Talk History To Me Alexis Fenton & Christian Behrend

Christian's choice - this episode will cover the unique legacy of the super guppy aircraft, an aircraft that Christian had the pleasure of working in for a brief period of time.https://jsc-aircraft-ops.jsc.nasa.gov/guppy.html#photogalleryhttp://www.allaboutguppys.com/https://www.air-and-space.com/guppies.htmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYl8zPW9Ghohttps://books.google.com/books?id=D5hUDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA302&lpg=PA302&dq=Norman+Mansdorf&source=bl&ots=tvp-HyC8nI&sig=ACfU3U3...

Alexis' choice of a topic, The Batavia was a Dutch ship in the 1600s that shipwrecked off the coast of Australia with 340 people onboard. What followed was nothing short of a horror story which involved murder and mutiny. The majority of the episode content comes straight from the Commander's journal: http://museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/sites/default/files/no._136_pelsaertjournal.pdfOther Sources: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Dutch-East-India-Companyhttps://www.sea.museum/2016...

The daunting and mysterious mountain with an infamous past. https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Everesthttps://explorerspassage.com/chronicles/history-mount-everest/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahalangur_Himalhttp://www.surveyhistory.org/sir_george_everest1.htmhttps://www.zmescience.com/other/feature-post/tallest-mountain-world/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimborazohttps://www.britannica.com/place/Mount-Everesthttps://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2018/04/14/599417489/one-third-o...

Captain James cook was an ambitious explorer who is famous for his three voyages which included him travelling to places Britain had never been before. https://www.captaincooksociety.com/home/detail/charles-green-astronomer-1https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/learning-center/articles/wheat-rust-diseases#phcontent_4_divAccordionhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Joseph-Bankshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/cook_captain_james.shtmlhttps://www.bl.uk/the-voyages-of-captain-james...

One of the oldest operating prisons in the world, this prison has a rich history starting in the early 1600s up until its closure in 2013. With such a long history, there are so many stories to tell and so many skeletons to uncover.https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-I-king-of-England-and-Scotlandhttps://tinyurl.com/yxygv5eqhttps://tinyurl.com/rmduyyxhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Howard-British-philanthropist-and-social-reformerDisney, Francis (1992). Shepton Mallet Prison ...

The man who fought for Lunar Orbit Rendezvous (LOR) and played a critical role in the Apollo missionsSources:https://wehackthemoon.com/bios/john-c-houbolthttps://www.nasa.gov/langley/hall-of-honor/john-c-houbolthttps://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/history/vonbraun/bio.htmlhttps://history.nasa.gov/SP-4308/ch8.htmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_orbit_rendezvoushttps://www.space.com/25570-nasa-moon-pioneer-john-houbolt-obituary.htmlhttps://www.npr.org/2019/07/18/739934923/meet-john-houbolt-...