Author Archives: SpaceScholar
Giovanni Caprara discusses his new book about the Italian space program
Italian Space Program – An interview with Giovanni Caprara about his new book A History of the Italian Space Adevnture published by Springer. The book covers the history of the Italian space program. Check out the book here https://amzn.to/3bwc5aL How … Continue reading
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Tagged books, space book, space business, space history, springer, unmanned space missions, written interviews
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David Chudwin interview
I posted the youtube version of my interview with David Chudwin and his experience with the Apollo 11 program.
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Apollo 11 history book – “I Was a Teenage Space Reporter” (LID Publishing, 2019) – David Chudwin interview
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSCheck out the book here https://amzn.to/31w6UnF When David Chudwin was a 19 year old college news reporter for the University of Michigan in the summer of 1969, he only had the … Continue reading
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Tagged aerospace medicine, Aldrin, apollo, Apollo 1, Apollo 11, Apollo 8, Armstrong, astronauts, astrovan, atmosphere, balance, bezos, blue origin, boeing, Charlie Duke, china, Collins, commercial crew program, commercialization, computers, cosmic rays, Ed McMahon, elon musk, exploration, Falcon heavy, Fred Hayes, George Miller, immune, Jack King, Johnny Carson, journalist, Kennedy, launch, NASA, Nixon, podcast, press, quarantine, Rose Ciernan, russia, satellite, Saturn, Saturn V, science, science fiction, Sea Missile Motel, SLS, space, space shuttle, spacex, sputnik, STEM, ULA, University of Michigan, USSR, vehicle assembly building, Vietnam War, Walter Cronkite, Warner von Braun, Willy Ley, Woodstock
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How to protect the Earth, space, and space exploration with Dale Skran
For those who prefer their interviews on youtube, I’ve posted the video version of my interview with National Space Society Executive Chairperson Dale Skran. space business, space history, space technology, unmanned space missions, videos,
Posted in All Science Education, All Space Business, Uncategorized
Tagged space business, space history, space technology, unmanned space missions, videos
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New podcast name revisit
I’m renaming the podcast AGAIN because it’s becoming more about history and natural sciences than I planned but I’m still including business and technology discussions. It’ll be “Technology and Space” now which is more to the point. The main website … Continue reading
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New podcast name
I’m renaming the podcast because it’s becoming more about history and natural sciences than I planned but I’m still including business and technology discussions. It’ll be “Wonders of Space” now which is also easier to remember. The main website will … Continue reading
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Space science – “Cosmic Clouds 3-D” (MIT Press, 2020) – David J. Eicher interview
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSCheck out the book here https://amzn.to/39iZyWP David has been working in the field of astronomy education for over 35 years, including as a staffer and Editor-in-chief for Astronomy magazine. He’s recently … Continue reading
Posted in All Astronomy, author, books, interview, science education, space exploration, space science, space technology, STEM
Tagged apollo, astronomers, astronomy, astrophysicist, Brian May, digital, empiricism, exploration, gravity, Harvard, Hubble telescope, London Stereoscopic Company, NASA, nebulae, nuclear, ohio, parallax, planetary, podcast, Queen, science, space, Starmus festival, STEM, stereoscopy, supernovae, the Sun, Webb
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James Miller interview part 1 Yotube version
My interview with James Miller in youtube form.
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Tagged Caltech, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL, space exploration, unmanned spacecraft
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James Miller interview part 2 of 2 – Space technology and history – “Planetary Spacecraft Navigation” (Springer, 2019)
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS Check out the book here https://amzn.to/2Z5utRP James Miller has decades of experience working on spacecraft navigation. He has also worked extensively in programming computer systems to conduct navigation operations. We … Continue reading
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Tagged APL, artificial intelligence, atomic clock, bridge, Caltech, Carnegie-Mellon, celestial mechanics, Cold War, commercialization, computers, Deep Space Network, dot-matrix, engineer, exploration, fortran, Harry Lass, IBM, insertion burn, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Johns Hopkins, JPL, Mariner 6, Mariner 7, microcomputer, Minutemen, Monte Carlo, NEAR mission, orbit determination, Pluto, podcast, science, solar pressure, space, space shuttle, Vietnam War, westinghouse, Yamakawa
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