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Part 4: “After Apollo” In this episode the focus shifts from competition to preservation. Space law expert Michelle Hanlon explores the legal realities of the Apollo landing sites and how norms, first-mover behavior, and the Artemis Accords will shape the Moon’s future. That legal reality is paired with Jim Remar of the Cosmosphere, who shows how close we have already come to losing the physical legacy of the Apollo era and why preservation still matters. Part 5 will release at the end of January (maybe the beginning of February) and will feature my conversation with Casey Dreier from The Planetary Society. Make sure you've subscribed and followed the show so you don't miss future episodes. The Space Shot Links- Subscribe to The Space Shot on Substack for emails delivered directly to your inbox. I'm currently on hiatus here, but I've got some plans for the future so please stay tuned. Check it out here (https://thespaceshot.substack.com/p/coming-soon?r=5tgvq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copy) Let me know if you have any questions, email me at john@thespaceshot.com. You can also call 720-772-7988 if you'd like to ask a question that can air on the show. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out! Do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast if you enjoy listening each day. You can support the show by purchasing some of my original artwork. Check out the cool stuff I've got for sale. Starlight and Gleam (https://www.starlightandgleam.com/) Episode Links: NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts- Holdings from the library at the Goddard Space Flight Center, which includes unique documents from the early 20th century to the Soviet space race, will be warehoused or thrown out. (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/climate/nasa-goddard-library-closing.html?unlocked_article_code=1.BFA.noXo.kcJF4G8E8EYG&smid=url-share) Check out the work that the team at For All Moonkind is doing. For All Moonkind (https://www.forallmoonkind.org/) Learn about the Cosmosphere and upcoming events here. Cosmo.org (https://cosmo.org/) Michelle and I spoke about the new Space Law program at The University of Mississippi, I'll have to have her on again to talk about that since there wasn't time to include it in this episode. You can see her faculty page here. (https://olemiss.edu/profiles/mlhanlon.php) Episode Music/Audio Historical misison audio via NASA and Archive.org. The PDF with the archival mission audio metadata is a great resource for helping find specific times and files. Diotima (https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/342933) Vessel Five (https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/342934) Frank and Poet (https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/349136) These tracks are licensed via Blue Dot Sessions.

We’re taking a one-episode break from "The Lunar Era" series for a conversation I’ve been looking forward to, an in-depth discussion with bestselling author and NASA image-restoration expert Andy Saunders about his new book “Gemini and Mercury Remastered.” Andy explains how he restored thousands of original NASA film scans to reveal the Mercury and Gemini programs as you’ve never seen them. We explore the human stories behind these missions and why authentic imagery matters more than ever in the age of AI. It’s a fascinating look at the era that made the Moon landings possible and a perfect companion to "The Lunar Era." Episode Links: Check out Andy's "Apollo Remastered" website here (https://www.apolloremastered.com/). https://www.apolloremastered.com/ He's got links to buy his books on his website, if you don't already have those books, you really should get them ordered, especially before Christmas in case you're looking for a great gift. You can follow Andy on: X- https://x.com/AndySaunders1 Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/andysaunders1/ Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/ApolloRemastered/ The Space Shot Links- Subscribe to The Space Shot on Substack for emails delivered directly to your inbox. I'm currently on hiatus here, but I've got some plans for the future so please stay tuned. Check it out here (https://thespaceshot.substack.com/p/coming-soon?r=5tgvq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copy) Let me know if you have any questions, email me at john@thespaceshot.com. You can also call 720-772-7988 if you'd like to ask a question that can air on the show. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out! Do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast if you enjoy listening each day. You can support the show by purchasing some of my original artwork. Check out the cool stuff I've got for sale. Starlight and Gleam (https://www.starlightandgleam.com/)

