casey-dreier Threads: https://www.threads.net/@caseydreierspace LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/casey-dreier-7371a054/ The Planetary Society: https...
STP177 - Space Policy AKA How Things Happen In Space - with Casey Dreier
January 18, 2024 06:00 - 51 minutes - 94.8 MBThis week we speak to Casey Dreier, Chief of Space Policy at the Planetary Society. We’ve been wanting to take a deeper dive into space policy for a while now and Casey is the perfect person to help us understand how it all works. Part 2 of this interview will be in next week’s podcast. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Casey Dreier: https://www.planetary.org/profiles/casey-dreier Threads: https://www.threads.net/@caseydreierspace LinkedIn: https://www.l...
STP176 - How To Inspire People Using Spaceflight - with ISSET Space Founder - Chris Barber
January 11, 2024 06:00 - 50 minutes - 92.3 MBWe often get messages asking for advice on how to help encourage younger people with space flight. Well our guest this week has been doing that for over 25 years. Chris Barber founded ISSET space in 1998 and has had 60 different astronauts and cosmonauts involved with events around the globe to inspire people. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings ISSET Space: https://www.isset.space/ Mission Discovery: https://www.isset.space/pages/missiondiscovery Chris Barbe...
STP175 - Celestis Memorial Spaceflights - with CEO Charles Chafer
January 04, 2024 06:00 - 52 minutes - 96.3 MBA new year brings in a new first, a new rocket from United Launch Alliance, the Vulcan Centaur, is due to launch on January 8th and the first private Lunar Lander. So we want to learn more about one of the payloads on board. With that in mind we speak to Charles Chafer, CEO of Celestis Memorial Spaceflights about their second Luna mission and their first deep space Voyager mission. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Celestis: https://www.celestis.com Charles ...
STP174 - 2024 - The Big Preview with Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik
December 28, 2023 06:00 - 59 minutes - 108 MB2024 is just around the corner so we carry on from last week and preview what we can hope to see in the upcoming year, to do this we're once again joined by the hosts of This Week In Space: Rod Pyle and Tarik Malik. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings This Week In Space Podcast: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space Rod Pyle: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodpyleleadership/ Tariq Malik: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tariq-j-malik/ Full...
STP173 - 2023 - End Of Year Review - with Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik
December 21, 2023 06:00 - 50 minutes - 91.7 MBIt’s time for our 2023 annual review and we’re joined by two big stars of the space world to take a look back at what’s happened this year, the hosts of This Week In Space: Rod Pyle and Tarik Malik. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings This Week In Space Podcast: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space Rod Pyle: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodpyleleadership/ Tariq Malik: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tariq-j-malik/ Full show notes: http...
STP172 - I Was A Teenage Space Reporter - Getting Up Close To The Launch of Apollo 11 - with David Chudwin
December 14, 2023 06:00 - 41 minutes - 76 MBThis week we’re joined by David Chudwin, author of a wonderful book called “I Was A Teenage Space Reporter” – David was among the only college journalists accredited to cover the 1969 Apollo 11 launch and first landing on the Moon. At age 19, he was one of only a handful of teenagers with official press passes at the Kennedy Space Center for the launch. He gives us a wonderful insight to what it was like being at the launch of the most famous space mission of all time, Apollo 11. 100 Patreo...
STP171 - Sew Sister - The Untold Story of NASA's Seamstresses - with Jean Wright
December 07, 2023 06:00 - 44 minutes - 82.3 MBThis week we want to share with you the story of the Sew Sisters, a group of women who used their skills to hand sew the thermal blankets used to protect the Space Shuttle. To do this we’re joined by one of the seamstresses, Jean Wright, who has just had a book written about her by Elise Matich called: “Sew Sister: The Untold Story of Jean Wright and NASA’s Seamstresses.” 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Jean Wright: X: https://twitter.com/JeanWright0274 ...
