The Space Shot

I really enjoyed talking with Barry Hamilton, CEO of Red Canyon Engineering and Software today. Today's episode is part 1 of our conversation, so be sure to subscribe so you don't miss tomorrow's episode.

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Check out Red Canyon on LinkedIn.

RedCanyonSoftware.com

Check out the show notes for today's episode. High altitude planes and wicked fast cars. It's a perfect combination. Happy Monday! Don't forget; you can reach me through email, [email protected]. Send questions, ideas, or comments to this email, and I will respond to you! Thanks for reaching out :)

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Episode Links:

Aerospace Day at the Capitol

ER-2 and Chase Vehicle

NASA Armstrong Fact Sheet: ER-2 High-Altitude Airborne Science Aircraft

Prototype Space Sensors Take Test Ride on NASA ER-2

Matt LeBlanc tails landing Nasa aircraft in latest Top Gear episode

Happy Sunday! Don't forget, you can reach me through email, [email protected]. Send questions, ideas, or comments to this email and I will respond to you! Thanks for reaching out :)

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MESSENGER Spacecraft and Instruments

MESSENGER Overview

PDF- MESSENGER Mission Information

MESSENGER: In Depth

Voskhod 2

1980 Soviet Rocket Accident Killed 50- New York Times, 1989

Soviet rocket blast left 48 dead- BBC News, 2000

We've got some birthdays to celebrate today! Plus, an early mission that sent a satellite into space, that's still in orbit, sixty years later. Don't forget, you can reach me through email, [email protected]. Send questions, ideas, or comments to this email and I will respond to you! Thanks for reaching out :)

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Episode Links:

James Irwin- NASA Biography

Thomas Ken Mattingly- NASA Biography

Ken Mattingly- NASA Johnson Space Center Oral History Project

When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions- Amazon Video

Vanguard 1 Mission Page

This website is rocking some old school web design, but it's got some good information.

What is geodesy? NOAA

Find out more about Geodesy in Episode 275 of The Space Shot

The crew of Gemini 8 had a very close call. Check out today's episode for mission audio and for more detail about this flight. Don't forget, you can reach me through email, [email protected]. Send questions, ideas, or comments to this email and I will respond to you! Thanks for reaching out :)

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Episode Links:

Gemini 8 Mission Page- NASA

Here's an archival video on Gemini 8 that NASA produced for this flight.

This book is available in print and online. I'm including a link to the webpage for this book since many of you probably don't have a hard copy. This book has some incredible information about Project Gemini.

The archival audio from today's episode is available here. I edited clips for time, removing long periods of dead air for the sake of brevity in today's episode.

Gemini 8 Press Kit- NASA PDF

The Space Shot- Episode 67

The Space Shot- Episode 73

The Space Shot- Episode 77

EchoStar XXIII Mission Press Kit- SpaceX PDF

Never forget Space Bat.

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Thank you for making me part of your daily routine, I appreciate your time and your ears!

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Episode Links:

Space Bat

STS-119 Highlights PDF

STS-119 Mission Page

Astronaut Joseph M. Acaba- Twitter

"Forbidden Planet" Trailer- YouTube

"Forbidden Planet"- iTunes

"Forbidden Planet"- Amazon Streaming

"Forbidden Planet" AFI Catalog

In Memoriam- Stephen Hawking. He was an incredible thinker and will be missed.

On a cheerier, math-related note, happy Pi day!

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This is the lecture I quoted from and discussed in today's episode. Give it a read and let me know your thoughts!

Stephen William Hawking- 1942-2018

NASA tweet remembering Stephen Hawking

PiDay.org

Educators, Check out this link!

Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli

All About Mars- Timeline

Astronomy in the Old Testament- Giovanni Schiaparelli (Translated to English)

Listen in to today's episode and find out about a member of a royal family that appeared on Star Trek: Voyager on this day in 1996. Have a great Tuesday!

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STS-29 Mission Page

More on STS-29

Trajectory Sequence of Events on Page 14.

Watch this launch and remember that the Shuttle was traveling 107 mph just nine seconds into its flight. Just under a minute into flight Discovery was already traveling faster than the speed of sound. That's some serious acceleration.

STS-29 Launch

Space Shuttle Flight 28 (STS-29)

Abdullah bin al-Hussein- Memory Alpha

The Voyager episode "Investigations" aired on March 13th, 1996.

Captain Kirk’s Coaster: ‘Star Trek’ Theme Park Coming to Jordan

Happy Monday everyone! Lifting bodies are super cool, so check out today's episode and learn about a lifting body that landed with an uncommonly large parafoil parachute!

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Episode Links:

X-38 Team Successfully Flies Largest Parafoil Parachute in History

x-38 Atmospheric Vehicle Completes First Unpiloted Flight Test

X-38 Picture Page

Check out this link for pictures of the flight tests of the X-38 throughout its program.

Gemini TTV-1 Paraglider Capsule- Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Parawing Capsule Truck Tows & Air Drop circa 1963 NASA Langley Research Center- Jeff Quitney

Past Projects: B-52 Heavy-lift Airborne Launch Aircraft

NASA Acting Administrator Lightfoot to retire- Jeff Foust

Blue Origin signs Sky Perfect JSAT as fourth New Glenn launch customer- Caleb Henry

SpaceX manifest: company aims for five Falcon 9 launches in one month- Chris Gebhardt

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Episode Links:

Pioneer 5

STS-123

NASA Assigns Crew for Japanese Lab and Canadian Robotics Mission

All Aboard for STS-123: The Station Goes Global

Dextre

The Robotic Refueling Mission

Watch the best bits of Elon Musk's SXSW talk- Engadget