This week we talk to Dr. Tracy Scott who has just started a project to bring together her own history as an early era “astronaut kid” (daughter of David R. Scott: Gemini 8, Apollo 9, Apollo 15) with her professional expertise as a sociologist and teacher. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Dave’s Tour Dates: http://www.davejgiles.com/gigs Dr Tracy Scott: https://tracylscott.org/ https://sociology.emory.edu/people/bios/Scott-Tracy%20L..html Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prof.t.l.scott/  Image Credits: Life Magazine Space and Things: X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast https://open.acast.com/shows/5f4389f9e0d0e44f3c79a062/episodes/%C2%A0https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/ Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Business Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

50m

Mar 28

Sad news this week as the space world mourns the loss of General Thomas P. Stafford, pilot of Gemini 6 and commander of Gemini 9a, Apollo 10 and the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. A true legend of spaceflight and he will be missed. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Dave’s Tour Dates: http://www.davejgiles.com./gigs Tom Stafford Obituary:  https://www.space.com/nasa-astronaut-thomas-stafford-obituary  Bill Moore:  https://www.facebook.com/bill.moore.18007218  Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week. Image Credits: NASA Space and Things: X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast https://open.acast.com/shows/5f4389f9e0d0e44f3c79a062/episodes/%C2%A0https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/ Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Business Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

38m

Mar 21

This week we conclude the interviews we recorded at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in January by asking about what it means to be a curator at the museum. We had three interview and we spoke to each of the individually about various aspects of life as a curator and have merged those aspects into this episode. We hope that you enjoyed the episode from our field trip and hope that we get to do more. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Dave’s Tour Dates: http://www.davejgiles.com./gigs Dr. Margaret A. Weitekamp: https://airandspace.si.edu/people/staff/margaret-weitekamp LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaretweitekamp/ Dr. Jennifer Levasseur: https://airandspace.si.edu/people/staff/jennifer-levasseur  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-levasseur-00695612a/ Dr Teasel Muir-Harmony:  https://airandspace.si.edu/people/staff/teasel-muir-harmony LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teasel-muir-harmony-3a67519/ The Smithonsian Air And Space Museum: https://airandspace.si.edu/  Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week. Image Credits: NASM Space and Things: X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast https://open.acast.com/shows/5f4389f9e0d0e44f3c79a062/episodes/%C2%A0https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/ Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Business Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

49m

Mar 14

This week we speak to David Woods, the editor of a brand new movie called ‘Galileo Moon’ which is all about the Apollo 15 mission and is produced by the commander of that mission, Dave Scott. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Dave’s Tour Dates: http://www.davejgiles.com./gigs David Woods: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-woods-22979734/  Galileo Moon: https://film.apollo15hub.org/ Apollo Space Journal: https://www.nasa.gov/history/afj/index.html  Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week. Image Credits: NASA Space and Things: X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast https://open.acast.com/shows/5f4389f9e0d0e44f3c79a062/episodes/%C2%A0https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/ Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Business Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

47m

Mar 07

This week we speak to Dr. Margaret Weitekamp, the Space History Department Chair at the Smithsonian Institution and the curator of the Air and Space Museum’s social and Cultural history of spaceflight collection, more than 5,000 artefacts that include space memorabilia and space science fiction objects. Dr. Weitekamp also recently published Space Craze: America’s Enduring Fascination with Real and Imagined Spaceflight, a wonderful book which we highly recommend.  100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Dr. Margaret A. Weitekamp: https://airandspace.si.edu/people/staff/margaret-weitekamp LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaretweitekamp/ Space Craze: https://airandspace.si.edu/research/publications/space-craze Right Stuff, Wrong Sex: https://airandspace.si.edu/research/publications/right-stuff-wrong-sex-americas-first-women-space-program  Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week. Image Credits: NASM Space and Things: X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast https://open.acast.com/shows/5f4389f9e0d0e44f3c79a062/episodes/%C2%A0https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/ Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Business Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

43m

Feb 29

This week we speak to Logan Jaeren who is just about to launch STEAM4SPACE to try and use his extensive mission patch collection to help inspire the next generations. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings STEAM4SPACE: https://steam4space.org/?page=section/home.html Space exploration Patches: https://sxpatches.com/  Logan Jaeren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loganjaeren/  Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week. Image Credits: STEAM4SPACE Space and Things: X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast https://open.acast.com/shows/5f4389f9e0d0e44f3c79a062/episodes/%C2%A0https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/ Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Business Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

