Supplemental 7 - My First Rocket Launch
I'm taking my first break this week! So instead of an episode, I tell the tale of my first rocket launch, what it's like, and what you can do to make yours even better. Show notes: https://thespaceabo...
6 Jan 202214min
149 - STS-72 - Endeavour's Hitchhiker (SFU, OAST-Flyer)
On Endeavour's tenth flight, we're somehow going to deploy one satellite, but pick up two! Plus more EVA development, zero-gravity karate, and a farewell to a frequent flyer. Show notes: https://thesp...
23 Des 202135min
148 - STS-74 - Putting out the Welcome Mat (Mir Docking Module)
We've docked at Mir before, but moving the Kristall module around is such a hassle. What if we could just make it a little longer so the shuttle could dock with it in its usual location? Also, please ...
9 Des 202130min
147 - STS-73 - Seventh Time's the Charm (USML-2)
Columbia is back from the shop and is sporting some new upgrades, but seems reluctant to leave Earth on its 18th voyage. Once on orbit, we'll do some science, learn why TV is good, and perform some ma...
25 Nov 202125min
146 - STS-69 - Who Let the Dogs Back Out (Wake Shield Facility 2)
Endeavour is back on the launch pad with two payloads to both deploy and retrieve. One of those payloads looks a whole lot like a gigantic frisbee, something that would be sure to get the attention of...
11 Nov 202133min
145 - STS-70 - Flickers, Northern and New (TDRS-G deploy)
On STS-70 it's time to complete the TDRSS constellation! Or at least the first generation. We'll also resist putting fish eggs on crackers, buy some decoy owls, and wonder why so many people from Ohio...
29 Okt 202131min
144 - NASA-1 - Comrades and Cognac (Thagard on Mir)
Norm Thagard is about to become America's first Cosmonaut. What challenges will he encounter during his four months on the Russian space station Mir? And why are they bringing so much juice? Show note...
15 Okt 202138min
143 - STS-71 - Reunion (First Shuttle-Mir Docking)
Twenty years after the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, four years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and around a hundred days after the launch of Norm Thagard, it's time to finally see a space shuttl...
30 Sep 202133min
