The Space Shot

By John MulnixScience History Astronomy

The Space Shot episodes

July 04, 2017 Episode 50: Lego Rockets, Comets, a Birthday, and the Soviet N-1 Rocket
Episode Links:
SpaceX Statement On 7/3/17 Abort
NASA Deep Impact Website
Deep Impact- Impactor Video
Why Study Comets?
Harrison "Jack" Schmitt- NASA Biography
7 min
July 03, 2017 Episode 49: Of Gamma-Rays and Launch Holds
Episode Links:
Project Vela- Astronautix.com](http://www.astronautix.com/a/advancedvela.html)
Department of Defense- Unclassified Report on Project Vela
DARPA- Project Vela
Flash! The hunt for the biggest explosions in the universe. Page 13
What Is a Supernova? Space.com
Gamma-Ray Astronomy
A History of Gamma-Ray Astronomy Including Related Discoveries
5 min
July 01, 2017 Episode 48: Cassini Huygens
Episode Links:
SpaceNews.com- BREAKING | President Trump reestablishes National Space Council
Space.com- SpaceX Test-Fires Rocket Ahead of Sunday Launch (Photo)
Cassini Spacecraft Arrives at Saturn
Cassini Overview
Cassini Orbiter
Cassini 10 Years at Saturn Top 10 Discoveries
Enceladus Top 10 Science Highlights
Cassini- About the Mission
AT&T Newsroom- AT&T Powers NASA's Deep Space Network
7 min
June 30, 2017 Episode 47: Soyuz 11- The Mission & Apollo 13- The Movie
Episode Links:
Soyuz 11
Archive.org NASA Apollo Audio Archive
Apollo 13- IMDB
"Houston, We Have a Problem" Clip
Apollo 13- NASA
"Houston, We've Had a Problem" By James A. Lovell
A.V. Club- http://www.avclub.com/article/apollo-13s-20th-anniversary-look-how-they-made-fil-221536
8 min
June 30, 2017 Episode 46: Angelo Secchi & Shuttle-Mir Part 2
Episode Links:
Charles Precourt Oral History Interview
Charles Precourt Biography
STS-71
Angelo Secchi Biography
6 min
June 28, 2017 Episode 45: Falcon 9 Is Go For Launch
Episode Links:
SpaceX CRS-7 Investigation Update
NASA FAQ on CRS-7 Incident
Eric Berger- Ars Technica. After nine launches in 2017, it’s tough to be an honest critic of SpaceX
6 min
June 27, 2017 Episode 44: Atlantis & Mir
Episode Links:
Connect with The Space Shot on Facebook here
Mission Control Center STS-71 Status Report #1
NASA STS-71 Mission Overview
STS-4 Mission Overview
Shuttle-Mir: The United States and Russia Share History's Highest Stage
Ken Mattingly NASA Biography
7 min
June 26, 2017 Episode 43: Messier & Seasat
Episode Links:
Messier Object 1- The Crab Nebula
Messier Marathon- APOD
Astronomy Clubs Near Me- Sky & Telescope
Messier History
Crab Nebula
Sombrero Galaxy
Seasat Launch Information (June 27th)
Seasat Launch Informaiton (June 28th)
Seasat NASA Spacecraft Database
5 min
June 25, 2017 Episode 42: The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything
Episode Links:
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SpaceX Iridium Launch and Landing Video
SpaceX Launch Vehicle Core History
Elon Musk- Tweets about Titanium Grid Fins
Elon Musk- Twitter Feed
Michael Foale Oral History
Michael Foale Biography
NYT- Russian Space Station Damaged In Collision With a Cargo Vessel
Hermann Oberth Biography
Star Trek- Oberth-Class Starship
NASA STS-50 Mission
7 min
June 25, 2017 Episode 41: Meteors, UFOs, and MUOS 5
Episode Links:
MUOS 5 Launch Highlights
MUOS Mission Information
June 24, 1997 | The ‘Roswell Incident'
Chicora Meteor
5 min

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