The Space Shot

This month we are catching up with Jack at the Cosmosphere's SpaceWorks division. We talked about the completion of the MOCR Console restoration project. You'll also hear from Carla about what's up at the Cosmosphere this summer. It's a packed episode, so listen in today.

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A huge thank you to Benoit Darcy, from Paris France for allowing us to use "Hypergolic" from the album "Apollo" for the podcast. Check it out through your music service of choice.

I finally had a chance to talk with José Mariano López Urdiales, the Founder and CEO of Zero 2 Infinity, a space startup that's looking to reinvent how "Small companies, schools, universities and lovers of Earth" can reach Earth orbit.

Be sure to check out the show notes below for links to Zero 2 Infinity's website and some really cool videos. I'm looking forward to having José on the podcast again after the first successful launch of Bloostar!

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Zero2Infinity.space

Here's a video of the first test of a Bloostar prototype. It's going to be great to see more of these launches in the future! Rocket Launch from Near Space - Bloostar by Zero 2 Infinity

Be sure to check out the rest of the videos on their YouTube Channel for more excellent content.

Check out this SpaceNews.com article about Bloostar's test flight in 2017.

I'm at the 35th Annual Space Symposium in Colorado Springs this week. Here's the first of numerous episodes from my time here.

Chris Blackerby works for Astroscale, a company that's working to "address the growing amount of debris polluting space."

In this episode, Chris shares a bit about his background, expands on Astroscale's mission, and gives a presentation at one of the tech tracks here at the Symposium. Enjoy!

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Astroscale- creating a solution for orbital sustainability.

Astroscale's website has some compelling content that details the problem of orbital debris. Check it out!

This week we chat with author, historian, and all around great guy, Rod Pyle about his latest book, "Space 2.0: How Private Spaceflight, a Resurgent NASA, and International Partners are Creating a New Space Age."

I really enjoyed this conversation and I'm looking forward to having him on again in the future!

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Rod's latest books are:

Space 2.0- I really enjoyed this book and I highly recommend it. You can buy it here.

"Interplanetary Robots: True Stories of Space Exploration" Buy it here

His two upcoming books, "Heroes of the Space Age" (releasing May 2019) and "First on the Moon: The Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Experience" (releasing April 2019) are available for preorder at fine book sellers everywhere.

Preorder "Heroes of the Space Age" here.

Preorder "First on the Moon" here.

Rod has quite the back catalogue of great books, that cover a variety of topics. Rod also writes for Space.com, Futurity, Caltech Engineering & Science, Popular Science, Huffington Post, WIRED, and Quest. He's been involved with various TV shows, from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, to Modern Marvels, to a WWII documentary.

Check out his website for more information on his books, articles, and more. www.pylebooks.com

Let me know if you have any questions, email me at [email protected]. You can also call 720-772-7988 if you'd like to ask a question for the show. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out :)

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Chariots for Apollo- NASA History PDF Link

Stratolaunch Layoffs

Stratolaunch Main Website

Stratolaunch and SpaceX part ways

Virgin Galactic Goes for Two, Helps NASA Mature Space Tech- NASA.gov

Bezos emphasizes altitude advantage of New Shepard over SpaceShipTwo- SpaceNews.com

SpaceX- Crew Demo 1 Launch

SpaceX successfully returned Crew Dragon to Earth. At the time of recording this had not happened. Here's a link to the landing. Demo-1 Post-Splashdown Remarks from Benji Reed- NASA Commercial Crew Blog

Demo-1 Concludes With Crew Dragon Splashdown- NASA.gov

This week we head to the asteroid Bennu with Dan Scheeres, one of the Co-Investigators on NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission.

Let me know if you have any questions, email me at [email protected]. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out :)

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OSIRIS-REx Mission Page

Check out all of the CU alumni that work on the OSIRIS-REx mission.

Check out this CU article on the mission.

CU Boulder- NASA's OSIRIS-REx Mission

Learn morea bout Dr. Scheeres by checking out his biography.

If you're interested in the Ann and H.J. Smead Aerospace Engineering Science program, check out CU's website here.

Check out my conversation with Laura Forczyk, a space consultant, scientist, author, and lover of all things space.

You can back Laura's book here on Kickstarter. Rise of the Space Age Millennials

Let me know if you have any questions, email me at [email protected]. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out :)

Do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast if you enjoy listening each day. Screenshot your review and send it to @johnmulnix or [email protected] and I will send you a Space Shot sticker and a thank you!

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I've also got a call in number that I'm going to be testing here soon, so keep an eye out for that!

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Astralytical- Space Analysis and Consulting

Happy New Year!

This month we catch up with Jim Remar and Mimi Meredith from the Cosmosphere to chat about EarthRising. They shared some funny stories about planning and running the EarthRising event, so be sure to listen in so you can find out what's behind this month's episode title.

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Grow Your Way to a Cosmosphere Camp. This exciting opportunity for 6th through 8th grade students could land you a Cosmosphere camp! The opportunity is open to students from Oklahoma and Kansas and runs from February 1st to April 30th, 2019. Check out the challenge details here.

You can see all of the upcoming events, including the Martin Luther King Jr. community reception, Diversity in Science Space Out Saturday, and more by checking the Cosmosphere calendar.

A huge thank you to Benoit Darcy, from Paris France for allowing us to use "Hypergolic" from the album "Apollo" for the podcast. Check it out through your music service of choice.

Welcome to 2019! For today's episode, I spoke with Lois Huneycutt about the Space Hipsters Book Prize. Download and subscribe today!

A huge shout out to all the new fans of The Space Shot on Facebook! Welcome to the podcast, I'm glad you could join us!

Let me know if you have any questions, email me at [email protected]. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out :)

Do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast if you enjoy listening each day. Screenshot your review and send it to @johnmulnix or [email protected] and I will send you a Space Shot sticker and a thank you!

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You can nominate a book by messaging Lois at [email protected]. Remember, you don't have to be a member of the Space Hipsters group to nominate a book.

Check out the Starship Hopper here.

You can learn about the Iridium NEXT mission by checking out the official Iridium page. Iridium NEXT

2018 has been one heck of a year! Let's dive into a quick review of 2018. Here's to 2019 and more podcast episodes. Thank you to everyone that listens, I hope you have a happy and prosperous New Year!

A huge shout out to all the new fans of The Space Shot on Facebook! Welcome to the podcast, I'm glad you could join us!

Let me know if you have any questions, email me at [email protected]. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out :)

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Ultima Thule Livestream Flyby (watch on 12/31) for live coverage. Watch Here

Check out Facebook for more! Have a happy New Year!