179 - Phase One Done (Shuttle-Mir Retrospective)
We take a look back at the Shuttle-Mir program, including a whirlwind tour of all seven long duration missions and a glimpse into Mir's ultimate fate. Show notes: https://thespaceabove.us/episodes/ep...
17 Jun 202328min
178 - STS-91 - A Farewell to Mir (Bringing Thomas Home)
On STS-91 we'll try out a new external tank, learn a little physics, and find out what Mir upper management thinks about the state of the space station. Oh, we'll also bring Andy Thomas home and wave ...
27 Mai 202341min
Special Update - Don't Force It
We take a brief break from space to consider some valuable life lessons. Show notes: https://thespaceabove.us/episodes/special_update_02 The Space Above Us website: https://thespaceabove.us Support th...
8 Mai 20233min
177 - STS-90 - Of Mice and Medicine (Neurolab)
On STS-90 we've got a Spacelab full of nervous system experiments, we'll play a little catch, and we'll wonder where NASA got 2000 crickets. Show notes: https://thespaceabove.us/episodes/ep177_sts-90 ...
17 Apr 202338min
176 - NASA-7 - The Last American (Thomas on Mir)
Andy Thomas is watching Space Shuttle Endeavour fade into the distance and is ready to get to work. His four month stay on Mir would close out the American presence on the Russian space station. We al...
23 Mar 202331min
175 - STS-89 - The Last of the Mir 7 (Thomas to Mir)
Dave Wolf is ready to come home, which is good because Andy Thomas is ready to become the last NASA astronaut to live on Mir. So put on some nice headphones, pull up a chair next to the aquarium windo...
9 Mar 202330min
174 - STS-87 - Stranded SPARTAN (USMP-4, SPARTAN mishap)
On STS-87 we've got a bunch of material science in the payload bay, a free-flying satellite, a camera that fell out of Star Wars, and 645,500 friends! We also get to the bottom of a significant mishap...
20 Feb 202338min
173 - NASA-6 Part 2 - Stuck Between A Hatch And A Cold Place (Wolf on Mir)
Dave Wolf's stint on Mir is going pretty smoothly, but when he performs his first EVA we find cause to go on a mini deep dive into the history of the station's airlock. That's definitely not ominous, ...
2 Feb 202327min
