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 This week we talk to Meredith Bagby, author of a brand new book about NASA’s first diverse Astronaut class: Group 8, which was announced 45 years ago this year.

Meredith Bagby:

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/Merbagby

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/meredith-bagby-626758161/

Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp136-the-new-guys-the-astronauts-that-changed-the-face-of-space-travel-with-meredith-bagby

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With this being our 135th podcast, we knew we had to have a space shuttle theme, and fortunately Dr. Kevin Fong and the team behind the "13 Minutes To The Moon" podcast have just launched a kickstarter to make a full length podcast devoted to the Space Shuttle, so today we speak to Dr. Kevin to find out all about it.

Support the Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/16-sunsets-podcast/sixteen-sunsets-podcast?ref=project_link

Dr. Kevin Fong:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kevin_Fong

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-fong-0bb92a99/ 

“What does it take to be an astronaut? After dreaming of the stars, I decided to find out”: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/dec/04/astronaut-european-space-agency-stars 

16 Sunsets: https://sixteensunsets.com/

Twitter https://twitter.com/16Sunsets 

Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp135-16-sunsets-podcast-the-extraordinary-untold-story-of-the-space-shuttle-with-drkevin-fong

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This week we talk to Tom Cooke, who is the co-founder and CEO of Spacely, a digital marketplace connecting independent workers to the aerospace industry 

Spacely: https://www.spacely.work/

Tom Cooke:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-cooke-spacelyceo/

Podcast That Tom Talked About: 

https://www.shoshinworks.com/#/live/ecosystemicfuturespodcast 

Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp134-getting-a-job-in-the-aerospace-industry-with-tom-cooke-ceo-of-spacely

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Image Credits: Tom Cooke

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On March 17th 1958, Vanguard 1 launched into space becoming the 4th artificial satellite to reach orbit. It remains the oldest object still in orbit, so we’re using this 65th anniversary to do something celebrate an unsung hero.

The designer of Vanguard 1 was Roger Easton who is also the man behind GPS which has absolutely changed life on earth. We interview Roger’s son Richard to find out more about both Vanguard 1 and GPS. In 2013 Richard co-authored a book with Eric Frazier called “GPS Declassified: From Smart Bombs to Smartphones.”

Richard Easton:

www.gpsdeclassified.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RDEIL 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-easton-53a91a13/

Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp133-unsung-heroes-roger-easton-the-man-behind-vanguard-1-and-gps-with-richard-easton

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Image Credits: Naval Research Laboratory

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54 years ago this week, Apollo 9 was in orbit around the Earth testing out the Lunar Module on it’s maiden flight, and today we talk to the Lunar Module pilot Rusty Schweickart about that flight and so many other things.

Rusty Schweickart:

https://www.rustyschweickart.com/ 

Emily’s Articles:

Space in the Seventies: Rusty Schweickart in the Seventies

https://medium.com/the-making-of-an-ex-nuke/space-in-the-seventies-rusty-schweickart-in-the-seventies-18f62ef15801

Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/cgybjw1b5hn6dl2lx0239fnafncywn

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The Crew-6 mission is due to launch on March 2nd, so we thought we’d preview the mission for you. 

Crew 6 Fact Sheet: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/crew_6_mission_overview_0.pdf 

Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp131-spacex-crew-6-mission-preview

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This week we talk about ‘Soviets in Space’ with legendary author Colin Burgess. Of course we also talk about the ‘Outward Odyssey’ book series which he created and edits for the University of Nebraska Press.

Colin Burgess isn’t on social media.

Outward Odyssey Books:

https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/series/outward-odyssey-a-peoples-history-of-spaceflight/

Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp130-soviets-in-space-with-colin-burgess

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Image Credits: Reaktion Books Ltd.

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We recently asked our Patreon subscribers for some topic suggestions and this one came to us from Dakota Wachter:

"Looking back at that brief moment on international Human Unity the evening of 07/20/69, what do y’all think the Artemis landings will do for international culture, peace, and unification? What will Mars? How can we use spaceflight as an avenue for peace across Humanity in the next few decades?"

So today this week, we're going to share our opinions on that subject. Don't forget to get in touch to let us know what you think.

Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp129-can-artemis-save-the-world-lessons-from-apollo

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2023 is a big year for women in space flight with historic anniversaries and landmark announcements coming up, so we want to start to highlight some female Space Flight Pioneers and today we talk about Wally Funk. To do this we’re joined by journalist and broadcaster Sue Nelson who wrote the wonderful book: “Wally Funk’s Race For Space”

Sue Nelson:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sue-nelson-boffin-media-27969329/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScienceNelson

Space Boffins Podcast:

https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/astronomy-podcasts/space-boffins 

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpaceBoffins 

Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp128-wally-funk-a-true-space-pioneer-with-sue-nelson

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Image Credits: Sue Nelson

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Dick Gordon is one of our favourite astronauts, so why not take a week to talk about him? Especially where there is a brand new book about him which has just come out by his step-daughter Traci Shoblom: “Apollo’s Creed: Lessons I Learned From My Astronaut Dad”

Traci Shoblom: https://www.astronautdad.com/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089350950155

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/traci/shoblom

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

Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp127-lessons-from-dick-gordon-with-traci-shoblom

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