Part 3: “We Came in Peace for All Mankind” traces the Apollo program's story and its unique place in history. Dr. Roger Launius explains the political, cultural, and historical forces behind the first lunar landing, while Francis French and Rebecca Boyle broaden the context of the impact of Apollo on society. This chapter of The Lunar Era traces the program’s origins, the world’s reaction, and the legacy preserved in archives and memory. Parts 4 and 5 will release soon, so make sure you've subscribed and followed the show so you don't miss future episodes. The Space Shot Links- Subscribe to The Space Shot on Substack for emails delivered directly to your inbox. I'm currently on hiatus here, but I've got some plans for the future so please stay tuned. Check it out here (https://thespaceshot.substack.com/p/coming-soon?r=5tgvq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copy) Let me know if you have any questions, email me at john@thespaceshot.com. You can also call 720-772-7988 if you'd like to ask a question that can air on the show. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out! Do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast if you enjoy listening each day. You can support the show by purchasing some of my original artwork. Check out the cool stuff I've got for sale. Starlight and Gleam (https://www.starlightandgleam.com/) Episode Links: You can find Dr. Launius's latest book, "Smithsonian Atlas of Space: A Map to the Universe from the Big Bang to the Future" here. (https://www.smithsonianbooks.com/store/aviation-military-history/smithsonian-atlas-of-space-a-map-to-the-universe-from-the-big-bang-to-the-future/) Other works from Dr. Launius can be found on his Amazon author page. (https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001HD3INK/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=9cb1f109-94e7-4a13-b297-1e5578f9e3e7&ccs_id=43fdc298-f6b2-45a0-9cc3-8228823cc467) Learn more about Francis French and his work here. FrancisFrench.com (https://www.francisfrench.com/) Check out Rebecca's website here. RebeccaBoyle.com (https://rebeccaboyle.com/) Episode Music/Audio Historical misison audio via NASA and Archive.org. https://archive.org/details/Apollo11Audio The PDF with the archival mission audio metadata is a great resource for helping find specific times and files. NASA Archive Digital Audio File Metadata (https://dn721903.ca.archive.org/0/items/Apollo11Audio/NASA-Audio-Archive_Digital-Audio-File_Metadata.pdf) Lastly, a huge thanks to the Apollo In Realtime website. It is an incredible resource and finding the exact MET for certain mission milestones is super helpful when digging through all of the audio at Archive.org. Apollo In Real Time (https://apolloinrealtime.org/). I really need to have these guys on the podcast to talk about their work on Apollo and now the ISS. Diotima (https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/342933) Vessel Five (https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/342934) Frank and Poet (https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/349136) Evol Triumph (https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/349137) These tracks are licensed via Blue Dot Sessions.

Part 2: "Vast Loneliness" continues The Lunar Era series, exploring the Space Race from the early days of the Cold War to the groundbreaking flight of Apollo 8, which marked humanity's first journey to lunar orbit. This episode features space historian Francis French and science journalist Rebecca Boyle. Together, we discuss how political rivalry and one breathtaking photograph, "Earthrise," transformed our understanding of Earth's place in the universe. Part 3 will release on or around Thanksgiving (11/27), so make sure you've subscribed and followed the show so you don't miss future episodes. The Space Shot Links- Subscribe to The Space Shot on Substack for emails delivered directly to your inbox. I'm currently on hiatus here, but I've got some plans for the future so please stay tuned. Check it out here (https://thespaceshot.substack.com/p/coming-soon?r=5tgvq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copy) Let me know if you have any questions, email me at john@thespaceshot.com. You can also call 720-772-7988 if you'd like to ask a question that can air on the show. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out! Do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast if you enjoy listening each day. You can support the show by purchasing some of my original artwork. Check out the cool stuff I've got for sale. Starlight and Gleam (https://www.starlightandgleam.com/) Episode Links: Al Worden appearances in "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood." These episodes are fantastic, check them out here. (https://alworden.com/mister-rogers-neighborhood/) The rest of https://alworden.com/ is also worth checking out. Learn more about Francis French and his work here. FrancisFrench.com (https://www.francisfrench.com/) This is the book I picked up to read with Astrid and its wonderful. Astronaut Al Travels to the Moon (https://www.amazon.com/Astronaut-Travels-Moon-Alfred-Worden/dp/1947305271/) Check out Rebecca's website here. RebeccaBoyle.com (https://rebeccaboyle.com/) Episode Music Diotima (https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/342933) Vessel Five (https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/342934) Frank and Poet (https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/349136) Evol Triumph (https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/349137) These tracks are licensed via Blue Dot Sessions.

