We start off our sixth anniversary show with an update on the recent Soyuz missions and NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko’s one year mission on the International Space Station, which has just passed the halfway point. From there, we bring things back down to Earth with a discussion on Aerojet Rocketdyne’s unsolicited $2B offer to purchase United Launch Alliance and the Department of Defense’s likely position on the offer.
Heading back off planet, we then jump into a discussion about the release of the most recent New Horizons photographs including one particular picture that shows a fantastic contrast between old and new geography on Pluto.
After wrapping up the news for this week, we all took some time to reflect on six years of Talking Space. We talk about the first show, and our favorite moments, including a live broadcast from STS-135, the final shuttle mission, a live interview with then relatively unknown CSA Astronaut Chris Hadfield from that same broadcast, meditate on some thoughts from NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden and NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, and on the future of space travel and Talking Space. We conclude the episode with a request to you, our audience - we want to hear your memories of the last six years too! Share with us on Twitter, Facebook, and G+ using the hashtag #TS6 or send us an email or audio clip to mailbag@talkingspaceonline.com.
Thank you for six years of Talking Space, and we look forward to many more!
Show Recorded 9/14/2015
Host this week: Sawyer Rosenstein
Panel members: Gene Mikulka, Mark Ratterman, Kat Robison, and Kassy Tamanini (CraftLass)
Audio Engineer: Kassy Tamanini (CraftLass)
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Episode 429: Old, New, Borrowed, and Blue
Episode 428: Brushing Up on MacGyver
Episode 427: Winking at the Moon
Episode 426: The Coronation of 'Coronation'
Episode 425: Super Successes and Fantastic Failures
Episode 424: Geoff Rocks Around the Clock
Episode 423: From SpaceX to Spiders on Station
Episode 422: And the Rocket's Red Glare
Episode 421: News and Inside Discovery Views-Part 2
Episode 420: News and Inside Discovery Views-Part 1
Episode 419: Aerial Displays and Wing-Dings
Episode 418: An Opportunity for Curiosity
Episode 417: Release the Fire-Breathing 'Dragon'
Episode 416: A Six Pack of Thrust
Episode 415: What's 'Mine' is 'Ores' in Space
Episode 414: Space Shuttle Shuffle Special
Episode 413: Station Science Scoop
Episode 412: The Power of Pluto
Episode 411: The '411' on Space News
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