Author Archives: SpaceScholar

Space exploration, business, and history – John B. Herrington interview

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSCheck out the book here   https://amzn.to/2UsW2TH John B. Herrington is a former US Naval Aviator and NASA astronaut. He’s the first enrolled Native American to go into space and he did … Continue reading

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Low Earth Orbit satellite design

I just posted the youtube version of the interview with George Sebestyn here https://youtu.be/TFACtl068ig

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NASA Lunar program – “The Artemis Lunar Program” (Springer Praxis Books, 2020) – Manfred “Dutch” von Ehrenfried interview

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS Check out the book here   https://amzn.to/3bKvoLV Dutch started with NASA in 1961 and spent many years working with NASA in various technical capacities. He regularly writes about NASA history and … Continue reading

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Space commerce, tourism, and mining book – “Spacefarers” (Harvard University Press, 2020) – Christopher Wanjek interview

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSCheck out the book here   https://amzn.to/3awNTma Christopher Wanjek has been an astrophysics reporter for years and regularly writes a column on the subject. He recently wrote a book on the practical … Continue reading

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India Space Exploration – Space writer and researcher Gurbir Singh interview

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSCheck out his book here https://amzn.to/2wVsXrg Gurbir Singh is an independent researcher on space issues. He’s been studying the subject for decades and has spoken to audiences. He also wrote a … Continue reading

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Outer Space law – University of Nebraska Professor Dr. Frans von der Dunk interview

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSProfessor Dr. von der Dunk has been studying, teaching, and leading efforts in space law for over 20 years. He has written over 180 articles on space law, he’s received awards … Continue reading

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University of Illinois Aerospace program – Dr. Michael Lembeck and Dr. Zachary Putnam interview

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSDr. Lembeck and Dr. Putnam are engineering professors in the University of Illinois Aerospace program. They both have experience in the private sector and spoke to me about the program at … Continue reading

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Science Education – Dr. Tim Slater interview – SWMT Written Interview 1

The United States is suffering from a deficiency in the number of students pursuing scientific degrees and jobs. There are many reasons for this and a simple google search can provide information on many of the reasons why. The size … Continue reading

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Space and Science Book List December 2019

The sample first issue of my newsletter.  Sign up on the right side of this page to get it emailed directly to you. Welcome to the first issue of the Spacewalks Money Talks newsletter.  In November I interviewed Ad Astra … Continue reading

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Science and space magazines review December 9 2019

The first episode of my review of science magazines for articles on space issues.

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