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157 - STS-79 - Blaha to Go (Lucid/Blaha Mir Swap) May 14, 2022

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Shannon Lucid has been waiting for her ride home and John Blaha is ready to swap in as America's next long duration spacefarer. We'll also fix our SRBs, try to heat up some metal, and enjoy some barbecue in Atlantis.

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156 - STS-78 - International Space.. Shuttle (LMS) Apr 28, 2022

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On this flight we'll be setting new duration records, studying the muscles of the crew, and waking up to some on-theme music. Let's just hope there's enough fuel to make it to orbit!

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155 - STS-77 - Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm-Flailing Tube Satellite (IAE, PAMS, SPACEHAB) Apr 09, 2022

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On STS-77, we've got one of the strangest shuttle payloads I've ever seen, a satellite that's passively stabilized by aerodynamic forces (mostly), a bunch of SPACEHAB experiments, and a blast from the past.

Also, here's that deployment video of IAE that I recommend looking up.. wait until you hear about it first! https://youtu.be/adatQ59j6sc?t=1485

Errata: In the outro I mention how I'm not familiar with any passively stabilized spacecraft. This neglects the entire category of spinners, which is kind of their whole point. But I was thinking of "passively stabilized by aerodynamic forces" and just didn't use my words.

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154 - Dan Tani Interview - Astronaut Early Career Mar 24, 2022

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Astronaut Dan Tani joins us once again and talks about what the astronaut interview process was like, what day to day life was like before being assigned to a mission, wearing the "astronaut suit", what makes a good team, and some sage advice from John Young.

Show notes: https://thespaceabove.us/episodes/ep154_tani2_early_astro

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153 - NASA-2 - M&Ms and Russian Friends (Lucid on Mir) Mar 10, 2022

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Shannon Lucid is ready to become the second American to perform a long duration aboard the Russian space station Mir. All she'll need to do is survive Russian language class, memorize a few bolt names, and find her missing shoe.

Errata: I said that Usachov was selected as an astronaut, when clearly he was selected as an cosmonaut.

Show notes: https://thespaceabove.us/episodes/ep153_nasa-2

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152 - STS-76 - Mirwalking (MEEP, Lucid to Mir) Feb 19, 2022

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On STS-76, the space shuttle will finally shuttle someone to space! Plus the first American EVA outside a space station in 22 years, antics in the SPACEHAB tunnel, and thoughts about 1996 web design.

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151 - STS-75 - Tethers in Space are a Snap (TSS-1R) Feb 06, 2022

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On STS-75 we'll take another try at the Tethered Satellite System. It didn't work so great on STS-46, but with much of the same crew and a little luck, maybe it will go better. Also on this flight, starting fires in space, and disembodied consciousnesses.

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150 - Galileo at Jupiter Jan 23, 2022

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After checking in with it for years, Galileo has finally arrived at Jupiter. For the 150th episode of The Space Above Us, let's find out what the Galileo orbiter and probe did while they were out there and why it was worth the wait.

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Supplemental 7 - My First Rocket Launch Jan 06, 2022

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I'm taking my first break this week! So instead of an episode, I tell the tale of my first rocket launch, what it's like, and what you can do to make yours even better.

Show notes: https://thespaceabove.us/episodes/ep149_sts-72

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149 - STS-72 - Endeavour's Hitchhiker (SFU, OAST-Flyer) Dec 23, 2021

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On Endeavour's tenth flight, we're somehow going to deploy one satellite, but pick up two! Plus more EVA development, zero-gravity karate, and a farewell to a frequent flyer.

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