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We talked about some of the first pilot watches on an early MansPlaneing Podcast episode "On Time."  Let's take this to another level and talk about the first watches that were used in space. Send us Fan Mail

What makes a spaceflight count?  This is the question that took over this unplanned Mansplaneing Podcast episode.  Let us know what your thoughts are after listening. Send us Fan Mail

The greatest aerospace adventure you've never heard of. In the Episode No Safe Haven we have profiled stories from the crews and passengers of Pan Am’s Anzac, Hong Kong, and Philippine Clippers in the wake of the Japanese attack in 1941, but there was a fourth.  The Pacific Clipper was in Auckland New Zealand at the time.  They could not fly back home the way they came, so they were forced to...

This is an epic story of survival.  What happens when a commercial airliner is suddenly caught in a war zone?  This happened to four Pan Am Clippers after the Japanese's attack on Pearl Harbor and other islands in the Pacific.  Can the flight crews and passengers make it out alive? Send us Fan Mail

2026 is the 50th anniversary of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.  Perfect time to profile the museum, its history, and what its like to visit there today. Send us Fan Mail

How about we start series 5 with the Saturn V.  On this Mansplaneing podcast episode we cover the achievement of the first Moon rocket, and share quotes of what it was like to ride on the Saturn V from 5 astronauts. Send us Fan Mail

Here is a countdown episodes coming in series 5. Send us Fan Mail

On this Extra Section Episode, we welcome back Jeff Lester to talk airlines.  Topics include airline history, and the airline industry, but more prominently Piedmont Airlines. Send us Fan Mail

You might not expect the state of West Virginia to produce one of the most daring aviators of all time.  This is part 1 of Chuck Yeager's story from the hollers of West Virginia, to the skies of WWII, to hiding out in the French countryside, to the premiere airbase for aircraft testing.   Send us Fan Mail

Mansplaneing in the 1950s?  In celebration of 50 years of flight a documentary was made in 1953.  Aviation needed an ambassador.  Someone who the public knew to show how far Aviation have come, and to convince people to fly. Send us Fan Mail

The perfect episode to listen to on the eve of the 4th of July and our 250 anniversary.  The founding fathers could not fathomed what we would accomplish in the air and in space in 1776.  Let’s look at our aerospace story.  Why we are the United States of Aerospace. Send us Fan Mail

On this episode we try and answer the question of why there were no female Astronauts during the Best Aerospace Era?  The question is more complex than you may think. Send us Fan Mail

What if you had Howad Hughes money?  Enough money to build a hangar and display anything you wanted inside, what would you choose?  Here is my Dream Hangar. After listening to this episode email us at bestaerospaceera@gmail.com with subject My Hangar. Send us Fan Mail

Since its baseball season I though this was the perfect time to tell the story of how major league baseball legend Ted Williams ended up back in the Marines flying an F9F Panther over the skies of the Korean War.  He also flew on the wing of a future Astronaut. Send us Fan Mail

We were there to witness the launch of Artemis II, and on this episode we compare and profile it against one of the Apollo mission.  Which one though? Send us Fan Mail

Here is a preview of topics for series 4 of the Mansplaneing 7 series.  Send us Fan Mail

Thank You! for supporting the Best Aerospace Era platform and listening to the Mansplaneing Podcast. Send us Fan Mail

There is more to Neil Armstrong than that one small step.  My guest on this Extra Section episode is Logan Rex from the Armstrong Air and Space Museum.  We discuss Neil Armstrong's life story and the remarkable Gemini 8 mission. Send us Fan Mail

What happened a hundred years ago in 1926.  This evet was pivotal for the future of aerospace.  Here is a profile of this event and the man behind it.  Robert Hutchings Goddard.  Send us Fan Mail

How did we respond after the attack on Pearl Harbor?  We needed a fighter.  This is the story of how former boxer, and aviation icon Jimmy Doolittle returned to action to punch back. Send us Fan Mail

The airline business we have today was not built overnight.  In this episode I cover how the Ace of Aces himself Eddie Rickenbacker help build an small fledgling airline into a major world class airline by the end of The Best Aerospace Era. Send us Fan Mail

Why does so many aerospace legends come from the state of Ohio?  I explore this question while also talking about a road trip I took to the state. Send us Fan Mail

What was it like for a young female pilot in the 1950s?  In this episode I profile the remarkable aviatrix Jerrie Cobb. Send us Fan Mail

Lets talk about the first heavier than air flight.  Would you have believed it happened if you were alive in 1903?  How did the Wright Brothers prove it? Send us Fan Mail

Why do I say that the timeframe from 1903 to 1975 is the Best Aerospace Era?  On this episode of Mansplaneing I cover multiple events that back this claim in addition to the main reason at the end of the episode. Send us Fan Mail