The Space Shot

Episode Links: Hypersonics Before the Shuttle- Part of the NASA Monographs in Aerospace History, Number 18, June 2000 NASA Armstrong Fact Sheet- X-15 Hypersonic Research Program The X-15, the Pilot and the Space Shuttle SpaceX to Launch Secretive Robotic Spaceplane for US Air Force- Robin Seemangal

Episode Links: NASA Astronaut & Vice President Pence Announcement Joseph von Fraunhofer Biography 1 Joseph von Fraunhofer Biography 2 Skylab Links: NASA Space Science Data Archive Skylab: A Guidebook, Ch. 5 Skylab: A Guidebook, Ch. 4 ATM Study Program- Final Report

Episode Links: Example of a John Ford Long Shot, how I imagine Stafford seeing Cernan's EVA Johnson Space Center- Mission Transcript: Gemini IX Johnson Space Center Oral History Project Edited Oral History Transcript

Episode Links: NASA- STS-40 NASA- STS-111 iTunes- Big WIllie Style

Episode Links: SpaceX Falcon 9 Information Page This will give you an idea of how massive these vehicles are since they can look a little small during launch and landing. Falcon 9 Flight 1 Mission Highlights Gemini 9 Mission Audio There is a ton of mission audio here, with the majority of the Gemini ATDA rendezvous taking place on track 3 "2795." Gemini 9 NASA Mission Page Gemini IX Crew Found 'An...

Episode Links: Memory Alpha- "Turnabout Intruder" Gemini IV Spacewalk Picture I'll wager 400 Quatloos on the newcomer Gemini IV: Learning to Walk in Space

Episode Links: Discovery STS-91 Launch Video Mir STS-91 Page- NASA Surveyor 1- JPL Surveyor 1 Landing Video

Episode Links: The Dream is Alive Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Star Trek III: The Search for Spock The Inner Light- available through Netflix and Amazon SpaceX Webcast- Tune in here this Saturday

Episode Links: Homesteading Space: The Skylab Story NASA- STS-124 Mission Page SpaceX Dragon Page

Episode Links: ESA Rosetta Mission Page Alexey Leonov- First Spacewalk Signing the ESA Convention Signing the ESA Convention-2

Episode Links: Homesteading Space: The Skylab Story Skylab Damage- Missing Solar Panel Skylab: A Chronology Skylab Damage- Sun Schorching

Episode Links: NASA: A Brief History of Animals in Space Miss Baker Gravesite NPR: After 50 Years, Space Monkeys Not Forgotten The Smithsonian: Able On Display Rome News Tribune: Monkeys wed at Huntsville Youtube: Newsreel Video

Episode Links: Book Review- John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon SpaceX THAICOM 8 Webcast SpaceX Falcon 9 Booster Returns to Port Remarks Intended for Delivery to the Texas Democratic State Committee in the Municipal Auditorium in Austin, November 22, 1963- Undelivered

Episode Links: Book Review- John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon Operation Paperclip- Rethinking von Braun’s Legacy Kennedy, Before Choosing the Moon: 'I'm Not That Interested in Space'

JFK Urgent National Needs Speech- JFK Presidential Library Website

To those of you that have reviewed the show, thank you! I also want to say hi and thank you to the hundreds of listeners across the United States. And a longer distance hello to the listeners we’ve picked up in Europe. Thanks for your support! Episode Links: Moonraker Space Battle Looking Back at Moonraker’s Insane Attempt to Turn James Bond Into Star Wars Schlock & Awe: Moonraker NASA COTS 2+...

Episode Links: Mr. Rogers Meets Apollo 15 Astronaut Al Worden Al Worden's Personal Website- Al Worden's Appearance on Mr. Rogers 26858 Misterrogers (1993 FR) The Sky Above Mr. Rogers Neighborhood

It's been one week since I launched the show and I'm humbled by how many downloads there have been across the United States and even a few places in Europe! I'm excited to bring you more content every day, so keep sharing the show and tell your friends to subscribe on iTunes! Thanks, John Episode Links: Apollo 10 Mission Press Briefing Apollo 10 Mission Summary SpaceX COTS 2+ Launch

Episode Links: Definitely check out the videos that are available at the links below. The video of SpaceX landing the Falcon 9 for a second time after successfully launching that rocket is astounding. For a sense of scale, the rocket you see landing is about as tall as a 14 story building. Pretty nuts eh? http://www.spacex.com/news/2013/03/31/reusability-key-making-human-life-multi-planetary http:...

Episode Links: https://youtu.be/bcHkWKp9e4Y https://sacd.larc.nasa.gov/branches/space-mission-analysis-branch-smab/smab-projects/havoc/ https://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/missions/archive/pioneer.html

Links for Episode 5: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo10.html https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/chronology_venus.html https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj//a410/A10_PressKit.pdf

Hey, everyone two pieces of history I’m going to cover today. First, Apollo 10 launched 48 years ago on this day in 1969. Also, India became the sixth country to demonstrate nuclear weapons capabilities when they tested their first nuclear device on May 18th, 1974, so I'm going to talk a little about space based nuclear surveilance satellites. https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/missions/ve...

On May 17th, 1974 the first Synchronous Meteorological Satellite or SMS-1 was launched on a Delta 2000 series rocket. The SMS-1 and SMS-2 satellites were the first purpose-built geostationary weather satellites ever launched and these missions started a long lineage that leads to the present day GOES missions. http://www.space.com/34779-goes-r-weather-satellite-launched-atop-atlas-v-rocket-video.h...

Part 2 of Gordon Cooper's Faith 7 Episodes. James Oberg Articles- http://www.thespacereview.com/article/3224/1 http://www.thespacereview.com/article/3228/1 NASA's Gemini Program: Is it "Gemin-ee" or "Gemin-eye"?- Vintage Space https://youtu.be/c9CYT-vezbY

54 years ago today, American astronaut Gordon Cooper lifted off on what was the last Project Mercury mission. Today I cover a little of the history of that launch plus I cover some news from a SpaceX launch earlier today. On the next episode I will be looking at what Gordo did during the last Mercury mission, and talk a little about the new Discovery Channel series "Cooper's Treasure"