Part 2 will release on 10/18/25, so make sure you've subscribed and followed the show so you don't miss future episodes. The Space Shot Links- Subscribe to The Space Shot on Substack for emails delivered directly to your inbox. I'm currently on hiatus here, but I've got some plans for the future so please stay tuned. Check it out here (https://thespaceshot.substack.com/p/coming-soon?r=5tgvq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copy) Let me know if you have any questions, email me at john@thespaceshot.com. You can also call 720-772-7988 if you'd like to ask a question for the show. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out! Do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast if you enjoy listening each day. You can support the show by purchasing some of my original artwork. Check out the cool stuff I've got for sale. Starlight and Gleam (https://www.starlightandgleam.com/) Episode Links: Check out Rebecca's website here. Rebecca Boyle (https://rebeccaboyle.com/) You can learn more about World Space Week and see if there are any events near you. World Space Week (https://www.worldspaceweek.org/) Episode Music- Diotima (https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/342933) Vessel Five (https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/342934) Licensed via Blue Dot Sessions

Join me this October during World Space Week 2025 for the premiere of The Lunar Era, a five-part series exploring our closest celestial neighbor and its impact on our world. Guests include Rebecca Boyle, Francis French, Dr. Roger Launius, Michelle L.D. Hanlon, Jim Remar, and more.

The Space Shot Links- Subscribe to The Space Shot on Substack for emails delivered directly to your inbox. I'm currently on hiatus here, but I've got some plans for the future so please stay tuned. Check it out here (https://thespaceshot.substack.com/p/coming-soon?r=5tgvq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copy) Let me know if you have any questions, email me at john@thespaceshot.com. You can also call 720-772-7988 if you'd like to ask a question for the show. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out! Do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast if you enjoy listening each day. Screenshot your review and send it to @johnmulnix or john@thespaceshot.com and I will send you a Space Shot sticker and a thank you! You can support the show by purchasing original artwork at my other website, Starlight and Gleam (https://www.starlightandgleam.com/) Episode Links: Life Beyond Earth? Exhibit Page NASA's disastrous 2026 budget proposal in seven charts (https://www.planetary.org/articles/nasa-2026-budget-proposal-in-charts) NASA Are We Alone? (https://science.nasa.gov/exoplanets/search-for-life/) NASA’s Tally of Planets Outside Our Solar System Reaches 6,000 (https://www.nasa.gov/universe/exoplanets/nasas-tally-of-planets-outside-our-solar-system-reaches-6000/) NASA Says Mars Rover Discovered Potential Biosignature Last Year (https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-says-mars-rover-discovered-potential-biosignature-last-year/) Episode Muisc- "Dewbound" licensed via Blue Dot Sessions. https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/342236"

The Space Shot Links- Subscribe to The Space Shot on Substack for emails delivered directly to your inbox. I'm currently on hiatus here, but I've got some plans for the future so please stay tuned. Check it out here (https://thespaceshot.substack.com/p/coming-soon?r=5tgvq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copy) Let me know if you have any questions, email me at john@thespaceshot.com. You can also call 720-772-7988 if you'd like to ask a question for the show. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out! Do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast if you enjoy listening each day. Screenshot your review and send it to @johnmulnix or john@thespaceshot.com and I will send you a Space Shot sticker and a thank you! Episode Links: Planetary Society Resource on the current NASA budget NASA's disastrous 2026 budget proposal in seven charts (https://www.planetary.org/articles/nasa-2026-budget-proposal-in-charts) Follow the CosmoShox via Wichita State's OpenXR Lab LinkedIn page. OpenXR Lab (https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7318684068382920706) Wichita State- CosmoShox (https://www.wichita.edu/academics/college-of-innovation-and-design/cosmoshox.php) McCall Mural at JSC Building 2- The Teague Auditorium Lobby (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Teague_Auditorium_Lobby.jpg) Wichita State- College of Innovation and Design (https://www.wichita.edu/academics/college-of-innovation-and-design/index.php)

