The Space Shot

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Gemini 2

New Horizons- Johns Hopkins

New Horizons- NASA

New Horizons Launch Information

Here's the image I shared via social media today. Check it out for a fantastic wallpaper ;)

I've got some audio highlights from the Commercial Crew Systems Development hearing yesterday, plus some history and news. Check out today's episode and share it with a friend!

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Subcommittee on Space Hearing - An Update on NASA Commercial Crew Systems Development

SpaceX and customers defend Falcon 9 performance after Zuma mission

Powering Up NASA’s Human Reach for the Red Planet

From NASA-

Here's the Forbes piece. I didn't have time to address everything in the article, but you can read it here and check it out. Thompson admits he's a bit biased because he's worked for Boeing and Lockheed Martin in the past. The difference between SpaceX and ULA is that ULA and its parent companies have been around since the beginning of the space age, not just 2002 like SpaceX.

Some brief SpaceX history today. I can't believe we are approaching 250 episodes! Friday's podcast is going to be awesome. A Gemini launch and New Horizons don't miss it!

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Jason-3 NASA JPL

Falcon 9 launches Jason-3 satellite but landing attempt fails- SpaceNews.com, Jeff Foust

Jason-3 SpaceX Hosted Webcast- YouTube

Apologies for the late release today!

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I will have more links to Columbia resources over the coming weeks.

Columbia Crew Profiles- NASA

STS-27 Tile Damage and a few other missions are briefly talked about on this episode.

This is a great read if you want to learn more about what's going on with Zuma.

Today's episode has a pop culture anniversary, some SpaceX Falcon Heavy news, a Star Trek: Discovery update, and some Stardust mission history. Happy Monday!

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Live coverage: First Falcon Heavy testing firing now Tuesday

Space Mountain- Walt Disney World

Stardust Mission- NASA JPL

Stardust Mission Wrap Up

Happy Sunday & Happy Huygens Landing Day!

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The Huygens Probe Lands on Titan- ESA

Huygens Second Landing Anniversary- The Surprises Continue- ESA

Celebrating the Fifth Anniversary of Huygens- ESA

Huygens Probe- NASA

Ten Years Ago, Huygens Probe Lands on Surface of Titan- NASA

Today's episode has some ULA and SpaceX news, plus black holes.

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NASA Science to Return to Earth aboard SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft- NASA.gov

STS-54 Video Recap

Massive Black Holes Dwell in Most Galaxies, According to Hubble Census- January 13th, 1997

Researchers Catch Supermassive Black Hole Burping - Twice

Chandra- Double Burp Press Release

American Astronomical Society Website

Anatomy of a Black Hole

SpaceX Static Fire update, launch update, some shuttle history, and pop culture. Check out today's episode!

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I forgot to mention this in today's episode. Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch tweeted his support for SpaceX, adding another layer of complexity to an already murky story. Here's his Tweet.

Pentagon: Ask SpaceX about Zuma. SpaceX: That’s not our story to tell- Eric Berger, Ars Technica

SpaceX Falcon Heavy completes successful rehearsal, static fire pushed back due to bug in launch pad hardware- Eric Ralph, Teslarati

STS-61C Mission Page

STS-61C Video

STS-81 Mission Page

STS-81 Video

Deep Impact Mission Page

Sergei Korolev NASA Biography

Sergei Korolev ESA Biography

SpaceX Static Fire update, launch update, some shuttle history, and pop culture. Check out today's episode!

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STS-74 Mission Page

National Space Society- STS-72 Post Flight Presentation

STS-72 Mission Page (newer NASA website)

Check out this link, it's a great resource.

I'm feeling a bit under the weather today so today's episode is a bit shorter.

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NASA Mourns the Passing of Astronaut John Young

John Young Biography