34m

Feb 22

There are only 3 Space Shuttle Orbiters left. Atlantis is on display at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Endeavour will be on display at the California Science Center in Los Angeles and Discovery is at the Udvar-Hazy Center just outside of Washington DC. While we were in Washington we caught up with Dr. Jennifer Levasseur, the curator of the Space Shuttle Program for the Smithsonian and we tried to find out how you use a Space Shuttle to tell it’s history and inspire the next generation. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Dr. Jennifer Levasseur: https://airandspace.si.edu/people/staff/jennifer-levasseur  Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: https://airandspace.si.edu/visit/udvar-hazy-center  Being ’s Curator by Dr. Jennifer Levasseur: https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/being-discoverys-curator  Apollo 13 Minute Podcast Featuring Dr. Jennifer Levasseur:  https://www.apollo13minute.com/cm/episodes/minute-009-give-me-a-lever-long-enough/  Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week. Image Credits: NASM Space and Things: X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast https://open.acast.com/shows/5f4389f9e0d0e44f3c79a062/episodes/%C2%A0https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/ Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Business Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

41m

Feb 15

A recent NASA report wasn't too encouraging about the use of space based solar power to help solve the planets energy problems, but we think there might be more to it than the report suggests so we speak to an expert on the subject John Mankins, who has been working on this since the 1990s. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings John Mankins:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-mankins-a89a7130/  NASA’s Space-Based Solar Power Report: https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/otps-sbsp-report-final-tagged-approved-1-8-24-tagged-v2.pdf?emrc=744da1 The Case For Space Solar Power book: https://www.amazon.com/Case-Space-Solar-Power/dp/099133700X  Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week. Image Credits: NASA SPS-ALPHA concept by John C. Mankins Space and Things: X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast https://open.acast.com/shows/5f4389f9e0d0e44f3c79a062/episodes/%C2%A0https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/ Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Business Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

51m

Feb 08

February 8th 1974 marked the end of the crewed missions to Skylab, America's first space station. To celebrate this 50th anniversary we take a look at that mission and the legacy of Skylab. We're helped to do this by Dr. Teasel Muir-Harmony, curator of the Apollo Collection at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings More on Dr Muir-Harmony: https://airandspace.si.edu/people/staff/teasel-muir-harmony X: https://twitter.com/teaselmuir Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teaselmuir/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teasel-muir-harmony-3a67519/ The Smithsonian Air and Space Museum: https://airandspace.si.edu/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/airandspacemuseum/ X: https://twitter.com/airandspace Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/airandspace   Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week. Image Credits: NASA Space and Things: X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast https://open.acast.com/shows/5f4389f9e0d0e44f3c79a062/episodes/%C2%A0https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/ Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Business Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

58m

Feb 01

Part 2 of our deep dive into space policy with Casey Dreier the Chief of Space Policy at the Planetary Society. This week we learn about the Mars Sample Return mission and how the upcoming US election might affect NASA. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Casey Dreier:  https://www.planetary.org/profiles/casey-dreier Threads: https://www.threads.net/@caseydreierspace  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/casey-dreier-7371a054/ The Planetary Society: https://www.planetary.org/ Space Advocacy 101 Course: https://www.planetary.org/courses Planetary Radio: Space Policy Edition with Casey Dreier: https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/space-policy-edition  The Space Advocate Newsletter: https://secure.planetary.org/site/SPageNavigator/advocacy_newsletter.html  Planetary Society Day Of Action: https://www.planetary.org/advocacy/day-of-action  Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week. Image Credits: NASA Space and Things: X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast https://open.acast.com/shows/5f4389f9e0d0e44f3c79a062/episodes/%C2%A0https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/ Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Business Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

39m

Jan 25

This week we speak to Casey Dreier, Chief of Space Policy at the Planetary Society. We’ve been wanting to take a deeper dive into space policy for a while now and Casey is the perfect person to help us understand how it all works. Part 2 of this interview will be in next week’s podcast. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Casey Dreier:  https://www.planetary.org/profiles/casey-dreier Threads: https://www.threads.net/@caseydreierspace  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/casey-dreier-7371a054/ The Planetary Society: https://www.planetary.org/ Space Advocacy 101 Course: https://www.planetary.org/courses Planetary Radio: Space Policy Edition with Casey Dreier: https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/space-policy-edition  The Space Advocate Newsletter: https://secure.planetary.org/site/SPageNavigator/advocacy_newsletter.html  Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week. Image Credits: The Planetary Society Space and Things: X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast https://open.acast.com/shows/5f4389f9e0d0e44f3c79a062/episodes/%C2%A0https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/ Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Business Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

