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History Hour’s Bob and Matt welcome Andy Allen to the show! Listen to Mr. Allen share his incredible experience as an astronaut, and the career spanning up to it and beyond.

Test Pilot, Top Gun, United States Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel and Space Shuttle Astronaut, Aerodyne CEO Andrew (Andy) Allen has had a distinguished and heralded career that spans more than 45 years in the aerospace industry.

Andy logged more than 900 hours in space as a Pilot and Mission Commander for three Space Shuttle missions.

His career literally ’spanned the globe’ from a Marine Top Gun fighter pilot to three stints as a Space Shuttle Pilot and Mission Commander to his current role as Chief Executive Officer for Aerodyne Industries LLC in Cape Canaveral, FL.​

In 2022, Andy was honored by Ernst & Young with Florida’s Entrepreneur of the Year award for the growth and success of Aerodyne Industries.

In 2017, he was recognized by the National Space Club Florida Committee with the Space Heroes and Legends Award (formerly known as the Debus Award), Florida’s most prestigious space industry honor.

Set-Jetter Saturdays celebrates the 40th anniversary of Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter with Robert’s Vault, plus Whatcha Been Watching, Movies You Can Watch Over and Over Again, O.J. Simpson’s passing, Blind Man’s Bluff, and more!

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On this episode: Whatcha Been Watching?, Robert’s trip to LA recap, 40 Years - Revisiting 1984 spring releases, Blind Man’s Bluff, and more!

On this episode: Robert returns from Washington with a Madonna tour update, Whatcha Been Watching?, Set-Jetter location report, Books I’m Reading, in-memoriam, Twisters trailer reaction, and more!

Jeffrey Mausner, director and producer of Celebrities & War Veterans Unite to End Dog Meat Trade in South Korea, stops by to discuss the important updates on the dog meat ban in South Korea. Please view the original video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv9926QP5IM

Robert returns from the 2024 Sundance Film Festival and gives us all a proper recap! Also on this show: Whatcha Been Watching, remembering Carl Weathers, Guess The Movie By The Tagline, and more!