Terranauts Episode 75
Terranauts
by SpaceQ
9M ago
Today's episode is dedicated to all of those Terranauts who work in the back hallways and committee meeting rooms to make sure that there is support (and funding) for the various programs that get humans and their inventions a chance to get off the planet. I have worked with too many of these dedicated and talented individuals to mention them here by name.  It can be a thankless job and one that is not always shown the respect it deserves. Doing it well requires as much talent, vision and creative problem solving as any scientific discovery or engineering breakthrough. Tho ..read more
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Hanging By A Thread
Terranauts
by SpaceQ
10M ago
When last we left Mac Evans (in an episode called The Flag Is A One) - he was in the mission control centre of the Canadian Telecommunications Satellite (CTS), having just rescued it from an untimely demise. This was important because CTS was the first modern telecommunications satellite and set the pattern for 20 years of satellite development. It was an important Canadian contribution to the humanity's journey off the planet.   Today we are going to talk about a different kind of last minute rescue. Today the rescue involves not just a satellite, but ..read more
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After Eight
Terranauts
by SpaceQ
11M ago
Today we take a little bit more time to examine the events of Gemini VIII and what NASA learned from that experience. For one thing it learned the value of having test pilots as astronauts. But it also learned that having a team on the ground that could adapt to rapidly changing events on orbit was pretty important as well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more
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The Spin Cycle
Terranauts
by SpaceQ
11M ago
When we left first time Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Dave Scott aboard Gemini VIII, they were just getting to orbit after what had been a pretty nominal launch of both their spacecraft and the Agena target vehicle that would rendezvous with. As we'll see, as the crew settled down to begin their rendezvous task the flight continued to go very well. Until it didn't... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more
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Getting Ready For Gemini VIII
Terranauts
by SpaceQ
1y ago
Gemini VIII was the first mission of 1966 and the first mission of the second half of Gemini's flight program. All of the big boxes had been checked, but that did not mean there was not a lot left to do. This week we talk about plans for Gemini VIII and we introduce a gentleman named Neil Armstrong who, at the time, was just a first time mission commander. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more
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Atlas-Agena - Selecting A Target
Terranauts
by SpaceQ
1y ago
In this episode we get caught up on what had been going on with the Agena program. Remember those guys? They were the ones whose rocket had blown up after launch which had caused the Gemini VI mission to be aborted before it even got off the launch pad. While the rest of the Gemini program has been making history, they have been trying to figure out how to get back to flight status. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more
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The Year is 1966
Terranauts
by SpaceQ
1y ago
As the calendar turned over from 1965 to 1966, the Gemini program was entering a new phase. Having completed half of it's flight program and having made progress on all of it's major objectives, the program was already thinking about wrapping up. In a sense though, Gemini was just a marker of its time. A lot of things were changing quickly as the world moved from 1966 at NASA, in the space program and even around the world. In this episode of Terranauts we take a moment to look at what the world looked like at the dawn of the year 1966. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p ..read more
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Adapting to a New Environment - Space
Terranauts
by SpaceQ
1y ago
As the year 1965 ended, astronauts Jim Lovell and Frank Borman were proving that human beings could adapt to the environment of space, having lived there for almost two weeks before successfully returning home. Similarly, the Gemini program and NASA itself were also getting used to a new environment. An environment where they were focussed less on meeting the daily challenges of the Gemini program and more on how to use what they were learning there to help them get to the Moon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more
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We Have Company Tonight
Terranauts
by SpaceQ
1y ago
In this episode we finally get the party together on orbit as Wally Schirra and Tom Stafford in Gemini VIA complete the very first rendezvous with Jim Lovell and Frank Borman in Gemini VII.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more
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Gemini VI, The Third Time's The Charm
Terranauts
by SpaceQ
1y ago
When we left the Gemini program Jim Lovell and Frank Borman were just getting to orbit to begin a week long wait for Wally Schirra and Tom Stafford to join them in the first-ever on orbit rendezvous of two spacecraft. Today we will finally get the crew of Gemini VI to orbit... although it may take a little while longer than we thought. Today we will finally get the crew of Gemini VI to orbit... although it may take a little while longer than we thought. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more
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