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This Week in Space History- March 9th to the 15th

This Week in Space History- March 9th to the 15th

Released Friday, 13th March 2020
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This Week in Space History- March 9th to the 15th

This Week in Space History- March 9th to the 15th

This Week in Space History- March 9th to the 15th

This Week in Space History- March 9th to the 15th

Friday, 13th March 2020
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More space history! I cover everything from Yuri Gagarin to Forbidden Planet this week, check it out.Let me know if you have any questions, email me at [email protected]. You can also call 720-772-7988 if you'd like to ask a question for the show. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out!Do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast if you enjoy listening each day. Screenshot your review and send it to @johnmulnix or [email protected] and I will send you a Space Shot sticker and a thank you! You can send me questions and connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, by clicking one of the links below. Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/)Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/)Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix)Episode Links: Yuri Gagarin- NASA.gov (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/sts1/gagarin_anniversary.html)Pioneer 5 (https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/pioneer-5/in-depth/)STS-123-NASA (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts123/main/index.html)X-38- NASA fact sheet (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts123/main/index.html)STS-29- NASA (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-29.html)More on STS-29 (https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-29/mission-sts-29.html)Trajectory Sequence of Events on Page 14.STS-29 Press Kit PDF (https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/shuttle_pk/pk/Flight_028_STS-029R_Press_Kit.pdf)Watch this launch and remember that the Shuttle was traveling 107 mph just nine seconds into its flight. Just under a minute into flight Discovery was already traveling faster than the speed of sound. That's some serious acceleration. STS-29 Launch (https://youtu.be/AxZKxucrn6M?t=19m49s)Space Shuttle Flight 28 National Space Society (http://www.nss.org/resources/library/shuttlevideos/shuttle28.htm)This is the lecture I quoted from and discussed in today's episode. Give it a read and let me know your thoughts! Life in the Universe- Stephen Hawking (http://www.hawking.org.uk/life-in-the-universe.html)Stephen William Hawking- 1942-2018 (http://www.hawking.org.uk/)NASA tweet remembering Stephen Hawking (https://twitter.com/NASA/status/973787392590172160)PiDay.org (http://www.piday.org/)Educators, Check out this link!Take the Pi in the Sky Challenge- NASA (https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/nasapidaychallenge/)Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Giovanni-Virginio-Schiaparelli)All About Mars- Timeline (https://mars.nasa.gov/allaboutmars/mystique/history/1800/)Astronomy in the Old Testament- Giovanni Schiaparelli (Translated to English) (https://archive.org/details/astronomyinoldte00schi)Space Bat (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts119/launchbat.html)STS-119 Highlights PDF (https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/312777main_fs-2009-01-004-jsc-Web.pdf)STS-119 Mission Page (https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=2009-012A)Astronaut Joseph M. Acaba- Twitter (https://twitter.com/AstroAcaba)"Forbidden Planet" Trailer- YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpBhpzenHfI)"Forbidden Planet"- iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/forbidden-planet/id289899327)"Forbidden Planet"- Amazon Streaming (https://www.amazon.com/Forbidden-Planet-Walter-Pidgeon/dp/B003D0E3FM/ref=tmm_aiv_swatch_1?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=)"Forbidden Planet" AFI Catalog (https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/51831)

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