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Over the weekend Blue Origin launched their first crewed mission after nearly two years and today we’re speaking to someone who has won their ticket for one of their future flights. Dr. Eiman Jahangir entered the MoonDAO Ticket To Space raffle and his name was picked out, however, Dr. Jahangir is so much more than a space tourist as you’ll find out in this week’s episode.
Dr. Eiman Jahangir:
X: https://x.com/DrEJahangir
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drejahangir/ 
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@drejahangir 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drejahangir/ 
MoonDAO:
https://www.moondao.com/  
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In nearly 200 episodes we’ve never had any in depth discussion about the military uses of space, so we’ve decided this is the week. We’re joined by Dwayne Day, a space historian who is an expert on the history of reconnaissance satellites and it’s a fascinating conversation. 
Dwayne Day:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dwayne-day-41983723/ 
X: https://twitter.com/CORONAGAMBIT
Eye in the Sky: The Story of the Corona Spy Satellites:
https://smithsonianbooks.com/store/aviation-military-history/eye-in-the-sky-the-story-of-the-corona-spy-satellites-smithsonian-history-of-aviation-and-spaceflight-paperback/ 
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Ever wondered what life might be like on a remote part of the world while tracking spacecraft and communicating with them? Ever considered the dangers of being in a blockhouse close to a rocket launch as it explodes? Well our guess this week has some stories for you. We speak to Dan Kovalchik who started working on tracking stations and eventually became the Systems Administrator for the Delta launches, a job he held for 21 years. He has a new book out called ‘Days of Delta Thunder’ so we caught up with him to have a chat.
Dan Kovalchik:
http://www.rangerat.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-kovalchik-43311880/
Days of Delta Thunder:
https://www.amazon.com/Days-Delta-Thunder-Dan-Kovalchik-ebook/dp/B0D1SCJ8HN
Delta II Launch Failure: 1997
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTmb3Cqb2qw 

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We can’t get enough of talking about the moon and we love a bit of poetry, so it was a joy talking to Christopher Cokinos for this week’s podcast. Christopher has just released a book called ‘Still as Bright - An Illuminating History of the Moon, from Antiquity to Tomorrow’ - and it’s a must read!
Christopher Cokinos: 
https://www.christophercokinos.com/
Still As Bright:
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Still-As-Bright/Christopher-Cokinos/9781639365692 
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With the recent moon landing attempts by private US companies having some mixed results, it seems that everyone is an expert on how to land something on the moon all of a sudden, well today we speak to an actual expert to find out what's really going on up there. Brandon Dotson has all the degrees and is currently writing a thesis on the difficulties of landing on the moon.
Brandon Dotson:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=h-bD-jkAAAAJ&hl=en
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This week we speak to Lisa Young, Supervisory Conservator at the National Air and Space Museum, who has been responsible for the preservation of the spacesuits and spacecraft in the Smithsonian collection. Ever been to a museum and wondered about how they look after the spacesuits? Well Lisa is the expert.
Lisa Young:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-young-06a22512/
https://airandspace.si.edu/people/staff/lisa-young 
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