The Space Above Us

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138 - STS-64 - Ghostbusters and Angry Russians (LITE, SPARTAN, SAFER) Jul 22, 2021

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Space Shuttle Discovery is all loaded up with a grab bag of shuttle program favorites. Rendezvous, tech demonstrations, even an untethered EVA! Just be careful for the ghosts in the bathroom..

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137 - STS-65 - The Flight of IML-Man (IML-2) Jul 08, 2021

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Space Shuttle Columbia is flying for the 17th time, carrying the International Microgravity Laboratory 2 payload. With fish, newts, and bubbles, it sounds more like a witch's brew than an advanced research laboratory. But don't let vague descriptions fool you! Also, who can leap long Spacelabs in a single bound? None other than IML Man, of course!

Errata: Around 4:48 I say "[...] sitting behind the Pilot on the middeck [...]" when, of course, the Pilot sits on the flight deck. Got myself all mixed up with MS1/MS3 out of position.

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136 - STS-59 - Vaya con Dios (SRL-1) Jun 24, 2021

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We've got a giant radar in the payload bay, bubbles in the water, and we're ready to learn about somebody's favorite type of lizard. It's time for STS-59!

Errata: Around two minutes into the episode I use the term "frequency" multiple times when "wavelength" is correct. Really, since the wavelength is just the speed of light divided by the frequency if you know one you know the other, but still, I used the wrong term.

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135 - STS-62 - Two for One Special (USMP-2) Jun 10, 2021

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Space Shuttle Columbia has been packed full of so many experiments you might think there are two different payloads back there.. and you'd be right! Let's learn about fake-metal dendrites, how to stop the orbiter from glowing, and why the NASA ground crews think Pierre Thuot smells like garbage.

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STS-60 - A New Partnership (WSF, SPACEHAB, Shuttle-Mir) May 27, 2021

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Look out! There's a Russian on the space shuttle! Oh, we invited him? Well alright then. On STS-60 we're going to push some atoms out of the way, begin the partnership that would lead to the ISS, and wonder what it takes to get a Coke in Russia.

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133 - STS-61 - Closing the Door on Spherical Aberration (HST Servicing 1) May 13, 2021

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The Hubble Space Telescope is in trouble. With the future of the orbiting observatory, and perhaps NASA itself, on the line, can the crew of STS-61 save the day?

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132 - 1.3 Millimeters (Hubble Mirror Flaw) Apr 29, 2021

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With STS-61 ready to execute the first servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, let's learn about the overall structure of the observatory, what the flaw with its mirror was, and how that flaw came to be.

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131 - STS-58 - Madame La Guillotine (SLS-2) Apr 15, 2021

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Columbia is on the launchpad and we've got a whole bunch of life science to get through. And just when you thought it was safe to drop the word "otolith" from your vocabulary.

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130 - STS-51 - TOSsing ACTS (TOS/ACTS, ORFEUS-SPAS) Apr 01, 2021

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We've got a packed flight with an advanced communications satellite, a new kick stage, the return of SPAS, an EVA and a sassy air traffic controller.

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129 - Astronaut Dan Tani interview Mar 18, 2021

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In this episode, rather than hearing me talk about STS-51, we talk to someone who worked on its primary payload: astronaut Dan Tani! We also chat a bit about some government job he had down in Houston.

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