The Space Shot Links- Subscribe to The Space Shot on Substack for emails delivered directly to your inbox. I'm currently on hiatus here, but I've got some plans for the future so please stay tuned. Check it out here (https://thespaceshot.substack.com/p/coming-soon?r=5tgvq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copy) Let me know if you have any questions, email me at john@thespaceshot.com. You can also call 720-772-7988 if you'd like to ask a question for the show. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out! Do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast if you enjoy listening each day. Screenshot your review and send it to @johnmulnix or john@thespaceshot.com and I will send you a Space Shot sticker and a thank you! Episode Links: Lunar Grand Prix- Cosmosphere (https://youtu.be/s4Eh1TfjC0M?si=jN2M3KZt969w30tk) Follow the CosmoShox via Wichita State's OpenXR Lab LinkedIn page. OpenXR Lab (https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7318684068382920706) Check out the Wichita State CosmoShox page. (https://www.wichita.edu/academics/college-of-innovation-and-design/cosmoshox.php) The picture I was thinking about for the volume isn't online yet, but I'll make sure to share that in the future. Instead, here's a video about DUST. We'll have more details about what the CosmoShox team has been up to soon. NASA Lunar Terrain Visualization in Unreal Engine 5 | Unreal Fest 2022 (https://youtu.be/VISq_V4W6LU?si=OWrXwZjut5oRNriS&t=334)

This episode is jam-packed with awesome guests and Skylab reentry stories. Emily Carney, David Hitt, and Dwight Steven-Boniecki joined me to talk about all things Skylab, give it a listen! Emily Carney- Star Bound: A Beginner's Guide to the American Space Program, from Goddard's Rockets to Goldilocks Planets and Everything in Between (https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9781496241399/star-bound/) By Emily Carney and Bruce McCandless III. Space and Things- https://spaceandthingspodcast.com Emily Carney- Medium.com https://emilycarneyspace.medium.com David Hitt- https://davidhitt.net Homesteading Space- Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingspace) David Hitt- Twitter (https://twitter.com/davidhitt) Homesteading Space- Nebraska University Press- https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/bison-books/9780803236394/ Signed copies of _Homesteading Space _are available through the Cosmosphere's gift shop. Limited supplies available- https://ticketing.cosmo.org/GiftShopItem.aspx?I=90175 Dwight Steven-Boniecki- Check out Dwight's amazing documentary, Searching for Skylab- https://searchingforskylab.com/ Searching for Skylab- Twitter (https://twitter.com/SF_Skylab) Taking Up Space Learn more about this awesome organization and the important work they are doing for Native American girls. Consider donating to them so they can continue to reach and inspire new generations of students! Taking Up Space (https://taking-up-space.org/)

The Space Shot Links- Subscribe to The Space Shot on Substack for emails delivered directly to your inbox. Check it out here (https://thespaceshot.substack.com/p/coming-soon?r=5tgvq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copy) Let me know if you have any questions, email me at john@thespaceshot.com. You can also call 720-772-7988 if you'd like to ask a question for the show. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out! Do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast if you enjoy listening each day. Screenshot your review and send it to @johnmulnix or john@thespaceshot.com and I will send you a Space Shot sticker and a thank you! Episode Links: The Infidel and the Professor: David Hume, Adam Smith, and the Friendship that Shaped Modern Thought (https://www.amazon.com/Infidel-Professor-Friendship-Shaped-Thought/dp/0691177015)