51m

Jan 18

We often get messages asking for advice on how to help encourage younger people with space flight. Well our guest this week has been doing that for over 25 years. Chris Barber founded ISSET space in 1998 and has had 60 different astronauts and cosmonauts involved with events around the globe to inspire people. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings ISSET Space: https://www.isset.space/ Mission Discovery: https://www.isset.space/pages/missiondiscovery Chris Barber: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-barber-3478361a/  Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week. Image Credits: ISSET Space Space and Things: X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast https://open.acast.com/shows/5f4389f9e0d0e44f3c79a062/episodes/%C2%A0https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/ Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Business Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

50m

Jan 11

A new year brings in a new first, a new rocket from United Launch Alliance, the Vulcan Centaur, is due to launch on January 8th and the first private Lunar Lander. So we want to learn more about one of the payloads on board. With that in mind we speak to Charles Chafer, CEO of Celestis Memorial Spaceflights about their second Luna mission and their first deep space Voyager mission. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Celestis: https://www.celestis.com Charles Chafer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-chafer-8652684/ Countdown to Vulcan: https://www.ulalaunch.com/rockets/vulcan-centaur/countdown-to-vulcan Vulcan Payload Blog: https://blog.ulalaunch.com/blog/vulcan-cert-1-payloads-mounted-atop-rocket-for-launch  Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week. Image Credits: Celestis Memorial Spaceflights Space and Things: X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast https://open.acast.com/shows/5f4389f9e0d0e44f3c79a062/episodes/%C2%A0https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/ Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Business Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

52m

Jan 04

2024 is just around the corner so we carry on from last week and preview what we can hope to see in the upcoming year, to do this we're once again joined by the hosts of This Week In Space: Rod Pyle and Tarik Malik.  100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings This Week In Space Podcast: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space Rod Pyle:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodpyleleadership/ Tariq Malik: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tariq-j-malik/ Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week. Image Credits: Space and Things Podcast Space and Things: X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast https://open.acast.com/shows/5f4389f9e0d0e44f3c79a062/episodes/%C2%A0https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/ Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Business Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

59m

Dec 28, 2023

It’s time for our 2023 annual review and we’re joined by two big stars of the space world to take a look back at what’s happened this year, the hosts of This Week In Space: Rod Pyle and Tarik Malik.  100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings This Week In Space Podcast: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space Rod Pyle:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodpyleleadership/ Tariq Malik: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tariq-j-malik/ Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week. Image Credits: Space and Things Podcast Space and Things: X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast https://open.acast.com/shows/5f4389f9e0d0e44f3c79a062/episodes/%C2%A0https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/ Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Business Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

50m

Dec 21, 2023

This week we’re joined by David Chudwin, author of a wonderful book called “I Was A Teenage Space Reporter” – David was the only college journalist accredited to cover the 1969 Apollo 11 launch and first landing on the Moon. At age 19, he was one of only a handful of teenagers with official press passes at the Kennedy Space Center for the launch. He gives us a wonderful insight to what it was like being at the launch of the most famous space mission of all time, Apollo 11. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings David Chudwin: https://davidchudwin.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-chudwin-m-d-8b891820/ X: https://twitter.com/DChudwin Buy the book: US: https://www.amazon.com/Was-Teenage-Space-Reporter-Apollo/dp/0999187120/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?keywords=I+was+a+teenage+space+reporter&qid=1553167013&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmrnull UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Was-Teenage-Space-Reporter-Apollo/dp/0999187120/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1553167108&sr=8-1&keywords=i+was+a+teenage+space+reporter  Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Show not https://www.amazon.co.uk/Was-Teenage-Space-Reporter-Apollo/dp/0999187120/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1553167108&sr=8-1&keywords=i+was+a+teenage+space+reporteres include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week. Image Credits: LID Publishing Inc. Space and Things: X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast https://open.acast.com/shows/5f4389f9e0d0e44f3c79a062/episodes/%C2%A0https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/ Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Business Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

41m

Dec 14, 2023

This week we want to share with you the story of the Sew Sisters, a group of women who used their skills to hand sew the thermal blankets used to protect the Space Shuttle. To do this we’re joined by one of the seamstresses, Jean Wright, who has just had a book written about her by Elise Matich called: “Sew Sister: The Untold Story of Jean Wright and NASA’s Seamstresses.”  100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Jean Wright: X: https://twitter.com/JeanWright0274  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jean-wright-0b62b328/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jean.wright.39 Sew Sister Book: https://www.tilburyhouse.com/product-page/sew-sister  Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week. Image Credits: Tilbury House Publishers Space and Things: X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast https://open.acast.com/shows/5f4389f9e0d0e44f3c79a062/episodes/%C2%A0https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/ Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Business Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

