The Space Shot

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4th Presidential Debate- October 21st, 1960: C-SPAN

Penetrating the Iron Curtain: Resolving the Missile Gap with Technology

CORONA

"Program for Aquatone Coverage of the USSR"

Future Plans for Project Aquatone

What was the Missile Gap? CIA.gov

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STS-73 Mission Summary

STS-73 Onboard Photo: United States Microgravity Laboratory (USML-2)

Kent Rominger- NASA Biography

This Week in NASA History: US Microgravity Laboratory-2 Launches – Oct. 20, 1995

Space Shuttle Is Launched On 16-Day Science Mission

Space Shuttle Flight 72 (STS-73) Post Flight Presentation

Blue Origin just sent a jolt through the aerospace industry

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SpaceX adds mystery “Zuma” mission, Iridium-4 aims for Vandenberg landing

Iridium-4 switches to flight-proven Falcon 9, RTLS at Vandenberg delayed

S.S. Gene Cernan: Space Station Resupply Ship Named for Last Man on the Moon

Musk offers more technical details on BFR system

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Click on the image titled Fragment W: Four Image Composite. It shows where the fragments impacted by superimposing a grid on the night side of Jupiter.

This image shows Jupiter in the Ultraviolet spectrum. The impacts from the comet are clearly visible. To give you a sense of perspective, some of the disturbances in Jupiter's clouds are larger than Earth.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Collision of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter

Galileo Legacy Mission Page

Galileo Mission Page

STS-34 Press Kit PDF

STS-34 Mission Video Highlights

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Textron Aviation Inks Order for 11 Aircraft to Support Air Ambulance Missions in Norway

Babcock Scandinavian AirAmbulance

About the National Air Ambulance Services of Norway

Air Ambulance Service New Aircraft Press Release

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GOES Overview and History- NASA.gov

40 Years of GOES: The Anniversary of GOES-1

NASA Earth Science

GOES Satellite Imagery- Real-time

Russian Cargo Ship Docks at International Space Station

ISS HDEV Video- Live

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Reconstructing Cassini's Plunge into Saturn

Cassini: Mission of Exploration

Cassini Mission Page

A quick episode today because I'm having a pretty bad allergies day. Sneezing every 30 seconds or so isn't conducive to podcasting.

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NASA- X-1: Fiftieth Anniversary

Twitter- @GenChuckYeager

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Benjamin Franklin- Letter to Joseph Priestley, February 8th, 1780

Benjamin Frankin- Letter to Rev. Dr. Lathrop, May 31st, 1788

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Echostar 105 / SES-11 Launch Webcast- SpaceX