The Space Shot Links- Subscribe to The Space Shot on Substack for emails delivered directly to your inbox. Check it out here (https://thespaceshot.substack.com/p/coming-soon?r=5tgvq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copy) Let me know if you have any questions, email me at john@thespaceshot.com. You can also call 720-772-7988 if you'd like to ask a question for the show. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out! Do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast if you enjoy listening each day. Screenshot your review and send it to @johnmulnix or john@thespaceshot.com and I will send you a Space Shot sticker and a thank you! Episode Links: After Babel (https://jonathanhaidt.substack.com) Books- I forgot to mention it in the episode since the book is experienced more than it is read. Apollo Remastered (https://www.apolloremastered.com)by Andy Saunders is a visual delight. 1000% recommend picking up a copy. "Soviets in Space" (https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/S/bo184798413.html) by Colin Burgess "Space Craze" (https://www.smithsonianbooks.com/store/aviation-military-history/space-craze-americas-enduring-fascination-with-real-and-imagined-spaceflight/)by Margaret Weitekamp "The Space Shuttle" by Roland Miller (https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/roland-miller/the-space-shuttle/9781648291357/) "Son of Apollo" by Christopher Roosa (https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9781496233349/) "The New Guys" by Meredith Bagby (https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-new-guys-meredith-bagby?variant=41058530328610) "The Map that Changed the World" by Simon Winchester (https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-map-that-changed-the-world-simon-winchester?variant=32207411019810) "Chasing Venus: The Race to Measure the Heavens" by Andrea Wulf (https://www.andreawulf.com/andrea-wulf/about-chasing-venus-how-science-turned-global-in-the-eighteenth-century-to-be-published-in-the-uk-us.html) "Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business" by Neil Postman (https://www.amazon.com/Amusing-Ourselves-Death-Discourse-Business/dp/014303653X) "Plunder: Private Equity's Plan to Pillage America" by Brendan Ballou (https://www.plunderthebook.com) "Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World" (https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691181202/timefulness)by Marcia Bjornerud "Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology" by Neil Postman (https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/technopoly-neil-postman/1100623453) "Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives" (https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250284297/cobaltred) by Siddarth Kara "Technology and the American Way of War Since 1945" by Thomas G. Mahnken (https://www.amazon.com/Technology-American-Way-Since-1945/dp/023112337X) "The Winged Gospel" by Joseph Corn (https://www.amazon.com/Winged-Gospel-Americas-Romance-Aviation/dp/0801869625) "Wichita: Where Aviation Took Wing" by the Greteman Group (https://wichitaaviationhistory.com/product/wichita-where-aviation-took-wing-book/) "The Arsenal of Democracy" by A.J. Baime (https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-arsenal-of-democracy-a-j-baime?variant=39935376916514) "Farnsworth's Classical English Style" by Ward Farnsworth (https://www.amazon.com/Farnsworths-Classical-English-Style-Farnsworth/dp/1567926657) "The Practicing Stoic" by Ward Farnsworth (https://www.amazon.com/Practicing-Stoic-Philosophical-Users-Manual/dp/1567926118) "The Daily Stoic" by Ryan Holiday (https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/ryan4?_pos=3&_sid=0ea9d25aa&_ss=r) "The Daily Dad" by Ryan Holiday (https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/the-daily-dad-366-meditations-on-parenting-love-and-raising-great-kids-pre-order-release-may-2nd?_pos=1&_sid=519dd7cdf&_ss=r) "Code Red" by Vince Flynn/Kyle Mills (https://www.vinceflynn.com/code-red) "And on that Bombshell" by Richard Porter...

The Space Shot Links- I'd love it if you could support the work I do here by checking out my website, Starlight and Gleam. (https://www.starlightandgleam.com/shop) Thank you for listening and I appreciate the support! Subscribe to The Space Shot on Substack for emails delivered directly to your inbox. Check it out here (https://thespaceshot.substack.com/p/coming-soon?r=5tgvq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copy) Let me know if you have any questions, email me at john@thespaceshot.com. You can also call 720-772-7988 if you'd like to ask a question for the show. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out! Do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast if you enjoy listening each day. Screenshot your review and send it to @johnmulnix or john@thespaceshot.com and I will send you a Space Shot sticker and a thank you! Episode Links: The Verge- Zuckerberg AI comment (https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/25/23932605/mark-zuckerberg-says-ai-might-get-to-a-place-where-it-just-generates-content-in-your-feeds) After Babel (https://jonathanhaidt.substack.com)

