<p>Which spacecraft were named "Charlie Brown" and "Snoopy"?  How many Snoopy dolls have flown in space?  What is the NASA "Silver Snoopy" award?   We talk to Silver Snoopy recipient and former NASA Flight Controller (and Snoopy super-fan) Ginger Kerrick about the long history between NASA and Peanuts.</p>

Which spacecraft were named "Charlie Brown" and "Snoopy"? How many Snoopy dolls have flown in space? What is the NASA "Silver Snoopy" award? We talk to Silver Snoopy recipient and former NASA Flight Controller (and Snoopy super-fan) Ginger Kerrick about the long history between NASA and Peanuts.

<p>Which spacecraft were named "Charlie Brown" and "Snoopy"?&nbsp; How many Snoopy dolls have flown in space?&nbsp; What is the NASA "Silver Snoopy" award?&nbsp;&nbsp; We talk to Silver Snoopy recipient and former NASA Flight Controller (and Snoopy super-fan) Ginger Kerrick about the long history between NASA and Peanuts.</p>

Why Snoopy is Connected to NASA

New podcast weblogYou Don’t Know Peanuts - The Untold Stories is a behind-the-scenes look at the Peanuts universe:  The characters, the TV specials, the people behind the scenes and the impact the Peanuts gang has had on society and culture, worldwide.  The only official podcast from Peanuts will give you a new perspective on the comic strip.

Each week we’ll look at a different part of the Peanuts universe: how a character came to be, why Snoopy became friends with a bird, Charles Schulz’ fondness for all sports and how that influenced the comic strip.  We talk to those who were there when it happened and have all the behind-the-scenes untold stories you’ve always wanted to hear.

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New podcast weblogYou Don’t Know Peanuts - The Untold Stories is a behind-the-scenes look at the Peanuts universe: The characters, the TV specials, the people behind the scenes and the impact the Peanuts gang has had on society and culture, worldwide. The only official podcast from Peanuts will give you a new perspective on the comic strip. Each week we’ll look at a different part of the Peanuts universe: how a character came to be, why Snoopy became friends with a bird, Charles Schulz’ fondness for all sports and how that influenced the comic strip. We talk to those who were there when it happened and have all the behind-the-scenes untold stories you’ve always wanted to hear.

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