Cosmic Perspective Radio with Andy Poniros

Andy Poniros, WPKN
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Cosmic Perspective Radio features live and prerecorded interviews with Astronomers, Scientists, Astronauts, and Historians… NASA & JPL updates on Manned & Unmanned Space Missions… Monthly Night Sky Reports… Local Astronomy & Space Related Events…

  1. Interview with Veteran of 5 Space Shuttle Mission, Capt Robert "Hoot" Gibson

    10/28/2025

    Interview with Veteran of 5 Space Shuttle Mission, Capt Robert "Hoot" Gibson

    Author, Fighter Pilot, Test Pilot, & Veteran of 5 Space Shuttle Missions, Captain Robert "Hoot" Gibson discusses his books, as well as his fighter pilot experiences in the Vietnam War, & his Space Shuttle Missions...Including piloting the 1st untethered astronaut spacewalk mission STS-41B & his perilous top secret mission STS-27R

    53 min
  2. Tribute to Astronauts James Lovell & Alan Bean - Apollo 50

    08/23/2025

    Tribute to Astronauts James Lovell & Alan Bean - Apollo 50

    With the recent 50th anniversary of the last Apollo mission, I will be continuing my Apollo 50 programming with a tribute to & interviews with Apollo hero’s that have left us but are not forgotten, Apollo 8 & 13 Astronaut Capt Jim Lovell & Apollo 12 & Skylab Astronaut Capt Alan Bean.

    55 min
  3. 50th Anniversary of the Apollo-Soyuz Mission and the Beginning of the End of The Cold War

    07/28/2025

    50th Anniversary of the Apollo-Soyuz Mission and the Beginning of the End of The Cold War

    On the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo - Soyuz Test Project between the US & Soviets ...& the 56th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing,  Apollo - Soyuz Astronaut Vance Brand, Mission Control Apollo 11 Flight Controller Steve Bales & Apollo 16 & Apollo 11 Capcom Astronaut  Charlie Duke discuss their experiences during the Apollo Missions to the Moon & the Cold War

    55 min
  4. Interview with Air America Pilot Capt. Neil Hansen

    04/26/2025

    Interview with Air America Pilot Capt. Neil Hansen

    April 30, 2025 will be the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon. An Air America helicopter was the last helicopter to land in Saigon to evacuate the South Vietnamese. Captain Neil Hansen discusses his experiences in Southeast Asia, the unknown history of the 243 Americans that lost their lives & were left behind, his escape from Cambodia, & more.

    52 min
  5. An Informal Chat with Space Shuttle Astronaut Eileen Collins

    03/22/2025

    An Informal Chat with Space Shuttle Astronaut Eileen Collins

    (Interview with astronaut Eileen Collins at the Cradle of Aviation Museum) First woman to command a Space Shuttle, Eileen Collins discusses the risks of going into space, the definition of an astronaut, NASA's Artemis Program, & the future of space exploration

    27 min
  6. An Informal Chat with Vatican Astronomer, Brother Guy Consolmagno

    02/23/2025

    An Informal Chat with Vatican Astronomer, Brother Guy Consolmagno

    Director of the Vatican Observatory, Br Guy Consolmagno discusses the road taken in becoming a Vatican Astronomer, Science & Faith, & the Church's contributions to science...including Galileo, the Gregorian Calendar, Gregor Mendel, & many more.Intro Music: "A Moment in Space History", Andy Poniros Outro Music: Funk 2001, Larry Benigno

    54 min
  7. Veteran of 3 Hubble Space Telescope Mission Repairs, Dr John Grunsfeld

    02/15/2025

    Veteran of 3 Hubble Space Telescope Mission Repairs, Dr John Grunsfeld

    2019  VETERAN OF 3 HUBBLE TELESCOPE SERVICING MISSIONS, SPACE SHUTTLE ASTRONAUT DR JOHN GRUNSFELD DISCUSSES HIS HST EXPERIENCES & HST CONTRIBUTIONS TO EDUCATION & SCIENCE.INTRO MUSIC: "A MOMENT IN SPACE HISTORY:..... ANDY PONIROSOUTRO MUSIC: "2001 FUNK".... LARRY BENIGNO

    28 min
  8. Interview with Noble Laureate, Dr John Mather

    02/15/2025

    Interview with Noble Laureate, Dr John Mather

    2018 INTERVIEW WITH NOBEL LAUREATE DR JOHN MATHER...DR MATHER DISCUSSES THE EXPANSION OF THE UNIVERSE, THE COSMIC BACKGROUND EXPLORER, HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE, & JAMES WEBB TELESCOPE MISSIONS.INTRO MUSIC: "A MOMENT IN SPACE HISTORY".... ANDY PONIROSOUTRO MUSIC: "2001  FUNK"... LARRY BENIGNO

    28 min
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Cosmic Perspective Radio features live and prerecorded interviews with Astronomers, Scientists, Astronauts, and Historians… NASA & JPL updates on Manned & Unmanned Space Missions… Monthly Night Sky Reports… Local Astronomy & Space Related Events…

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  • Creator
    Andy Poniros, WPKN
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    14
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    © 2025 Andy Poniros, WPKN