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Astronaut Dr. Tom Jones has just released a brand new book called ’Space Shuttle Stories - Firsthand Astronaut Accounts From All 135 Missions’ and it is sensational, so we’re talking to Dr. Jones to find out more.

5 Years of ‘Tennessee and 48th’: https://davejgiles.com/tennessee-and-48th 

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Dr. Tom Jones:

https://astronauttomjones.com/

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

Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp166-space-shuttle-stories-firsthand-astronaut-accounts-from-all-135-missions-with-tom-jones

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The story of the 4th American spaceflight has turned into one of the biggest myths in spaceflight history. This week we find out about some new evidence which helps to put the record straight. We speak to Kris Stoever (daughter of astronaut Scott Carpenter) and researcher Danny Parker to find out more.

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Kris Stoever:

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Danny Parker

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Previous Episode on Aurora 7 and Scott Carpenter:

https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp96-aurora-7-scott-carpenter-did-the-man-malfunction-60th-anniversary

Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp165-unearthing-new-evidence-about-aurora-7-with-kris-stoever-and-danny-parker

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This week we talk to Mark Seller, VP of Vulcan Development at United Launch Alliance (ULA) to discuss their brand new Vulcan Centaur rocket, coming to a launch pad near you very soon.

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ULA: https://www.ulalaunch.com

Vulcan: Https://www.ulalaunch.com/rockets/vulcan-centaur 

What’s Caught Our Eye This Week:

Rise Together Space Alliance: https://www.harwellcampus.com/rise-together-space-alliance/ 

Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp164-introducing-the-vulcan-centaur-rocket-with-ula-vp-for-vulcan-development-mark-peller

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This week we welcome back Stephen Walker who recently published in the Guardian about life on the ISS during a time of war. It’s a fascinating piece and once again, Stephen Walker proves himself to be a wonderful interviewee.

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Stephen Walker:

https://www.stephenwalkerbeyond.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SWalkerBEYOND

Guardian Article: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/aug/26/its-like-doing-an-arctic-expedition-with-german-scientists-in-1943-life-on-the-international-space-station-at-a-time-of-war 

Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp163-life-on-the-international-space-station-at-a-time-of-war-with-stephen-walker

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"Space: 1999" is a cult British science fiction television series that aired from 1975 to 1977. And there’s a brand new documentary being made about it called “The Eagle Has Landed” - so today we’re talking to the filmmaker Jeffrey Morris to find out more.

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The Eagle Has Landed:

https://eagledocumentary.com/

Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1924935609/the-eagle-has-landed-sci-fi-documentary?fbclid=IwAR02_Nj6MUCb3YFcezvVTdAH6M2aJDr-pQPUS4qFvk9SHvjXNiECR1OrJoE 

Jeffrey Morris: 

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreymorris2/

X: https://twitter.com/realfuturedude 

Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp162-space-1999-the-eagle-has-landed-with-jeffrey-morris

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Image Credits: ITV

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After Dave’s trip to Ireland there was so much to catch up that was worthy of discussion that there is no main feature this week, just a whole load of things that have caught our eye.

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Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp161-the-latest-space-news-round-up

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Image Credits: Odd Sock Comics

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On September 24th OSIRIS-REx will return samples from the Near Earth Asteroid called Bennu, so today we talk to the person who named the asteroid and find out more about why it’s an important mission.

That 70’s Show: Skylab:

https://www.rocketcenter.com/skylab50 

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Larry Puzio:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/larry.puzio

Michael Puzo:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-puzio/ 

OSIRIS-REx:

https://www.nasa.gov/osiris-rex 

Planetary Society:

https://www.planetary.org/ 

Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp160-osiris-rex-sample-return-with-larry-and-michael-puzio

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This week we’re joined by game designer Fritz Bronner to discuss the new edition of his 1989 board game Liftoff. That’s right Liftoff 2.0 should be coming out next year and you can be a part of it.

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Liftoff 2.0: https://liftoff2.com/

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Fritz Bronner:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fritz-bronner-b695082b/ 

Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp159-liftoff-20-the-ultimate-space-board-game-with-fritz-bronner

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Following the death of Marilyn Lovell at the age of 93 last week, we wanted to talk about what it must have been like to be the wife of an astronaut in the Apollo era, so we asked Jessica Carr, daughter of Jerry and Joann Carr, and Bruce McCandless III, son of Bruce and Bernice McCandless to talk about their mothers experiences and to ask what it was like living in Houston in an astro house in the 1960s.

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Bruce McCandless III: https://brucemccandless.com/

X: https://twitter.com/BanLohannon 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-mccandless-iii-3b205726/ 

Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp158-the-real-astronaut-wives-with-jessica-carr-and-bruce-mccandless-iii

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It’s our third birthday! 3 years of weekly podcasts, so we wanted to do something special. Today’s guest also celebrated their birthday this week, so it seems appropriate that we’re joined by Chris Sembroski from the Inspiration4 crew. A mission which took place nearly 2 years ago and is among the highlights of things that have happened in space flight since we started this podcast. 

Chris Sembroski:

https://chrissembroski.com/

X: https://twitter.com/ChrisSembroski

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-sembroski/

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

Inspiration4:

https://inspiration4.com/

Launch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pv01sSq44w

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital:

https://inspiration4.com/donate

Polaris Dawn:

https://polarisprogram.com/dawn/

Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp157-an-interview-with-chris-sembroski-inspiration4

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