In this episode of the Terranauts podcast we continue our series on the evolution of Mission Control. Last time, I talked about my experience walking into Mission Control in the middle of the Space Shuttle program and at the end of the era of the Apollo control centre as it was about to make a transition to the Space Station era.
Read More »A Moment in Time – Terranauts
In this episode of Terranauts we explore the world of NASA’s Mission Control Centre as it was in 1995.
Read More »The First Terranaut – Wernher von Braun (Transcript)
In researching the history of spaceflight for my podcast Terranauts I have come to realize that something fundamental has changed in the 70 or so years since we actually started building machines that could leave our planet.
Read More »The Flag Is A One – Part 2
In part 2 of the The Flag Is A One Terranauts podcast episode we continue the story of a little known moment of high drama in the Canadian space program surrounding the crucial Communications Technology Satellite mission.
Read More »The flag is a one – The Communications Technology Satellite mission
In this episode of the Terranauts podcast we talk about a little known moment of high drama in the Canadian space program surrounding the crucial Communications Technology Satellite mission.
Read More »Terranauts – Punctuating The Equilibrium
There are times in the development of technology and society when things change only slowly. And then there are times when things change rapidly indeed. The 1960’s were certainly one of those times, for a lot of reasons.
Read More »Interviewed – Cameron Ower, MDA’s Chief Technology Officer
This week the Terranauts podcast focuses on 35 years of robotic technology development for space seen through the eyes of MDA’s Chief Technology Officer, Cameron Ower.
Read More »Connecting the world by leaving the planet
This week on the Terranauts podcast we continue our series the Terranauts Guide to Leaving the Planet with a shift in focus from human exploration to space exploration.
Read More »David Kendall is the quintessential Terranaut (Part 2)
This week on the Terranauts podcast we have the second part of our interview with David Kendall who could be described as the quintessential Terranaut.
Read More »David Kendall is the quintessential Terranaut
This week on Terranauts we’re taking a break from our regular run of the Terranauts Guide to Leaving the Planet to bring you a fascinating interview with David Kendall who could be described as the quintessential Terranaut.
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