STP151 - The Lost Gemini Missions - with Michael Mackowski
The Gemini program was such a success that a number of alternative missions were proposed for the space craft. Today we’re guided through some of these by Michael Mackowski who is a bit of a Gemini expert having previously worked for the designer and builder of the Gemini spacecraft, McDonnell Douglas. We last spoke to Mike on episode 76 when we found out about his model spacecraft. Having created models for many of the lost Gemini missions, Mike is the perfect person to talk to about these.
Mike Mackowski:
The Lost Gemini Missions: https://lostgeminimissions.wordpress.com/lunar-gemini/
Books, reference material, merchandise, photos etc;
https://www.spaceinminiature.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceinminiature
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mjmackowski
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mjmackowski
Mike’s Space Advocacy Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Adventures-Space-Advocacy-Personal-Activism-ebook/dp/B00WDMVWDW
Previous Relevant Space and Things Episodes:
STP76 - Building Model Spacecraft - with Mike Mackowski:
https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp76-building-model-spacecraft-with-mike-mackowski
STP93 - Project Gemini - The Unsung Hero of the Crewed Spaceflight?:
https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp93-project-gemini-the-unsung-hero-of-the-crewed-spaceflight
Emily’s New Space 3.0 Mailing List:
https://www.spacecommerce.org/get-involved/
What’s Caught Our Eye This Week:
ESA: Guiding Aeolus' safe reentry
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/FutureEO/Aeolus/Guiding_Aeolus_safe_reentry
Australian Space Agency investigating possible rocket debris found on beach:
https://www.space.com/australian-space-agency-mystery-object-space-debris
Virgin Galactic to launch 2nd commercial spaceflight on Aug. 10:
https://www.space.com/virgin-galactic-second-commercial-spaceflight-august-10
What's next for India's Chandrayaan-3 moon rover mission?:
https://www.space.com/india-chandrayaan-3-moon-mission-next-steps
How China will land astronauts on the moon by 2030:
https://www.space.com/china-astronauts-moon-landing-2030-plan
China just launched a methane-fueled rocket into orbit, a world's 1st for spaceflight:
https://www.space.com/china-first-methane-powered-rocket-reach-orbit
NASA's new Artemis 'astrovans' arrive for use by moon-bound crews:
https://www.space.com/nasa-canoo-artemis-crew-transport-vehicles
Artemis 4 and Artemis 5 moon missions will include European astronauts (exclusive interview):
https://www.space.com/artemis-4-5-moon-missions-european-astronauts
Blue Origin's BE-4 rocket engine exploded during June 30 test:
https://www.space.com/blue-origin-be-4-rocket-engine-explosion
Image Credits: Michael Mackowski
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Emily Carney
A veteran of the United States Navy, Carney became a freelance writer back in 2008 and started a blog called This Space Available, which is now hosted by the National Space Society. In 2022 she started working as Content Director for Celestis – the first company to have successfully conducted Memorial Spaceflight Missions.
In 2011, Carney founded a facebook group Space Hipsters. Originally intended to be a place to share news and insights amongst friends, this community has now grown to close to 30,000 members including astronauts, engineers, scientists, historians and space flight enthusiasts from around the globe.
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Dave Giles
Giles is a singer/songwriter from London, England who has always had a passion for space flight. Since his early years he’s been looking skyward and though he ended up wielding a guitar for a living, space exploration is alway on his mind and one of his most popular songs is about astronaut Gene Cernan, ‘The Last Man On The Moon’.
In 2019 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, Giles visited all of the crewed space vehicles flown by NASA from Freedom 7 to the Space Shuttle Orbiters.
Full info: https://www.davejgiles.com
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