This episode is jam-packed with awesome guests and Skylab stories. Emily Carney, David Hitt, and Dwight Steven-Boniecki joined me to talk about all things Skylab, give it a listen! Emily Carney- Space and Things- https://spaceandthingspodcast.com Emily Carney- Medium.com https://emilycarneyspace.medium.com David Hitt- https://davidhitt.net Homesteading Space- Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingspace) David Hitt- Twitter (https://twitter.com/davidhitt) Homesteading Space- Nebraska University Press- https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/bison-books/9780803236394/ Signed copies of _Homesteading Space _are available through the Cosmosphere's gift shop. Limited supplies available- https://ticketing.cosmo.org/GiftShopItem.aspx?I=90175 Dwight Steven-Boniecki- Check out Dwight's amazing documentary, Searching for Skylab- https://searchingforskylab.com/ Searching for Skylab- Twitter (https://twitter.com/SF_Skylab) Skylab students article- https://www.issnationallab.org/skylab-first-students-space-experiments-changed-lives/#:~:text=What%20a%20fine%20selection%20of,and%20astronaut%20motor%2Dsensory%20adaptation. The Space Shot Links- I'd love it if you could support the work I do here by checking out my website, Starlight and Gleam. (https://www.starlightandgleam.com/shop) Thank you for listening and I appreciate the support! Subscribe to The Space Shot on Substack for emails delivered directly to your inbox. Check it out here (https://thespaceshot.substack.com/p/coming-soon?r=5tgvq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copy) Let me know if you have any questions, email me at john@thespaceshot.com. You can also call 720-772-7988 if you'd like to ask a question for the show. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out! Do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast if you enjoy listening each day. Screenshot your review and send it to @johnmulnix or john@thespaceshot.com and I will send you a Space Shot sticker and a thank you!

It was amazing to be back at the Cosmosphere for this event. I chatted with David and Emily after the Coffee at the Cosmo and we talked a bit more about Skylab and human spaceflight. This episode also includes audio from Skylab 1 and 2, so give it a listen! Cosmosphere Links- Check out the Cosmosphere's incredible library of online content at LaunchNext. LaunchNext.org! (https://launchnext.org) You can see all of the upcoming events and more by checking the Cosmosphere calendar. Cosmosphere Calendar (http://cosmo.org/news-and-events/calendar) You can contact the Cosmosphere's Box office at 620-665-9312 for more information on upcoming events.

It was amazing to be back at the Cosmosphere for this event. Having the opportunity to join Jack, Milt, Emily, and David was a treat for me. I hope you enjoy this episode! Drop me a line if you're ever in Kansas, I'm always happy to drop by the Cosmosphere for tours. (As long as I'm not busy with our baby and our schedules align haha) In this episode we're joined by Emily Carney, David Hitt, John Mulnix, and via Zoom, astronaut and Skylab 3 pilot Jack Lousma and Mission Control Flight Director, Milt Windler, for “Skylab at 50: Blazing the Trail for ISS, Artemis and Beyond.” This live conversation will covered the history of Skylab and the effect its creation has had on the space program as a whole. Cosmosphere Links- Check out the Cosmosphere's incredible library of online content at LaunchNext. LaunchNext.org! (https://launchnext.org) You can see all of the upcoming events and more by checking the Cosmosphere calendar. Cosmosphere Calendar (http://cosmo.org/news-and-events/calendar) You can contact the Cosmosphere's Box office at 620-665-9312 for more information on upcoming events.

In this episode, we catch up on life and what I've been reading/doing the past few months, then we climb into a Gemini capsule to listen to mission audio from Gemini 4. Enjoy! I'd love if you could support the work I do here by checking out my website, Starlight and Gleam. (https://www.starlightandgleam.com/shop) Thank you for listening and I appreciate the support! Subscribe to The Space Shot on Substack for emails delivered directly to your inbox. Check it out here (https://thespaceshot.substack.com/p/coming-soon?r=5tgvq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copy) Let me know if you have any questions, email me at john@thespaceshot.com. You can also call 720-772-7988 if you'd like to ask a question for the show. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out! Do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast if you enjoy listening each day. Screenshot your review and send it to @johnmulnix or john@thespaceshot.com and I will send you a Space Shot sticker and a thank you! You can send me questions and connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, by clicking one of the links below. Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix)