STP170 - The Saturn V - with John Duncan
November 30, 2023 06:00 - 56 minutes - 103 MBWith so much focus on new heavy lift vehicles at the moment, we wanted to talk about the iconic Saturn V, so we asked John Duncan, founder of ApolloSaturn.com to join us to talk about this iconic rocket. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings John Duncan: http://www.apollosaturn.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/apollosaturncom/ Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp170-the-saturn-v-with-john-duncan Show notes include links to al...
STP169 - The Artist & The Astronaut - with Bill Muench
November 23, 2023 06:00 - 57 minutes - 106 MBThis week we talk to film maker Bill Muench about his brand new documentary “The Artist & The Astronaut” about Skylab 4 commander Jerry Carr and his wife Pat Musick. The 50th anniversary of Jerry’s mission has just started so this is the perfect start for us to kick start our own celebrations. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Bill Muench: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-muench-37241a30/ The Artist & The Astronaut: https://www.theartistandtheastronaut.com...
STP168 - Remembering Frank Borman - with Chris Henry
November 16, 2023 06:00 - 57 minutes - 105 MBEven more sad news this week. On November 7th, Frank Bowman, commander of Gemini 7 and Apollo 8 passed away at the age of 95. One of the true greats in space history. We speak to his friend Chris Henry from the EAA museum in Oshkosh to find out more about the man and to celebrate his life. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Chris Henry: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-henry-93110997/ The EAA Museum: https://www.eaa.org/eaa-museum Full show not...
STP167 - Remembering Thomas K. Mattingly - with Andrew Chaikin
November 09, 2023 06:00 - 50 minutes - 91.8 MBSad news this week, we’ve lost another of our Apollo heroes. Kenneth T. Mattingly, command module pilot of Apollo 16 and commander of STS4 and STS51c has passed away aged 87. Today we pay our tributes talking to author and space historian Andy Chaikin. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Andrew Chaikin: https://www.andrewchaikin.com/ https://twitter.com/andrewchaikin T.K. Mattingly Oral History Interviews: https://historycollection.jsc.nasa.gov/JSCHistoryP...
STP166 - Space Shuttle Stories - Firsthand Astronaut Accounts From All 135 Missions - with Tom Jones
November 02, 2023 06:00 - 49 minutes - 91.5 MBAstronaut Dr. Tom Jones has just released a brand new book called ’Space Shuttle Stories - Firsthand Astronaut Accounts From All 135 Missions’ and it is sensational, so we’re talking to Dr. Jones to find out more. 5 Years of ‘Tennessee and 48th’: https://davejgiles.com/tennessee-and-48th 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Dr. Tom Jones: https://astronauttomjones.com/ X: https://twitter.com/AstroTomJones LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/astronauttomjo...
STP165 - Unearthing New Evidence About Aurora 7 - with Kris Stoever and Danny Parker
October 26, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 118 MBThe story of the 4th American spaceflight has turned into one of the biggest myths in spaceflight history. This week we find out about some new evidence which helps to put the record straight. We speak to Kris Stoever (daughter of astronaut Scott Carpenter) and researcher Danny Parker to find out more. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Kris Stoever: X: https://twitter.com/paxr55 Danny Parker X: https://twitter.com/dannysparker Previous Episode on Aurora...
STP164 - Introducing the Vulcan Centaur Rocket - with ULA VP for Vulcan Development - Mark Peller
October 19, 2023 05:00 - 46 minutes - 84.7 MBThis week we talk to Mark Seller, VP of Vulcan Development at United Launch Alliance (ULA) to discuss their brand new Vulcan Centaur rocket, coming to a launch pad near you very soon. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings ULA: https://www.ulalaunch.com Vulcan: Https://www.ulalaunch.com/rockets/vulcan-centaur What’s Caught Our Eye This Week: Rise Together Space Alliance: https://www.harwellcampus.com/rise-together-space-alliance/ Full show notes: https://spa...
STP163 - Life on the International Space Station at a Time of War - with Stephen Walker
October 12, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 117 MBThis week we welcome back Stephen Walker who recently published in the Guardian about life on the ISS during a time of war. It’s a fascinating piece and once again, Stephen Walker proves himself to be a wonderful interviewee. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Stephen Walker: https://www.stephenwalkerbeyond.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SWalkerBEYOND Guardian Article: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/aug/26/its-like-doing-an-arctic-expedition-wi...
