Space and Things

One final dose of Skylab history for a month or two, today we talk about SMEAT: the Skylab Medical Experiment Altitude Test, which was a 56 day earth analog simulation of a Skylab mission which took place from 26th July to 19th September in 1972 at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. The crew was Bob Crippen, Karol Bobko and William ThorntonTo take a look at this we speak to John Uri, the manager of the NASA History Office at Johnson Space Center.John Uri:https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-uri-85145545/John’s SMEAT Articles:50 Years Ago: Skylab Medical Experiment Altitude Test Begins:https://www.nasa.gov/feature/50-years-ago-skylab-medical-experiment-altitude-test-begins50 Years Ago: 56-Day Skylab Medical Experiment Altitude Test Ends Successfully:https://www.nasa.gov/feature/50-years-ago-56-day-skylab-medical-experiment-altitude-test-ends-successfully Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show 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.com

After the 10 day delay, the first crewed mission launched to visit and fix Skylab on 25th May 1973, so to celebrate the 50th anniversary of that launch we’re joined by David Hitt, the author of ‘Homesteading Space’ to find out more about the mission, the crew and the legacy of Skylab.David Hitt: http://davidhitt.net/about/Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidhittInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedavidhitt/Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show 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.com

To continue our 50th anniversary of Skylab celebrations we’ve got something very special for you today. An interview with a man who was working the consoles in Mission Control in Houston during Skylab, Bill Moon. You may recognise him from the wonderful movie: “Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo” - which you should watch if you haven’t already.Bill Moon:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-moon-43313445 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonpawpaw/ Mission Control Movie: https://missioncontrol.movie/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVDTSfyFTTY Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp142-being-in-mission-control-for-skylab-with-bill-moon Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: Haviland DigitalSpace 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

On May 14th 1973, Skylab was launched so we started our 50th anniversary celebrations of America’s first Space Station by talking to Dwight Steven-Boniecki, the director of the most amazing Skylab documentary: Searching for Skylab.Dwight Steven-Boniecki:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dwight-steven-boniecki-b8b63811a/ Searching For Skylab:https://searchingforskylab.com/Trailer: https://vimeo.com/704925044 Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp141-skylab-the-50th-anniversary-with-searching-for-skylab-director-dwight-steven-boniecki Show 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.com

Before we spend a few weeks looking at the past, we wanted to take another look at the future, so today we speak to Barry Matsumori, COO of Impulse Space who are teaming up with Relativity Space to attempt the first private landing on Mars in 2026.Barry Matsumori:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barry-matsumori-35676/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AZBammer Impulse Space:https://www.impulsespace.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gotoimpulse/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/GoToImpulse LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/impulse-space/ Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp140-the-first-private-mission-to-mars-with-barry-matsumori-coo-of-impulse-space-incShow notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: Impulse Space Inc.Space 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

Following the launch of the SpaceX Starship prototype we wanted to talk about the bigger picture of the space industry. It just so happens that a brand new documentary is being made by filmmaker Torsten Hoffmann and the team behind the High Frontier documentary. Torsten very kindly gave us some of his time to talk to us about the documentary and his opinions on the industry.Torsten Hoffmann:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/torstenhq/Twitter: https://twitter.com/torstenhq/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TorstenHQ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/torstenhq/ FORTITUDE: https://www.fortitudemovie.com/https://youtu.be/qijlsreCUnk Kickstarter Campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bitcointheendofmoney/fortitude-forging-the-trillion-dollar-space-economy?ref=1ojcfm Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp139-fortitude-the-story-of-the-emerging-space-industry-with-filmmaker-torsten-hoffmann Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: Torsten HoffmannSpace 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

This week we wanted to talk about what’s the United Kingdom and spaceflight, so we thought we’d talk to The Space Boffins, Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham to out more about what has happened, what is happening and what might happen.Sue Nelson:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sue-nelson-boffin-media-27969329/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScienceNelsonSpace Boffins Podcast:https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/astronomy-podcasts/space-boffins Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceboffins Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpaceBoffins Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp138-the-uk-space-industry-with-space-boffins-sue-nelson-and-richard-hollinghamShow notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: The UK Space AgencySpace 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

This week sees the launch of ESA’s Jupiter Icey Moons Explorer (JUICE) from French Guiana. So we wanted to find out more about it so today we’re talking to Professor Michele Dougherty, the principle investigator for the magnetometer on board the spacecraft.Professor Michele Dougherty:https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/m.doughertyJUICE:https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Juice Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp137-juice-everything-you-need-to-go-with-professor-michele-doughertyShow notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.Image Credits: ESASpace 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

 This week we talk to Meredith Bagby, author of a brand new book about NASA’s first diverse Astronaut class: Group 8, which was announced 45 years ago this year.Meredith Bagby:Twitter:https://twitter.com/MerbagbyLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/meredith-bagby-626758161/Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp136-the-new-guys-the-astronauts-that-changed-the-face-of-space-travel-with-meredith-bagbyShow 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.com