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This week we pay our respects to Bill Anders, the Apollo 8 astronaut who died last month at the age of 90. To help us do this we’re joined by Francis French who had numerous visits to Bill Anders home while writing his book “In The Shadow of the Moon.”

Bill Anders Obituary: 

https://heritageflight.org/about/maj-gen-bill-anders/remembering-bill-anders/#:~:text=Major%20General%20William%20Alison%20Anders,the%20time%20of%20his%20passing

Francis French:

https://www.francisfrench.com/

X: https://twitter.com/F_French

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/francisjfrench/

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Can you believe it? 200 episodes!

Today we bring you something extra special as we interview Sterling Crawford and General Charlie Duke. Sterling recently opened Stall Three Studio in South Carolina and unveiled a brand new portrait of her grandfather General Duke as part of the “Space Exploration: Past Present and Future” exhibit, so we find out more from both of them about the portrait, space and art!

Stall Three Studio:

https://www.stallthreestudio.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stallthreestudio

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHuoxC-qDg9DLS2B7TXnMfQ

X: https://x.com/stall3studio

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stall-three-studio-1/

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/stallthreestudio/

Sterling Crawford:

https://www.sterlingcrawford.art/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sterling-crawford-130786142/

General Charlie Duke:

https://charlieduke.com/ 

Stall Magazine:

https://www.stallmagazine.com/ 

Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp200-space-art-and-stall-three-studio-with-sterling-crawford-and-general-charlie-duke

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Image Credits: Sterling Crawford

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And so this week is part 3 of 3 in which we get to listen to some interviews with Alan Bean conducted by Rick Houston back in 2016. An incredible insight into the mind and life of the 4th person to walk on the moon. Makes sure you listened to parts one and two first! We're also joined by Rick to talk about the what, why and how of these interviews.

Alan Bean Obituary:

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/family-release-regarding-the-passing-of-apollo-skylab-astronaut-alan-bean/ 

Rick Houston:

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-houston-bb608913/

Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp199-an-interview-with-alan-bean-part-3-with-rick-houston

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And so this week is part 2 of 3 in which we get to listen to some interviews with Alan Bean conducted by Rick Houston back in 2016. An incredible insight into the mind and life of the 4th person to walk on the moon. Makes sure you listened to last week's episode first.

Alan Bean Obituary:

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/family-release-regarding-the-passing-of-apollo-skylab-astronaut-alan-bean/ 

Rick Houston:

X: https://x.com/rickhouston73

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-houston-bb608913/

Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp198-an-interview-with-alan-bean-part-2-with-rick-houston

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Image Credits: BBC

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A very special episode this week, part 1 of 3 in which we get to listen to some interviews with Alan Bean conducted by Rick Houston back in 2016. An incredible insight into the mind and life of the 4th person to walk on the moon.

Alan Bean Obituary:

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/family-release-regarding-the-passing-of-apollo-skylab-astronaut-alan-bean/ 

Rick Houston:

X: https://x.com/rickhouston73

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-houston-bb608913/

Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp197-an-interview-with-alan-bean-part-1-with-rick-houston

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SpaceX are the number 1 launch provider in the world currently, and author/journalist Brad Bergan has just released a wonderful book about them called SpaceX: Elon Musk and the Final Frontier. So we think it’s about time that we have a conversation about SpaceX.

Brad Bergan:

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-bergan/ 

SpaceX - Elon Musk and the Final Frontier:

https://www.quarto.com/books/9780760384015/spacex

Space Race 2.0:

https://www.quarto.com/books/9780760375549/space-race-2-0 

Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp196-spacex-elon-musk-and-the-final-frontier-with-brad-bergan

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Image Credits: Quarto Publishing

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Over the weekend Blue Origin launched their first crewed mission after nearly two years and today we’re speaking to someone who has won their ticket for one of their future flights. Dr. Eiman Jahangir entered the MoonDAO Ticket To Space raffle and his name was picked out, however, Dr. Jahangir is so much more than a space tourist as you’ll find out in this week’s episode.

Dr. Eiman Jahangir:

X: https://x.com/DrEJahangir

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drejahangir/ 

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@drejahangir 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drejahangir/ 

MoonDAO:

https://www.moondao.com/ 

Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp195-winning-a-trip-to-space-with-dr-eiman-jahangir

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Image Credits: Cassandra Klos

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In nearly 200 episodes we’ve never had any in depth discussion about the military uses of space, so we’ve decided this is the week. We’re joined by Dwayne Day, a space historian who is an expert on the history of reconnaissance satellites and it’s a fascinating conversation. 

Dwayne Day:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dwayne-day-41983723/ 

X: https://twitter.com/CORONAGAMBIT

Eye in the Sky: The Story of the Corona Spy Satellites:

https://smithsonianbooks.com/store/aviation-military-history/eye-in-the-sky-the-story-of-the-corona-spy-satellites-smithsonian-history-of-aviation-and-spaceflight-paperback/ 

Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp194-reconnaissance-satellites-who-what-and-why-with-dwayne-day

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Ever wondered what life might be like on a remote part of the world while tracking spacecraft and communicating with them? Ever considered the dangers of being in a blockhouse close to a rocket launch as it explodes? Well our guess this week has some stories for you. We speak to Dan Kovalchik who started working on tracking stations and eventually became the Systems Administrator for the Delta launches, a job he held for 21 years. He has a new book out called ‘Days of Delta Thunder’ so we caught up with him to have a chat.

Dan Kovalchik:

http://www.rangerat.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-kovalchik-43311880/

Days of Delta Thunder:

https://www.amazon.com/Days-Delta-Thunder-Dan-Kovalchik-ebook/dp/B0D1SCJ8HN

Delta II Launch Failure: 1997

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTmb3Cqb2qw 

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Image Credits: 30th Space Wing Public Affairs

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We can’t get enough of talking about the moon and we love a bit of poetry, so it was a joy talking to Christopher Cokinos for this week’s podcast. Christopher has just released a book called ‘Still as Bright - An Illuminating History of the Moon, from Antiquity to Tomorrow’ - and it’s a must read!

Christopher Cokinos: 

https://www.christophercokinos.com/

Still As Bright:

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Still-As-Bright/Christopher-Cokinos/9781639365692 

Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp192-talking-about-the-moon-and-poetry-with-christopher-cokinos

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Image Credits: Pegasus Books

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