STP162 - Space: 1999 - The Eagle Has Landed - with Jeffrey Morris
October 05, 2023 05:00 - 49 minutes - 90.3 MB"Space: 1999" is a cult British science fiction television series that aired from 1975 to 1977. And there’s a brand new documentary being made about it called “The Eagle Has Landed” - so today we’re talking to the filmmaker Jeffrey Morris to find out more. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings The Eagle Has Landed: https://eagledocumentary.com/ Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1924935609/the-eagle-has-landed-sci-fi-documentary?fbclid=IwAR02_Nj6...
STP161 - The Latest Space News Round Up
September 28, 2023 05:00 - 55 minutes - 102 MBAfter Dave’s trip to Ireland there was so much to catch up that was worthy of discussion that there is no main feature this week, just a whole load of things that have caught our eye. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp161-the-latest-space-news-round-up Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week. Image Credits: Odd S...
STP160 - OSIRIS-REx Sample Return - with Larry and Michael Puzio
September 21, 2023 05:00 - 39 minutes - 90.2 MBOn September 24th OSIRIS-REx will return samples from the Near Earth Asteroid called Bennu, so today we talk to the person who named the asteroid and find out more about why it’s an important mission. That 70’s Show: Skylab: https://www.rocketcenter.com/skylab50 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Larry Puzio: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/larry.puzio Michael Puzo: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-puzio/ OSIRIS-REx: https://www.nasa.gov/...
STP159 - Liftoff 2.0 - The Ultimate Space Board Game? - with Fritz Bronner
September 14, 2023 05:00 - 47 minutes - 86.1 MBThis week we’re joined by game designer Fritz Bronner to discuss the new edition of his 1989 board game Liftoff. That’s right Liftoff 2.0 should be coming out next year and you can be a part of it. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Liftoff 2.0: https://liftoff2.com/ X: https://twitter.com/fritzcav Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/racetothemoonliftoff Fritz Bronner: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fritz-bronner-b695082b/ Full show notes: https:...
STP158 - The Real Astronaut Wives - with Jessica Carr and Bruce McCandless III
September 07, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 115 MBFollowing the death of Marilyn Lovell at the age of 93 last week, we wanted to talk about what it must have been like to be the wife of an astronaut in the Apollo era, so we asked Jessica Carr, daughter of Jerry and Joann Carr, and Bruce McCandless III, son of Bruce and Bernice McCandless to talk about their mothers experiences and to ask what it was like living in Houston in an astro house in the 1960s. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Bruce McCandless III:...
STP157 - An Interview with Chris Sembroski - Inspiration4
August 31, 2023 05:00 - 54 minutes - 98.9 MBIt’s our third birthday! 3 years of weekly podcasts, so we wanted to do something special. Today’s guest also celebrated their birthday this week, so it seems appropriate that we’re joined by Chris Sembroski from the Inspiration4 crew. A mission which took place nearly 2 years ago and is among the highlights of things that have happened in space flight since we started this podcast. Chris Sembroski: https://chrissembroski.com/ X: https://twitter.com/ChrisSembroski LinkedIn: https://www....
STP156 - An Interview with Jack Lousma - Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Skylab 3
August 24, 2023 05:00 - 58 minutes - 66.4 MBThis week we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Skylab 3 by talking to the only surviving member of that crew - Jack Lousma. Skylab 3 lifted off on July 28th 1973 and the mission lasted 59 days, 11 hours and 9 minutes which was an endurance record at the time. The commander was Alan Bean, science pilot was Owen Garriott and the pilot was Jack Lousma. Lousma was one of 19 astronauts selected in NASA astronaut group 5 in April 1966, perhaps most famous for being the astronaut who was CAPCOM du...
