The Space Above Us
JP Burke
A podcast about the history of NASA human spaceflight. New episodes every other Thursday. (ish)
Episodes
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Apr 18, 2019 • 28min
080 - STS-41G
Challenger's back on the launch pad with the biggest crew we've seen yet, but something seems to be wrong with the Ku-band antenna. I hope you're ready for some orbiter attitude gymnastics!
Apr 4, 2019 • 27min
079 - STS-41D
Space Shuttle Discovery joins the cast, and makes a dramatic entrance.
Mar 21, 2019 • 29min
078 - STS-41C
The Solar Maximum Mission is in trouble, and only the crew of STS-41C can save it. Join us for the shuttle's first on-orbit repair of an uncrewed satellite!
Mar 7, 2019 • 31min
077 - STS-41B
STS-41B (wait, what happened to STS-10?) runs into a few bumps in the road, but clears the road for the next mission and comes home with some pretty spiffy photos.
Feb 21, 2019 • 23min
076 - STS-9
John Young flies for one last time, carrying a payload bay full of science. Wait, does someone hear a sizzling sound coming from the engine compartment?
Feb 7, 2019 • 24min
075 - STS-8
Challenger hauls the mail on STS-8, before using a giant dumbbell to flex its remote manipulator system muscles.
Jan 24, 2019 • 22min
074 - STS-7
Sally Ride becomes America's first female astronaut to fly in space, and teaches Challenger how to say 7 for the camera.
Jan 10, 2019 • 24min
073 - STS-6
Challenger flies for the first time and the TDRSS constellation gets started.
Dec 27, 2018 • 24min
072 - STS-5
With five days, four crew members, three.. uhh.. engines, two satellites, and one planned EVA, STS-5 is going to be a busy flight!
Dec 13, 2018 • 21min
071 - STS-4
Ken Mattingly and Hank Hartsfield were apparently born in a barn, because they can't get the door closed!
