Episode 022 – The New Guys – Meredith Bagby

Episode Summary

Meredith Bagby is the author of an incredible new book, “The New Guys: The Historic Class of Astronauts That Broke Barriers and Changed the Face of Space Travel.” This new release has been the talk of space aficionados, as Bagby tells the story of the first group of Space Shuttle astronauts. She focuses on the first 10 minority astronauts, while telling the story of all 35 “new guys.” In this episode of The Launch Pad Space Podcast, host Paul Ring talks to the author about her investigation into this lightly studied era of spaceflight, and the group of men and women who helped usher the Shuttle program into reality.

Show Notes

Meredith Bagby

The New Guys

1978 Astronaut Class

Challenger Disaster

Teacher in Space Program

Christa McAuliffe

Sally Ride

George Abbey

Anna Fisher

STS-51A

International Space Station (ISS)

The Astronaut’s Wife

Columbia Disaster

Ron McNair

Rhea Seddon

Commercial Crew Program

Artemis Program

Guy Bluford

Challenger Salvage

Ellison Onizuka

Judy Resnick

Shannon Lucid

Kathy Sullivan

Rick Hauck

Steve Hawley

Robert “Hoot” Gibson

Judy Resnick – Tom Brokaw Interview

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