Space and Things

Following the release of 'The Right Stuff' on Disney+ this week, Dave and Emily discuss the history of Tom Wolfe's book, the original 1983 film and the first two episodes.

With that in mind, they then get talking about the origins of NASA, the Space Task Group and the Mercury 7.

NASA History files:

"The Birth of NASA" - https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/whyweexplore/Why_We_29.html

"The Space Task Group: - https://crgis.ndc.nasa.gov/historic/Space_Task_Group

"Project Mercury Overview - Astronaut Selection" - https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mercury/missions/astronaut.html

Michael Collins Washington Post Article about The Right Stuff from 1979: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/entertainment/books/1979/09/09/so-you-want-to-be-an-astronaut/42df935f-a624-44c9-b354-bb87ab1727e6/

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Another week where there were many scrubs... We did eventually get two launches, but it really does feel like there has been a curse, so this week Dave and Emily look more at scrubs and aborts. There's been some crazy ones that is for sure.

Onward/Upward at the Cosmosphere: https://cosmo.org/blog/view/onward-upward

Northrup Grumman Antares Launch 2nd October: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQW_2qtBDfY

Space X Starlink Launch on Falcon 9, 6th October: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0MGgQZIYNk

Delta IV Scrub: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssnh8KznSeM

Historic Scrubs and Launch Aborts:

Gemini VI 12th December 1965: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htmd4BrNJ5k

Drew Ex Machina (Andrew LePage) Article: https://www.drewexmachina.com/2014/11/18/a-brief-history-of-launch-aborts/

STS-93: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1_wKb4iL1M

STS-51F: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSbMs_OnE4c

The Right Stuff Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koptJPPOXJE

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Due to the unexpected loss of Emily's friend Al Hallonquist, a big part of the space community, Dave is on his own this week.

He managed to talk to British actor Tom Chambers (Holby City, Waterloo Road and Strictly Come Dancing) about a brand new online play. 'Apollo 13: The Dark Side Of The Moon" - Find out more and book your tickets here: https://originaltheatreonline.com/

NASA and Space X press release for next Crew Dragon Mission: https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2020/09/28/nasa-and-spacex-update-target-launch-date-for-the-crew-1-mission-to-station/

Lakes on Mars: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02751-1

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Following the release of 'Challenger: The Final Flight' on Netflix, Emily and Dave have a look at their favourite documentaries.

Featuring discussions on 'When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions', 'MIssion Control: The Unsung Heroes Of Apollo', 'The Last Man On The Moon', 'Searching For Skylab' and 'Chasing The Moon'.

On Saturday 19th September, Kallman Worldwide Inc. hosted an online event to celebrate the life of Al Worden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6VCE7Hkeb8

Emily's Al Worden Memory: https://space.nss.org/check-mate-carney-an-al-worden-memory/

Dave's 'Last Man On The Moon' Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouPYZIse7f4

NASA Press Conference about Artemis: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-publishes-artemis-plan-to-land-first-woman-next-man-on-moon-in-2024/

New planet in different galaxy: https://www.sciencealert.com/astronomers-have-just-found-an-exoplanet-that-swoops-outside-the-galactic-plane

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It may not be as catchy a song, and unfortunately David Bowie isn't here to write it, but this weeks burning question. Is there life on Venus?

There was a whole load of new stuff going on once again this week, so we hope you enjoy our round up. If anyone has any comments then please get in touch, and also let us know your favourite space documentaries.

Life on Venus: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-020-1174-4

Astra Rocket 3.1 launch: https://twitter.com/CultonJennifer/status/1304626860853141505?s=20

Apollo 11 movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Co8Z8BQgWc

Charles Bolden Comments: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/09/former-nasa-administrator-says-sls-rocket-will-go-away/

Apollo 16 PDI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSXhb3J05ps

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Followi the sad news that Gerald Carr passed away shortly after his 88th birthday on 26th August, we decided that we would take a look at his life and the mission he commanded: Skylab 4. We were fortunate to hear from one of his crew mates on that mission Dr. Ed Gibson.

