Category Archives: space science
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 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
Posted in All Space Program History, author, interview, space exploration, space history, space science, space technology
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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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
Posted in All Science Education, All Space Program History, Astronaut interview, interview, science education, space commercialization, space exploration, space science, space technology, STEM
Tagged Bigelow, boeing, cape canaveral, colorado, commercialization, Creek, Crippin, elon musk, engineering, exploration, high-energy particles, idaho, inflatable habitat, math education, montana, moon, NASA, native american, picosat, podcast, risk mitigation, rock climbing, rockwell, Roddenberry, science, science education, shoshone-payute, space, space coast, space commerce, space flight readiness, space mining, space shuttle, space tourism, spacex, star trek, test pilot, united space alliance, US Navy, variable ISP, wyoming
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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
Posted in All Space Program History, author, books, interview, science education, space exploration, Space policy, space science, space technology
Tagged apollo, artemis, Carnegie-Mellon, china, commercialization, cubesat, exploration, fule cell, gateways, Gemini, HALO, in situ utilization, International Space Station, Jimmy Dolittle, Kennedy group, LEO, Mars, Mercury, moon, NACA, nanotubes, orbits, Orion, PNT, podcast, radiation, regolith, robotics, science, solar power, space, space mining, spacefest, springer, super heavy launch, swamp works, The Day The Earth Stood Still, thermal cindering, von Braun
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