Space and Things

On March 17th 1958, Vanguard 1 launched into space becoming the 4th artificial satellite to reach orbit. It remains the oldest object still in orbit, so we’re using this 65th anniversary to do something celebrate an unsung hero.The designer of Vanguard 1 was Roger Easton who is also the man behind GPS which has absolutely changed life on earth. We interview Roger’s son Richard to find out more about both Vanguard 1 and GPS. In 2013 Richard co-authored a book with Eric Frazier called “GPS Declassified: From Smart Bombs to Smartphones.”Richard Easton:www.gpsdeclassified.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/RDEIL LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-easton-53a91a13/Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp133-unsung-heroes-roger-easton-the-man-behind-vanguard-1-and-gps-with-richard-eastonShow notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: Naval Research LaboratorySpace and Things:Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.com

54 years ago this week, Apollo 9 was in orbit around the Earth testing out the Lunar Module on it’s maiden flight, and today we talk to the Lunar Module pilot Rusty Schweickart about that flight and so many other things.Rusty Schweickart:https://www.rustyschweickart.com/ Emily’s Articles:Space in the Seventies: Rusty Schweickart in the Seventieshttps://medium.com/the-making-of-an-ex-nuke/space-in-the-seventies-rusty-schweickart-in-the-seventies-18f62ef15801Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/cgybjw1b5hn6dl2lx0239fnafncywnShow notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: NASASpace and Things:Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSpace and Things is brought to you And Things Productions https://www.andthingsproductions.com

The Crew-6 mission is due to launch on March 2nd, so we thought we’d preview the mission for you. Crew 6 Fact Sheet: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/crew_6_mission_overview_0.pdf Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp131-spacex-crew-6-mission-previewShow notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: NASASpace and Things:Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSpace and Things is brought to you And Things Productions https://www.andthingsproductions.com