STP155 - Space Philosophy, The Overview Effect and Mass Migration Off Of Planet Earth - with Frank White
August 17, 2023 05:00 - 56 minutes - 65 MBThis week we talk to Frank White, the space philosopher who first coined the term the ‘overview effect’ which describes the experience astronauts get when they see Earth from space. Frank is the author of a number of incredible books but his best known work is called “The Overview Effect: Space Exploration and Human Evolution” - the fourth edition was publishing in 2019 and features interviews with 31 astronauts. Frank White: https://frankwhiteauthor.com/ X: https://twitter.com/fwhite66 ...
STP154 - How To Build Huge Structures In Space - with ThinkOrbital CEO Sebastrian Asprella and President Lee Rosen
August 10, 2023 05:00 - 56 minutes - 64.8 MBIt’s been over a year since we spoke to the people at ThinkOrbital so we wanted to have a catch up and find out what’s been going on. Of course, they’ve had a very busy year. This time we speak to CEO Sebastian Asprella and President Lee Rosen. Seven US Companies Collaborate with NASA to Advance Space Capabilities: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/seven-us-companies-collaborate-with-nasa-to-advance-space-capabilities Think Orbital: Info and Store: https://thinkorbital.com/ LinkedIn:...
STP153 - Snoopy In Orbit - with Benjamin L. Clark - Curator of the Schulz Museum.
August 03, 2023 05:00 - 39 minutes - 44.8 MBSnoopy has long been a mascot for NASA and we wanted to get to the bottom of it. Fortunately, the Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, California has just opened a new exhibit called Snoopy in Orbit and we talk to its curator Benjamin L. Clark to find out more. Benjamin L. Clark: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-l-clark-6b071020/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BLClark ‘Snoopy in Orbit’: https://schulzmuseum.org/snoopy-in-orbit/ The Schulz Museum: https://schulzmuseum.org/ Facebook:...
STP152 - How To Use A Spacecraft - with Ed Rafacz - Creator of The Spacecraft Guide
July 27, 2023 05:00 - 51 minutes - 58.4 MBThis week to talk to Ed Rafacz, creator of the Spacecraft Guide. He’s trying to make sure that we can learn the function of any component of any spacecraft with just one click. A really fantastic thing which we hope you’ll take a look at. Ed Rafacz: The Spacecraft Guide: https://spacecraftguide.com/ Spacecraft Interactive Virtual Museum: https://www.patreon.com/SIVRMuseum Twitter: https://twitter.com/shuttleguide Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@spacecraftguide7189 Full show notes...
STP151 - The Lost Gemini Missions - with Michael Mackowski
July 20, 2023 05:00 - 52 minutes - 60.5 MBThe Gemini program was such a success that a number of alternative missions were proposed for the space craft. Today we’re guided through some of these by Michael Mackowski who is a bit of a Gemini expert having previously worked for the designer and builder of the Gemini spacecraft, McDonnell Douglas. We last spoke to Mike on episode 76 when we found out about his model spacecraft. Having created models for many of the lost Gemini missions, Mike is the perfect person to talk to about these....
STP150 - Chromosphere - Music Inspired By Space - with Rick Armstrong
July 13, 2023 05:00 - 49 minutes - 56.5 MBEpisode 150! And to honour this milestone we’re interviewing Rick Armstrong, the eldest son of Neil Armstrong, to discuss his latest solo album Chromosphere which was released last month. Rick has been making a name for himself as a musician for a number of years but only started releasing his electronic music in 2020. Rick Armstrong: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RickArmstrongMusic Bandcamp: https://rickarmstrong.bandcamp.com/album/chromosphere Youtube: https://www.youtube.com...
STP149 - The Cosmosphere - What's All The Fuss About? - With John Mulnix
July 06, 2023 05:00 - 56 minutes - 64.7 MBIf you’re a space flight enthusiast then The Cosmosphere is one of the greatest places in the world to visit. We’ve mentioned it a few times on our podcast now, so we thought we’d dedicate a whole show to it and to do this we asked our friend John Mulnix to come and talk to us. John volunteers for the Cosmosphere and is one of the most delightful people you’ll ever meet. He also has a great podcast called The Space Shot and hosts the Cosmosphere podcast too. He also has his own jewellery bus...