44m

Dec 07, 2023

With so much focus on new heavy lift vehicles at the moment, we wanted to talk about the iconic Saturn V, so we asked John Duncan, founder of ApolloSaturn.com http://ApolloSaturn.com to join us to talk about this iconic rocket. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings John Duncan: http://www.apollosaturn.com  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/apollosaturncom/  Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week. Image Credits: NASA Space and Things: X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast https://open.acast.com/shows/5f4389f9e0d0e44f3c79a062/episodes/%C2%A0https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/ Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Business Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

56m

Nov 30, 2023

This week we talk to film maker Bill Muench about his brand new documentary “The Artist & The Astronaut” about Skylab 4 commander Jerry Carr and his wife Pat Musick. The 50th anniversary of Jerry’s mission has just started so this is the perfect start for us to kick start our own celebrations. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Bill Muench: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-muench-37241a30/ The Artist & The Astronaut: https://www.theartistandtheastronaut.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LIaiPcGTYY  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/artistandastronaut/  X: https://twitter.com/AAFilmOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theartistandtheastronaut/ Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week. Image Credits: The Artist and The Astronaut Space and Things: X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast https://open.acast.com/shows/5f4389f9e0d0e44f3c79a062/episodes/%C2%A0https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/ Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Business Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

57m

Nov 23, 2023

Even more sad news this week. On November 7th, Frank Bowman, commander of Gemini 7 and Apollo 8 passed away at the age of 95. One of the true greats in space history. We speak to his friend Chris Henry from the EAA museum in Oshkosh to find out more about the man and to celebrate his life. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Chris Henry: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-henry-93110997/ The EAA Museum: https://www.eaa.org/eaa-museum  Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week. Image Credits: NASA Space and Things: X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast https://open.acast.com/shows/5f4389f9e0d0e44f3c79a062/episodes/%C2%A0https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/ Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Business Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

57m

Nov 16, 2023

Sad news this week, we’ve lost another of our Apollo heroes. Kenneth T. Mattingly, command module pilot of Apollo 16 and commander of STS4 and STS51c has passed away aged 87. Today we pay our tributes talking to author and space historian Andy Chaikin. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Andrew Chaikin: https://www.andrewchaikin.com/ https://twitter.com/andrewchaikin  T.K. Mattingly Oral History Interviews: https://historycollection.jsc.nasa.gov/JSCHistoryPortal/history/oral_histories/MattinglyTK/mattinglytk.htm  Principles of Success in Spaceflight from Andrew Chaikin – Online Short Course (February 21-22, 2024): https://www.aiaa.org/events-learning/courses-workshops/detail/principles-of-success-in-spaceflight-from-andrew-chaikin-online-short-course?fbclid=IwAR3d210fJZg4Quw9vHLhgvjNdDezVBpWdrg61Vz4DMPRl_zLrzcIsRlVtrM  Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week. Image Credits: NASA Space and Things: X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast https://open.acast.com/shows/5f4389f9e0d0e44f3c79a062/episodes/%C2%A0https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/ Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Business Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

50m

Nov 09, 2023

Astronaut Dr. Tom Jones has just released a brand new book called ’Space Shuttle Stories - Firsthand Astronaut Accounts From All 135 Missions’ and it is sensational, so we’re talking to Dr. Jones to find out more. 5 Years of ‘Tennessee and 48th’: https://davejgiles.com/tennessee-and-48th  100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Dr. Tom Jones: https://astronauttomjones.com/ X: https://twitter.com/AstroTomJones LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/astronauttomjones/  Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week. Image Credits: Smithsonian Books Space and Things: X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast https://open.acast.com/shows/5f4389f9e0d0e44f3c79a062/episodes/%C2%A0https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/ Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Business Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

49m

Nov 02, 2023

The story of the 4th American spaceflight has turned into one of the biggest myths in spaceflight history. This week we find out about some new evidence which helps to put the record straight. We speak to Kris Stoever (daughter of astronaut Scott Carpenter) and researcher Danny Parker to find out more. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Kris Stoever: X: https://twitter.com/paxr55  Danny Parker X: https://twitter.com/dannysparker  Previous Episode on Aurora 7 and Scott Carpenter: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp96-aurora-7-scott-carpenter-did-the-man-malfunction-60th-anniversary Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week. Image Credits: NASA Space and Things: X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast https://open.acast.com/shows/5f4389f9e0d0e44f3c79a062/episodes/%C2%A0https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/ Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Business Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 4m

