Cosmic Perspective Radio with Andy Poniros

"Cosmic Perspective Radio" - Andy Poniros & Tony Achilles chat with Mission: 60's inspirational space event hosts Max Kaiserman, Brandon Franklin, & Antonio Peronace....Astronauts, Mission Control Members, Artists, Sci Fi stars, & "Cosmic Perspective Radio" will be at the event on Oct 23, 24, & 25 
Into Music: "A Moment in Space History" Andy Poniros
End Music: "2001 Funk" Lary Benigno

3 time space shuttle astronaut veteran Mike Mullane discusses the human side of being an astronaut...How he & his family dealt with the loss of colleagues as well as the dangers & risks with being a space shuttle astronaut

NASA Apollo Launch Director, Gerry Griffin discusses the Artemis II mission as well as the future of the Artemis Program & Human Space Exploration.  Highlights of NASA's recent Moon Base media release with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman & Moon Base Project Manager Carlos Garcia Galan.... If you would like to listen to the entire media briefing & future Moon Base media briefings, go to NASA.gov/moonbase...
Music Intro: A Moment in Space History, Andy Poniros 
Outro Music: 2001 Funk, Larry Benino   

 Space Historian, Author, & Recipient of NASA Achievement Awards, Andrew Chaikin discusses his interests in Astronomy & Space Exploration... his US Space Program experiences from Apollo through the Space Shuttle Program...and look at the future of space exploration. Only on the "Greatest Radio Station in the World" & Cosmos.
Intro Music: A Moment in Space History, Andy Poniros
Outro Music: 2001 Funk, Larry Benigno

Veteran of more than 590 days in space on Shuttle, Soyuz, & ISS missions, NASA Astronaut Don Pettit discusses his space missions, the upcoming Artemis II mission, as well as his amazing inventions & photography from space. My interview with Don was originally in video format so, please use his AMAZING pic on this post during his explanation of the image & how it was taken.. (Intro Music, "A Moment in Space History", Andy Poniros.....End Music, "2001 Funk", Larry Benigno

Author, Fighter Pilot, Test Pilot, & Veteran of 5 Space Shuttle Missions, Captain Robert "Hoot" Gibson discusses his books, as well as his fighter pilot experiences in the Vietnam War, & his Space Shuttle Missions...Including piloting the 1st untethered astronaut spacewalk mission STS-41B & his perilous top secret mission STS-27R 

With the recent 50th anniversary of the last Apollo mission, I will be continuing my Apollo 50 programming with a tribute to & interviews with Apollo hero’s that have left us but are not forgotten, Apollo 8 & 13 Astronaut Capt Jim Lovell & Apollo 12 & Skylab Astronaut Capt Alan Bean.

On the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo - Soyuz Test Project between the US & Soviets ...& the 56th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing,  Apollo - Soyuz Astronaut Vance Brand, Mission Control Apollo 11 Flight Controller Steve Bales & Apollo 16 & Apollo 11 Capcom Astronaut  Charlie Duke discuss their experiences during the Apollo Missions to the Moon & the Cold War

April 30, 2025 will be the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon. An Air America helicopter was the last helicopter to land in Saigon to evacuate the South Vietnamese. Captain Neil Hansen discusses his experiences in Southeast Asia, the unknown history of the 243 Americans that lost their lives & were left behind, his escape from Cambodia, & more. 

(Interview with astronaut Eileen Collins at the Cradle of Aviation Museum) First woman to command a Space Shuttle, Eileen Collins discusses the risks of going into space, the definition of an astronaut, NASA's Artemis Program, & the future of space exploration