Podcast Episodes
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It turns out the NASA-5 episode was taking a little more time than I anticipated, can't imagine why. But since I'll be on vacation next week, I would…
3 years, 9 months ago
166 - STS-84 - Where Things Are Bright and Sunny (Linenger/Foale Mir Swap)
On STS-84 we'll deliver Mike Foale to Mir, bring Jerry Linenger back to Earth, wonder how much Elektron really weighs, enjoy the music in the base bl…
3 years, 10 months ago
165 - STS-83 - Substack Attack (MSL-1)
The crew of STS-83 is gearing up for a 16 day flight aboard Space Shuttle Columbia. With Spacelab packed full of materials science experiments, every…
3 years, 10 months ago
164 - STS-82 - No Trouble with Hubble (HST Servicing 2)
On STS-82 we've got another ground-up rendezvous on our hands. But instead of flying to Mir, we'll be visiting our old friend the Hubble Space Telesc…
3 years, 11 months ago
163 - NASA-4 Part 2 - Close Call, Ethylene Glycol, Secret Alcohol (Linenger on Mir)
We've still got half of Jerry Linenger's mission on Mir to cover, and while there aren't any fires, it's just as action packed! We've got near-misses…
3 years, 11 months ago
162 - NASA-4 Part 1 - A Candle-Lit Dinner (Linenger on Mir)
Jerry Linenger's long duration mission on Mir was so jam-packed that I had to break it up into two parts! In Part 1, we'll heed some lessons from Joh…
4 years ago
161 - STS-81 - Space Deli (Blaha/Linenger Mir Swap)
On STS-81 we'll deliver Jerry Linenger to his new home for the next few months, return John Blaha to Earth, and transfer a few tons of equipment whil…
4 years ago
160 - Tom Jones Interview
We've seen him fly on STS-59, STS-68, and STS-80.. and now we'll see him on The Space Above Us! Astronaut Tom Jones joins us and answers a bunch of q…
4 years, 1 month ago
159 - STS-80 - Space Jam (ORFEUS, WSF, EVA)
STS-80 is jam packed with everything the shuttle program has to offer, which makes sense since it's the longest flight of the entire program! We've g…
4 years, 1 month ago
158 - NASA-3 - Blaha Blast (Blaha on Mir)
John Blaha is settling in for his four month stay on Mir. Science experiments, clattering fans, limited communications, 14 hour days, and the first e…
4 years, 2 months ago