STP148 - Photographing America's First Astronauts - with JL Pickering and John Bisney
June 29, 2023 05:00 - 56 minutes - 64.4 MBIn this week’s episode we speak to JL Pickering and John Bisney about their latest book: “ Photographing America’s First Astronauts: Project Mercury Through the Lens of Bill Taub.” It features over 600 photos and is the most complete photographic account of Project Mercury ever published. What makes it different from other Mercury books is that these photos are from the collection of NASA’s first staff photographer. JL and John have published 6 photo books in total now after becoming known f...
STP147 - Visiting Kennedy Space Center - Meeting an Astronaut and so much more.
June 22, 2023 05:00 - 54 minutes - 62.7 MBThis week we have a good old catch up of what we’ve been doing for the last month. Plenty of space news to talk about as well as Dave’s trip to Kennedy Space Center. Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/rl9x7m2ah7t5c27t6hhkxqpobc4b6n Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week. Image Credits: Space and Things Podcast. Space and Things: Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1 ...
STP146 - Celebrating Sally Ride - 40 Years After STS7 - with Francis French
June 15, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 71 MBThis week we’re joined by Francis French to talk about Sally Ride as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first American woman to go to space on the STS7 mission. Francis used to work with Sally at Sally Ride Science so as well as being an incredible historian, his first hand stories about Sally are incredible. Francis French: https://www.francisfrench.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/F_French Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/francisjfrench/ Full show notes: https://spaceandthi...
STP145 - Space and The Media - The Past, Present and Future
June 08, 2023 05:00 - 25 minutes - 29.7 MBThis week we cover a topic given to us by our Patreon subscriber Don Erwin: Covering space in the present: the various ways space is covered today from space agencies' and private companies' messaging and media relations, to broadcasting networks, to independent folks (YouTubers), and podcasters. How well is each reaching various audiences? What will the landscape of space coverage look like in the future? Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp145-space-and-the-me...
STP144 - SMEAT - The Skylab Analog Mission - with John Uri - NASA History Office
June 01, 2023 05:00 - 43 minutes - 49.5 MBOne final dose of Skylab history for a month or two, today we talk about SMEAT: the Skylab Medical Experiment Altitude Test, which was a 56 day earth analog simulation of a Skylab mission which took place from 26th July to 19th September in 1972 at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. The crew was Bob Crippen, Karol Bobko and William Thornton To take a look at this we speak to John Uri, the manager of the NASA History Office at Johnson Space Center. John Uri: https://www.linkedin.com/in/j...
STP143 - NASA's Finest Hour? - The Mission To Save Skylab - with David Hitt
May 25, 2023 05:00 - 55 minutes - 63.6 MBAfter the 10 day delay, the first crewed mission launched to visit and fix Skylab on 25th May 1973, so to celebrate the 50th anniversary of that launch we’re joined by David Hitt, the author of ‘Homesteading Space’ to find out more about the mission, the crew and the legacy of Skylab. David Hitt: http://davidhitt.net/about/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidhitt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedavidhitt/ Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Show notes include link...
STP142 - Being In Mission Control for Skylab - with Bill Moon
May 18, 2023 05:00 - 49 minutes - 56.4 MBTo continue our 50th anniversary of Skylab celebrations we’ve got something very special for you today. An interview with a man who was working the consoles in Mission Control in Houston during Skylab, Bill Moon. You may recognise him from the wonderful movie: “Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo” - which you should watch if you haven’t already. Bill Moon: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-moon-43313445 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonpawpaw/ Mission Con...
STP141 - Skylab - The 50th Anniversary - with Searching For Skylab Director Dwight Steven-Boniecki
May 11, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBOn May 14th 1973, Skylab was launched so we started our 50th anniversary celebrations of America’s first Space Station by talking to Dwight Steven-Boniecki, the director of the most amazing Skylab documentary: Searching for Skylab. Dwight Steven-Boniecki: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dwight-steven-boniecki-b8b63811a/ Searching For Skylab: https://searchingforskylab.com/ Trailer: https://vimeo.com/704925044 Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp141-sky...