The Space Above Us
JP Burke
A podcast about the history of NASA human spaceflight. New episodes every other Thursday. (ish)
Episodes
Mentioned books
Dec 26, 2019 • 27min
097 - STS-27
This week we've got classified satellites, alarming heat shield damage, and another Mike is out of his seat!
Dec 12, 2019 • 28min
096 - STS-26
The Space Shuttle is flying again with STS-26! Let's see if we can figure out how to fold some chairs.
Nov 28, 2019 • 13min
095 - During the Downtime
We take a quick break from the main narrative to take a look around at a few things that happened during the shuttle's lengthy hiatus.
Nov 25, 2019 • 1h 45min
Supplemental 6 - Allan McDonald Testimony
In this lengthy supplemental, we listen to Allan McDonald's testimony in front of the Rogers Commission on February 25th, 1986. This is a long episode, so just a friendly reminder that supplementals are considered optional!
Nov 14, 2019 • 48min
094 - STS-51L - Part 3
We conclude our coverage of the Challenger accident by digging into why it was able to happen.
Oct 31, 2019 • 31min
093 - STS-51L - Part 2
We look at what physically happened on STS-51L and try to answer some questions.
Oct 17, 2019 • 34min
092 - STS-51L - Part 1
Before we deal with the tragic loss of Space Shuttle Challenger, we take a moment to learn about the remarkable mission that should have been.
Oct 3, 2019 • 25min
091 - STS-61C
Columbia is back after a long stint in the shop, but there seems to be some trouble getting off the launchpad.
Sep 19, 2019 • 25min
090 - STS-61B
Atlantis is back already with a bunch of satellites and an investigation into on-orbit construction of large structures.
Sep 8, 2019 • 24min
Supplemental 5 - Apollo 13 O2 Tank 2
In this supplemental we'll listen to the actual mission audio as Apollo 13's oxygen tank explodes. We'll hear mission control discuss stirring the tanks, Gene Kranz quickly mention the LM lifeboat concept, and several famous utterances from spaceflight history.