Join us for the first Coffee at the Cosmo of 2023! Emily Carney is a historian, writer, and United States Navy veteran. Dave Giles is a singer/songwriter from London, England who has always had a passion for space flight. Carney and Giles co-host "Space and Things" a weekly podcast devoted to the exploration of space, covering the past, present, and future of space flight. John Mulnix launched "The Cosmosphere Podcast" in 2017, a digital journey into history and science where listeners discover the inspiration that can only be found at the Cosmosphere. He is also creator and host of "The Space Shot," a concentrated dose of space awesomeness, including space history, pop culture, science, and more. Cosmosphere Links- Check out the Cosmosphere's incredible library of online content at LaunchNext. LaunchNext.org! (https://launchnext.org) You can see all of the upcoming events and more by checking the Cosmosphere calendar. Cosmosphere Calendar (http://cosmo.org/news-and-events/calendar) You can contact the Cosmosphere's Box office at 620-665-9312 for more information on upcoming events.

Here's part 2 of the conversation between Emily Carney, Dave Giles, and John Mulnix. Emily Carney is a historian, writer, and United States Navy veteran. Dave Giles is a singer/songwriter from London, England who has always had a passion for space flight. Carney and Giles co-host "Space and Things" a weekly podcast devoted to the exploration of space, covering the past, present, and future of space flight. John Mulnix launched "The Cosmosphere Podcast" in 2017, a digital journey into history and science where listeners discover the inspiration that can only be found at the Cosmosphere. He is also creator and host of "The Space Shot," a concentrated dose of space awesomeness, including space history, pop culture, science, and more. Cosmosphere Links- Check out the Cosmosphere's incredible library of online content at LaunchNext. LaunchNext.org! (https://launchnext.org) You can see all of the upcoming events and more by checking the Cosmosphere calendar. Cosmosphere Calendar (http://cosmo.org/news-and-events/calendar) You can contact the Cosmosphere's Box office at 620-665-9312 for more information on upcoming events.

We're back and it's 2023. Let's kick off the year with an episode discussing some of my favorite books I read last fall. There's a bit of SpaceX news at the beginning too, so give it a listen. I'd love if you could support the work I do here by checking out my website, Starlight and Gleam. (https://www.starlightandgleam.com/shop) Thank you for listening and I appreciate the support! Subscribe to The Space Shot on Substack for emails delivered directly to your inbox. Check it out here (https://thespaceshot.substack.com/p/coming-soon?r=5tgvq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copy) Let me know if you have any questions, email me at john@thespaceshot.com. You can also call 720-772-7988 if you'd like to ask a question for the show. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out! Do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast if you enjoy listening each day. Screenshot your review and send it to @johnmulnix or john@thespaceshot.com and I will send you a Space Shot sticker and a thank you! You can send me questions and connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, by clicking one of the links below. Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) Episode Links: The Age of Radiance by Craig Nelson The Age of Radiance: The Epic Rise and Dramatic Fall of the Atomic Era (https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Age-of-Radiance/Craig-Nelson/9781451660449) Wingless Flight by R Dale Reed. Give the full PDF a read via NASA History. (https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4220.pdf) R Dale Reed NASA Biography- https://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/X-Press/50thanniversary/drivingforces/drivingforcesp-r.html Mayday Over Wichita by D.W. Carter Mayday Over Wichita: The Worst Military Aviation Disaster in Kansas History (Hardcover) (https://www.watermarkbooks.com/book/9781540208491) Piatt St. Park- https://www.wichita.gov/ParkandRec/CityParks/Pages/Piatt.aspx The Age of Eisenhower- by William Hitchcock The Age of Eisenhower: America and the World in the 1950s (https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Age-of-Eisenhower/William-I-Hitchcock/9781451698428) Uravan Colorado- http://www.uravan.com/ Project Orion- Death of a Project, by Freeman Dyson- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.149.3680.141 Book- Project Orion: The True Story of the Atomic Spaceship (https://www.amazon.com/Project-Orion-Story-Atomic-Spaceship/dp/0805059857) Nuclear Pulse Propulsion: Orion and Beyond- https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20000096503