Tag Archives: space history

Christa McAuliffe and the Challenger Disaster – an Interview with Kevin Cook

Posted on June 24, 2021 by SpaceScholar

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS Christa McAuliffe and the Challenger Disaster – an Interview with Kevin Cook Check out the book here   https://amzn.to/3jbGLnf Interview Timeline Kevin Cook has written for many publications and has written … Continue reading →

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How Elon Musk and SpaceX overcame early problems to dominate the space industry – Interview with Eric Berger

Posted on May 24, 2021 by SpaceScholar

How Elon Musk and SpaceX overcame early problems to dominate the space industry – Interview with Eric Berger Eric Berger is a Houston-based reporter and editor. He reported for the Houston Chronicle and is now the senior space editor for Ars Technica. … Continue reading →

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How Elon Musk and SpaceX overcame early problems to dominate the space industry – Interview with Eric Berger

Posted on May 3, 2021 by SpaceScholar

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How to discover volcanoes on Io before anyone else and other interesting stories from James Miller

Posted on April 5, 2021 by SpaceScholar

I spoke with James Miller about his work on unmanned space missions for JPL.  This is the video version of a previously posted podcast. space history, space technology, unmanned space missions, audio interviews, NASA history, videos, coding and computing, general … Continue reading →

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Outer Space law is a challenge with Professor Dr. Frans von der Dunk

Posted on April 1, 2021 by SpaceScholar

I spoke with Dr. von der Dunk about the ins and outs of space law.  This is the youtube version of a previously posted podcast videos, space business, space history, audio interviews,

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How to discover volcanoes on Io before anyone else and other interesting stories from James Miller

Posted on March 8, 2021 by SpaceScholar

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS How to discover volcanoes on Io before anyone else and other interesting stories from James Miller Check out the book here   https://amzn.to/2Z5utRP Interview Timeline James Miller has decades of experience … Continue reading →

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James Miller talks about his time as chief of navigation for the NEAR mission – youtube

Posted on February 26, 2021 by SpaceScholar

James Miller spoke to me about various Jet Propulsion Laboratory missions he’s worked on.  This is the youtube version of a previously posted podcast episode. Tags: Videos, space history, space technology, unmanned space missions, audio interviews, NASA history, coding and … Continue reading →

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How cosmic voids were discovered with Laird Thompson

Posted on February 22, 2021 by SpaceScholar

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS How cosmic voids were discovered with Laird Thompson Check out the book here   https://amzn.to/2OULxbK Interview Timeline Laird A. Thompson is Professor Emeritus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He has … Continue reading →

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David W. Brown discusses NASA’s Europa exploration mission in “The Mission” (Custom House, 2021) – youtube

Posted on February 17, 2021 by SpaceScholar

David W. Brown has researched the Europa mission and he wrote a book about it.  Here’s the video version of my interview of David Brown. Tags: Books, videos, science, space history, unmanned space missions, space book, NASA history, Custom House,

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What it was like working on the Mariner, Viking, and NEAR missions with James Miller

Posted on February 15, 2021 by SpaceScholar

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS What it was like working on the Mariner, Viking, and NEAR missions with James Miller Check out the book here   https://amzn.to/2Z5utRP Interview Timeline James Miller has decades of experience working … Continue reading →

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