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How to plan a trip to Jupiter with David Brown
Check out the book here https://amzn.to/3aiVeI9
Interview Timeline
David W. Brown is a freelance writer who has written extensively for major publications. He’s also a former paratrooper and a veteran of Afghanistan. He recently published a major study of NASA’s Europa mission. We spoke about NASA, space and the book. The Mission (Custom House, 2021)
0:38 – David talks about how he got into covering the space program.
1:35 – David talks about the book and the Europa mission.
3:37 – David talks about when the mission and studies started.
4:48 – David goes into detail about how the spacecraft was developed.
6:41 – David talks about the science instruments chosen for the spacecraft.
9:53 – David talks about the budget battle for the mission.
13:50 – David talks about the balance between old and new instrumentation.
16:10 – David talks about the people who have worked on the mission.
18:06 – David talks about Mars missions.
20:33 – David talks about publicity for the Europa mission.
23:50 – David talks about how he organized the book.
28:13 – David talks about how he approached contentious issues within the program.
32:31 – David talks about representation of female engineers and scientists in NASA and the mission.
35:33 – David talks about how he did his research for the book.
38:24 – David talks about his credentials and ability to get access to material.
39:40 – David talks about his interviews.
41:53 – David talks about NASA’s side studies for missions that may or may not happen.
44:26 – David talks about the uses of cancelled missions and studies.
45:50 – David talks about corporate sponsorship of NASA programs.
50:00 – David talks about being surprised by how difficult the book subject was for him initially.
58:17 – David talks about the personal emotional impact of his research.
1:00:47 – David talks about problems at NASA he identified.
1:05:23 – David talks about his sources for space science news.
1:11:50 – David talks about the book he’s writing about current research on Antarctica and sea level rise.
1:16:38 – David can be found on instagram and twitter @dwbwriter and dwb.io.
Links of interest
https://twitter.com/dwbwriter/
https://www.instagram.com/dwbwriter/
Contact Information
For more “Technology and Space” please follow me at technologyandspace.com or www.spacewalksmoneytalks.com , on Facebook at Spacewalks Money Talks, on twitter at SpacewalksMT, on youtube at Spacewalks Money Talks , and on Apple Podcasts / Google Podcasts / Stitcher / Spotify Please see historyrabbithole.com for a list of my dozen or so blogs and podcasts. You’re sure to find something you like.
Guests: David W. Brown
Host: Cris Alvarez
Tags: Books, space history, space technology, unmanned space missions, audio interviews, space book, NASA history, podcast, Custom House
Check out the book here https://amzn.to/3aiVeI9
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