Bill Ayrey interview about his book Lunar Outfitters Check out the book here   https://amzn.to/2T2p2k9 Interview Summary Bill Ayrey has worked on spacesuits for decades. He started his spacesuit career at ILC, the makers of the Apollo spacesuits. He loved his … Continue reading →

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Bill Ayrey interview about his new book about the Apollo 11 space suits “Lunar Outfitters” (University Press of Florida, 2020)

Fred Nadis discusses his new book on space travel ideas Check out the book here   https://amzn.to/2Sob8Z8 Interview Summary Fred Nadis has a PhD in American Studies and has written extensively on American science and popular culture. He recently wrote a … Continue reading →

Fred Nadis discusses his new book on space travel ideas in his book Star Settlers (Simon & Schuster, 2020)

Check out the book here   https://amzn.to/31w6UnF When David Chudwin was a 19 year old college news reporter for the University of Michigan in the summer of 1969, he only had the time and money to cover [had the choice of … Continue reading →

Apollo 11 history book – “I Was a Teenage Space Reporter” (LID Publishing, 2019) – David Chudwin interview

Check out the book here   https://amzn.to/39iZyWP David has been working in the field of astronomy education for over 35 years, including as a staffer and Editor-in-chief for Astronomy magazine. He’s recently co-authored a book with Queen guitarist Brian May about … Continue reading →

Space science – “Cosmic Clouds 3-D” (MIT Press, 2020) – David J. Eicher interview

Check out the book here   https://amzn.to/2Z5utRP James Miller has decades of experience working on spacecraft navigation. He has also worked extensively in programming computer systems to conduct navigation operations. We spoke about his experiences at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and … Continue reading →

Space technology – “Planetary Spacecraft Navigation” (Springer, 2019) – James Miller interview part 2 of 2

Space technology – “Planetary Spacecraft Navigation” (Springer, 2019) – James Miller interview part 1 of 2

Check out the book here   https://amzn.to/2UsW2TH John B. Herrington is a former US Naval Aviator and NASA astronaut. He’s the first enrolled Native American to go into space and he did that with NASA mission STS-113. He’s also written a … Continue reading →

Space exploration, business, and history – John B. Herrington interview

Check out the book here   https://amzn.to/3bKvoLV Dutch started with NASA in 1961 and spent many years working with NASA in various technical capacities. He regularly writes about NASA history and space issues. We recently spoke about his latest book on … Continue reading →

NASA Lunar program – “The Artemis Lunar Program” (Springer Praxis Books, 2020) – Manfred “Dutch” von Ehrenfried interview

Check out the book here   https://amzn.to/3awNTma Christopher Wanjek has been an astrophysics reporter for years and regularly writes a column on the subject. He recently wrote a book on the practical aspects of getting into space and we discussed space … Continue reading →

Space commerce, tourism, and mining book – “Spacefarers” (Harvard University Press, 2020) – Christopher Wanjek interview

Check out his book here https://amzn.to/2wVsXrg Gurbir Singh is an independent researcher on space issues. He’s been studying the subject for decades and has spoken to audiences. He also wrote a book on the Indian Space Program which was published … Continue reading →

India Space Exploration – Space writer and researcher Gurbir Singh interview

Professor Dr. von der Dunk has been studying, teaching, and leading efforts in space law for over 20 years. He has written over 180 articles on space law, he’s received awards for his work, and he’s a member and leader … Continue reading →

Outer Space law – University of Nebraska Professor Dr. Frans von der Dunk interview

Dr. Lembeck and Dr. Putnam are engineering professors in the University of Illinois Aerospace program. They both have experience in the private sector and spoke to me about the program at Illinois. We discussed the strengths of the program as … Continue reading →

University of Illinois Aerospace program – Dr. Michael Lembeck and Dr. Zachary Putnam interview

Dale Skran has been involved in technology and business for many years. He eventually developed a strong interest in space exploration and commercialization and eventually became the chairman of the Executive Committee of the National Space Society. We talked about … Continue reading →

National Space Society – Executive Committee Chairman Dale Skran interview

Dr. George Sebestyen is a satellite engineer and he’s designed satellites for decades. We discussed his latest co-authored book on Low Earth Orbit Satellite Design. Check out the book here. 0:37 – George talks about how he got into writing … Continue reading →

Satellite Design book – “Low Earth Orbit Satellite Design” (Springer, 2018) – George Sebestyen interview

Rod Pyle has written dozens of books on the history of space exploration and commercialization. He’s currently editor of the National Space Society magazine Ad Astra. He’s interviewed many of the top names in the field and we talk about … Continue reading →

Space exploration past and future book – “Space 2.0” (BenBella Books, 2019) – Rod Pyle interview

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