Episode 20 – Space Craze – Margaret A. Weitekamp

Episode Summary

Margaret A. Weitekamp is the Smithsonian’s Space History Department chair and curator of the museum’s Cultural History of Spaceflight Collection. In this episode of the Launch Pad Space Podcast, I talk with her about the intersection of fictional space flight and the real-life adventures of explorers during the space race. Her new book “Space Craze: America’s Enduring Fascination with Real and Imagined Spaceflight,” offers a deep dive into a history that aspires to the better angels of our society, while still reflecting the problematic issues including sexism and racism.

Show Notes

Margaret A. Weitekamp Bio at Smithsonian Institution Website

“Space Craze” at Amazon.com

“Right Stuff, Wrong Sex” at Amazon.com

Buck Rogers at Wikipedia

Flash Gordon at Wikipedia

Space Shuttle at Wikipedia

Apollo Program at Wikipedia

Lost in Space (TV Show) at Wikipedia

I Dream of Jeannie (TV Show) at Wikipedia

Han Solo at Wikipedia

Firefly (TV Series) at Wikipedia

Joss Whedon at Wikipedia

Space Patrol (TV Series) at Wikipedia

Star Trek: The Original Series (TV Series) at Wikipedia

Spock at Wikipedia

Hikaru Sulu at Wikipedia

Nichelle Nichols at Wikipedia

Nyota Uhura at Wikipedia

Civil Rights Movement at Wikipedia

Womens Movement at Wikipedia

Gene Roddenberry at Wikipedia

Reruns at Wikipedia

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series) at Wikipedia

Babylon 5 (TV Series) at Wikipedia

VHS Recording at Wikipedia

Star Trek: Voyager at Wikipedia

DVR Recording at Wikipedia

1. Michael Straczynski at Wikipedia

G’Kar at Wikipedia

Londo Mollari at Wikipedia

John Sheridan at Wikipedia

Jadzia Dax at Wikipedia

Delenn at Wikipedia

Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series) at Wikipedia

The Outcast (TNG Episode) at Wikipedia

Rayguns at Wikipedia

Toys at Wikipedia

Cabbage Patch Kids at Wikipedia

Young Astronauts Program Website

501st Legion Website

Rhode Island Comic Con Website

Doctor Who (TV Series) at Wikipedia

The Fourth Doctor at Wikipedia

Tom Baker at Wikipedia

Emergency! (TV Series) at Wikipedia

Space Shuttle Operator’s Manual (Book) at Amazon.com

Space Shuttle Discovery at Wikipedia

Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster at Wikipedia

Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster at Wikipedia

Apollo 1 Fire at Wikipedia

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