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Homer Hickam

27. Homer Hickam – Rocket Boys, T-Rex and Albert the Alligator

April 24, 2018 Chuck Astronomy & Space, Books, Inspiration, Military, Podcasts, Science 0:11:28 1 Comment

Homer Hickam is the bestselling and award-winning author of many books, including the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir, Rocket Boys, which was adapted into the popular October Sky movie. But Homer’s much more than a rocket boy, as he describes in this interesting podcast. He’s been a writer since grade school, a Vietnam veteran,…

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26. From the Moon to the planets & beyond, Stargazing with Astronomer Dean Regas

April 17, 2018 Chuck Astronomy & Space, Books, Podcasts, Science 0:13:58 0 Comments

Ever wonder what a mysterious object is in the sky? In this episode Dean Regas, the astronomer for the Cincinnati Observatory, discusses popular things to see in the night sky and how to see them. Dean’s also the co-host of Star Gazers on PBS, as well as author of two books, “Facts from Space!” and…

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24. The Space Barons – Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos – featuring author Christian Davenport

April 2, 2018 Chuck Astronomy & Space, Books, Podcasts 0:15:07 0 Comments

Christian Davenport recently released his book “The Space Barons”, the story of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and the Quest to colonize the cosmos. Chris has been a staff writer at The Washington Post since 2000 and currently covers the space and defense industries for the financial desk. He is a recipient of the Peabody award…

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23. Rocket Billionaires: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and the New Space Race – featuring author Tim Fernholz

April 2, 2018 Chuck Astronomy & Space, Books, Podcasts 0:11:05 0 Comments

Tim Fernholz is the author of “Rocket Billionaires: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and the New Space Race”.  For this new book, Tim obtained exclusive access to top executives at SpaceX, including Elon Musk himself, as well as at Blue Origin, NASA, Boeing, United Launch Alliance, Orbital ATK and Virgin Galactic. Tim lives in Brooklyn, New York,…

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