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144. SpaceX Crew-1: Interview with Commander Mike Hopkins

October 6, 2020 Chuck 00:24:13 0 Comments

In this interview, recorded via phone on September 29, 2020, I speak with Commander Mike Hopkins about this mission, his training and the challenges (and thrills) of commanding the SpaceX Crew-1 mission, currently scheduled to launch in mid-November 2020. BONUS: Mini-Interview with Felix Schlang of What About It!? Felix joins me briefly to share how…

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130. Introducing Pakistan’s first Private Space Company

July 2, 2020 Chuck 00:14:10 0 Comments

The Rocket & Satellite Company, Pakistan’s first private space company Over the next few episodes, we’re embarking on a new space journey; a short series highlighting various countries and their efforts for the future of space exploration. In upcoming episodes we’ll be featuring interviews with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), the Canadian Space Agency, and…

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87. SPACEX Falcon Heavy Arabsat-6A – Behind the Scenes

April 16, 2019 Chuck 0:15:46 0 Comments

Go behind the scenes with us as we set up cameras at the launch pad, met some incredible people and witnessed the first commercial launch of SpaceX Falcon Heavy, complete with the incredible landing of the boosters at Cape Canaveral. Featured in this episode are interviews with Everyday Astronaut Tim Dodd, rocket launch photographer Erik…

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SpaceX Falcon Heavy Arabsat 6A to launch Wednesday, April 10th

April 9, 2019 Chuck 0 Comments

SpaceX is gearing up for its 2nd Falcon Heavy launch, scheduled for 6:35 pm EDT Wednesday, April 10, 2019. As you may remember the first Falcon Heavy was launched last year on February 6, 2018 with the infamous “Starman” and Elon Musk’s own Tesla. Two of the Falcon Heavy’s boosters landed nearly simultaneously at Cape…

80. The New Vulcan Centaur Rocket – Mark Peller, ULA Program Manager for Major Development

February 26, 2019 Chuck 0:16:49 0 Comments

Mark Peller is the program manager for major development at United Launch Alliance (ULA), and in this position is responsible for development of Vulcan. Mark is with us today to discuss ULA’s future launch system, the Vulcan Centaur rocket. Vulcan is ULA’s future launch system that builds upon ULA’s extensive Atlas and Delta heritage to…

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30. Hotel in Space: Aurora Station – featuring Orion Span CEO Frank Bunger

May 8, 2018 Chuck 0:15:08 0 Comments

Aurora Station will be the World’s First Luxury Space Hotel in orbit 200 miles above the Earth’s surface. Frank Bunger, the CEO & Founder at Orion Span (the company behind Aurora Station), joins us to discuss this incredible opportunity for dreamers to achieve the Authentic Astronaut Experience. Not only will this hotel offer breathtaking views,…

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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 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 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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144. SpaceX Crew-1: Interview with Commander Mike Hopkins

130. Introducing Pakistan’s first Private Space Company

87. SPACEX Falcon Heavy Arabsat-6A – Behind the Scenes

SpaceX Falcon Heavy Arabsat 6A to launch Wednesday, April 10th

80. The New Vulcan Centaur Rocket – Mark Peller, ULA Program Manager for Major Development

30. Hotel in Space: Aurora Station – featuring Orion Span CEO Frank Bunger

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

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

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