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Space and Things And Things Productions
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A weekly podcast devoted to the exploration of space, with updates on what is happening in the space flight world as well as looking back at some of the key moments and figures involved with the evolution of space flight. Presented by historian Emily Carney and space nerd Dave Giles.
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STP192 - Talking About The Moon and Poetry with Christopher Cokinos
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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Image Credits: Pegasus Books
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STP191 - Why Is It So Difficult To Land On The Moon? - with Brandon Dotson
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
Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp191-why-is-it-so-difficult-to-land-on-the-moon-with-brandon-dotson
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STP190 - How To Look After A Spacesuit - with Lisa Young
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
Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/how-to-look-after-a-spacesuit-with-lisa-young
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STP189 - Remembering George Abbey - with Michael Cassutt
On 24th March of this year, George Abbey died at the age of 91. One of the most influencial people working behind the scenes at NASA for many years and someone who has come up many times during many interviews. So we wanted to spend an episode to pay tribute to his contributions. To do this we’re joined by Michael Cassutt, author of the 2018 book “The Astronaut Maker - How One Mysterious Engineer Ran Human Spaceflight for a Generation”
George Abbey NASA Obituary:
https://www.nasa.gov/people/george-w-s-abbey/
Michael Cassutt:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-cassutt-5680841/
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The Astronaut Maker:
https://www.chicagoreviewpress.com/the-astronaut-maker-products-9781613737002.php?page_id=30&cid=347961
Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp189-remembering-george-abbey-with-michael-cassutt
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STP 188 - Predicting The Eclipse - A Multimillennium Tale Of Computation - with Stephen Wolfram
On April 8th there will be a total eclipse travelling across Mexico, the United States and Canada so today we talk to Stephen Wolfram, who earlier this year released a book called “Predicting the Eclipse: A Multimillennium Tale of Computation.” - we learn about the history of predicting eclipses and so much more.
Stephen Wolfram:
https://www.stephenwolfram.com/
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenwolfram/
Predicting the Eclipse:
A Multimillennium Tale of Computation
https://www.wolfram-media.com/products/predicting-the-eclipse/
Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp188-predicting-the-eclipse-a-multimillennium-tale-of-computation-with-stephen-wolfram
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Image Credits: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani
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STP187 - Moonshot Astronaut Families - Exploring Image vs Reality in the Early Space Era - with Dr. Tracy Scott
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.
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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/
Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp187-moonshot-astronaut-families-exploring-image-vs-reality-in-the-early-space-era-with-dr-tracy-scott
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Image Credits: Life Magazine
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