Skylab 4 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnB1yQ4zylY

David Shayler's "Around The World In 84 Days" Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Around-World-Days-Authorized-Biography/dp/189495940X

Butter Cookie Recipe: https://anodysseyofflavors.wordpress.com/2015/06/28/space-food-and-skylab-butter-cookies/

Gerald 'Jerry' Carr Obituaries:

https://www.newcomeralbany.com/Obituary/188631/Gerald-Carr/Albany-NY

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/skylab-astronaut-gerald-jerry-carr-dies-at-88/

https://www.manchesterjournal.com/stories/manchesters-astronaut-jerry-carr-dead-at-88,612825

Space X:

Falcon 9 Launches:

Saocom 1B: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-gLOsDjE3E (Polar Orbit) - 31st Aug

Starlink https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j4xR7LMCGY - Sept 3rd

Starship SN6 150meter hop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdAKrzOLQTg - Sept 4th

SLS Booster Test:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWzx8LGP9K8 - Sept 2nd

ESA:

Vega Launch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QFd7ViK2zg - Sept 2nd

ULA:

Delta Heavy Scrub: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3f-rFA5Wp8 - Aug 29th

Long March 4B First stage unsafe return:

https://twitter.com/LaunchStuff/status/1302933386990891008?s=20 - Sept 7th

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A veteran of the United States Navy, Carney became a freelance writer back in 2008 and started a blog called This Space Available, which is hosted by the National Space Society.

In 2011, Carney founded a facebook group Space Hipsters. Originally intended to be a place to share news and insights amongst friends, this community has now grown to close to 20,000 members including astronauts, engineers, scientists, historians and space flight enthusiasts from around the globe.

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Giles is a singer/songwriter from London, England who has always had a passion for space flight. Since his early years he’s been looking skyward and though he ended up wielding a guitar for a living, space exploration is alway on his mind and one of his most popular songs is about astronaut Gene Cernan, ‘The Last Man On The Moon’.

In 2019 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, Giles visited all of the crewed space vehicles flown by NASA from Freedom 7 to the Space Shuttle Orbiters.

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In our first episode, our co-hosts introduce themselves and look back upon the year 2020 so far and pick out their highlights.

What was their favourite space flight event? ESA's solar flare? Space X Crew Demo? The launch of Perseverance? Please share with us your highlights.

With all the usual events and gatherings cancelled this year, the world has gone online. Emily and Dave talk a little bit about some of the online events they've been a part of, with shout outs to Spacefest, Space Hipsters and The San Diego Air and Space Museum.

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A veteran of the United States Navy, Carney became a freelance writer back in 2008 and started a blog called This Space Available, which is hosted by the National Space Society.

In 2011, Carney founded a facebook group Space Hipsters. Originally intended to be a place to share news and insights amongst friends, this community has now grown to close to 20,000 members including astronauts, engineers, scientists, historians and space flight enthusiasts from around the globe.

Blog: https://space.nss.org/category/this-space-available/

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/EmilyLCarney

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmilyCarneySpace/

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

Giles is a singer/songwriter from London, England who has always had a passion for space flight. Since his early years he’s been looking skyward and though he ended up wielding a guitar for a living, space exploration is alway on his mind and one of his most popular songs is about astronaut Gene Cernan, ‘The Last Man On The Moon’.

In 2019 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, Giles visited all of the crewed space vehicles flown by NASA from Freedom 7 to the Space Shuttle Orbiters.

Full info: https://www.davejgiles.com

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Space historian Emily Carney has teamed up with space flight nerd Dave Giles for Space and Things, a podcast devoted to the exploration of space. Each week they'll be keeping up to date with what is happening in the space flight world as well as looking back at some of the key moments and figures involved with the evolution of space flight. 

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A veteran of the United States Navy, Carney became a freelance writer back in 2008 and started a blog called This Space Available, which is hosted by the National Space Society.

In 2011, Carney founded a facebook group Space Hipsters. Originally intended to be a place to share news and insights amongst friends, this community has now grown to close to 20,000 members including astronauts, engineers, scientists, historians and space flight enthusiasts from around the globe.

Blog: https://space.nss.org/category/this-space-available/

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/EmilyLCarney

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmilyCarneySpace/

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

Giles is a singer/songwriter from London, England who has always had a passion for space flight. Since his early years he’s been looking skyward and though he ended up wielding a guitar for a living, space exploration is alway on his mind and one of his most popular songs is about astronaut Gene Cernan, ‘The Last Man On The Moon’.

In 2019 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, Giles visited all of the crewed space vehicles flown by NASA from Freedom 7 to the Space Shuttle Orbiters.

Full info: https://www.davejgiles.com

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/davejgiles

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davejgilesmusic

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

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