Oct 26, 2023

This week we talk to Mark Seller, VP of Vulcan Development at United Launch Alliance (ULA) to discuss their brand new Vulcan Centaur rocket, coming to a launch pad near you very soon. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings ULA: https://ula.bsshost.me/ Vulcan: https://ula.bsshost.me/rockets/vulcan-centaur Mark Peller: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-peller-37b3663/  WHAT’S CAUGHT OUR EYE THIS WEEK: Rise Together Space Alliance: https://www.harwellcampus.com/rise-together-space-alliance/  Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week. Image Credits: ULA Space and Things: X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast https://open.acast.com/shows/5f4389f9e0d0e44f3c79a062/episodes/%C2%A0https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/ Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Business Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

46m

Oct 19, 2023

This week we welcome back Stephen Walker who recently published in the Guardian about life on the ISS during a time of war. It’s a fascinating piece and once again, Stephen Walker proves himself to be a wonderful interviewee. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Stephen Walker: https://www.stephenwalkerbeyond.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SWalkerBEYOND Guardian Article: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/aug/26/its-like-doing-an-arctic-expedition-with-german-scientists-in-1943-life-on-the-international-space-station-at-a-time-of-war  Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week. Image Credits: NASA Space and Things: X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast https://open.acast.com/shows/5f4389f9e0d0e44f3c79a062/episodes/%C2%A0https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/ Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Business Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 3m

Oct 12, 2023

"Space: 1999" is a cult British science fiction television series that aired from 1975 to 1977. And there’s a brand new documentary being made about it called “The Eagle Has Landed” - so today we’re talking to the filmmaker Jeffrey Morris to find out more. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings The Eagle Has Landed: https://eagledocumentary.com/ Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1924935609/the-eagle-has-landed-sci-fi-documentary?fbclid=IwAR02_Nj6MUCb3YFcezvVTdAH6M2aJDr-pQPUS4qFvk9SHvjXNiECR1OrJoE  Jeffrey Morris:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realfuturedude LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreymorris2/ X: https://twitter.com/realfuturedude  Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week. Image Credits: ITV Space and Things: X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast https://open.acast.com/shows/5f4389f9e0d0e44f3c79a062/episodes/%C2%A0https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/ Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Business Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

49m

Oct 05, 2023

After Dave’s trip to Ireland there was so much to catch up that was worthy of discussion that there is no main feature this week, just a whole load of things that have caught our eye. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week. Image Credits: Odd Sock Comics Space and Things: X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast https://open.acast.com/shows/5f4389f9e0d0e44f3c79a062/episodes/%C2%A0https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/ Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Business Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

55m

Sep 28, 2023

On September 24th OSIRIS-REx will return samples from the Near Earth Asteroid called Bennu, so today we talk to the person who named the asteroid and find out more about why it’s an important mission. That 70’s Show: Skylab: https://www.rocketcenter.com/skylab50  100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Larry Puzio: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larry-puzio-471053138/ Michael Puzo: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-puzio/  OSIRIS-REx: https://www.nasa.gov/osiris-rex  Planetary Society: https://www.planetary.org/  Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week. Image Credits: NASA Space and Things: X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast https://open.acast.com/shows/5f4389f9e0d0e44f3c79a062/episodes/%C2%A0https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/ Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Business Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

39m

Sep 21, 2023

This week we’re joined by game designer Fritz Bronner to discuss the new edition of his 1989 board game Liftoff. That’s right Liftoff 2.0 should be coming out next year and you can be a part of it. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Liftoff 2.0: https://liftoff2.com/ X: https://twitter.com/fritzcav  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/racetothemoonliftoff  Fritz Bronner: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fritz-bronner-b695082b/  Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week. Image Credits: Fritz Bronner Space and Things: X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast https://open.acast.com/shows/5f4389f9e0d0e44f3c79a062/episodes/%C2%A0https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/ Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Business Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

47m

Sep 14, 2023

Following the death of Marilyn Lovell at the age of 93 last week, we wanted to talk about what it must have been like to be the wife of an astronaut in the Apollo era, so we asked Jessica Carr, daughter of Jerry and Joann Carr, and Bruce McCandless III, son of Bruce and Bernice McCandless to talk about their mothers experiences and to ask what it was like living in Houston in an astro house in the 1960s. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Bruce McCandless III: https://brucemccandless.com/ X: https://twitter.com/BanLohannon  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-mccandless-iii-3b205726/  Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week. Image Credits: Space and Things Podcast Space and Things: X: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast https://open.acast.com/shows/5f4389f9e0d0e44f3c79a062/episodes/%C2%A0https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/ Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Business Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 2m

Sep 07, 2023