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Season 2, Episode 7: The Manned Orbiting Laboratory- an Interview with John Charles, Part 2
In this episode, we continue our interview with John Charles on a number of MOL topics, including tying up the discussion on MOL artwork from part 1, the declassification of MOL materials, and the legacy of MOL—including some time devoted to paying respects to Robert Lawrence, a so-called “Hidden Figure” from the MOL Air Force pilot corps.
Check out John's page with information on MOL, including articles he has written and a section devoted to MOL art:
http://www.astrocryptotriviology.com/mol-art
John also makes mention of author Megan Prelinger… check out her book entitled, “Another Science Fiction: Advertising the Space Race 1957-1962.”
This is Part 2 of our Manned Orbiting Laboratory interview.
Note: apologies for some noise distortion with Emily Carney’s voice; our VOIP system for recording podcasts is, at best, imperfect! We apologize in advance for the quality of portions of the recording.
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John Charles was a long-time NASA life scientist and science manager with a life-long interest in spaceflight history. He retired from NASA on February 22, 2018, after nearly thirty-three years in a career that started as a cardiovascular investigator on Space Shuttle flights, spanned Mir missions and the Shuttle flight of John Glenn, included overseeing the joint US/Russian one-year mission on ISS and the Twins Study, and peaked as the Chief Scientist of NASA’s Human Research Program, guiding NASA biomedical research on the International Space Station in preparation for sending astronauts to Mars.
John is now the first scientist-in-residence at Space Center Houston, the official visitors center of the Johnson Space Center, and an emeritus employee of the Johnson Space Center mentoring younger scientists. He is an Adjunct Professor of Kinesiology at Texas A&M University. He and his wife Kathy own ACT4space, LLC, a private outreach, education, research, and consulting business.
In addition, John is applying his decades of experience in space biomedical research and oversight to understanding the human health and performance aspects of the Manned Orbiting Laboratory, a cancelled program by the U.S. Air Force and the National Reconnaissance Office to put military astronauts into low Earth orbit to conduct detailed observations of Soviet and Chinese capabilities during the Cold War.
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By Eleanor O'RangersIn this episode, we continue our interview with John Charles on a number of MOL topics, including tying up the discussion on MOL artwork from part 1, the declassification of MOL materials, and the legacy of MOL—including some time devoted to paying respects to Robert Lawrence, a so-called “Hidden Figure” from the MOL Air Force pilot corps.
Check out John's page with information on MOL, including articles he has written and a section devoted to MOL art:
http://www.astrocryptotriviology.com/mol-art
John also makes mention of author Megan Prelinger… check out her book entitled, “Another Science Fiction: Advertising the Space Race 1957-1962.”
This is Part 2 of our Manned Orbiting Laboratory interview.
Note: apologies for some noise distortion with Emily Carney’s voice; our VOIP system for recording podcasts is, at best, imperfect! We apologize in advance for the quality of portions of the recording.
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John Charles was a long-time NASA life scientist and science manager with a life-long interest in spaceflight history. He retired from NASA on February 22, 2018, after nearly thirty-three years in a career that started as a cardiovascular investigator on Space Shuttle flights, spanned Mir missions and the Shuttle flight of John Glenn, included overseeing the joint US/Russian one-year mission on ISS and the Twins Study, and peaked as the Chief Scientist of NASA’s Human Research Program, guiding NASA biomedical research on the International Space Station in preparation for sending astronauts to Mars.
John is now the first scientist-in-residence at Space Center Houston, the official visitors center of the Johnson Space Center, and an emeritus employee of the Johnson Space Center mentoring younger scientists. He is an Adjunct Professor of Kinesiology at Texas A&M University. He and his wife Kathy own ACT4space, LLC, a private outreach, education, research, and consulting business.
In addition, John is applying his decades of experience in space biomedical research and oversight to understanding the human health and performance aspects of the Manned Orbiting Laboratory, a cancelled program by the U.S. Air Force and the National Reconnaissance Office to put military astronauts into low Earth orbit to conduct detailed observations of Soviet and Chinese capabilities during the Cold War.