From when it started in 1981, MTV used an iconic neon scribbled astronaut as it's channel ID for years. And even today the award you get when you win a VMA is a statuette of an Apollo era astronaut, but why is MTV obsessed with the Moonman? And why do we have two of those statuettes in our collection? We're digging into the history of cable's giant leap, today on AirSpace
Thanks to our guest in this episode:
Dr. Margaret Weitekamp, National Air and Space Museum Space History Chair
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