Laird Thompson discusses his work and book on cosmic voids “The Discovery of Cosmic Voids” (Cambridge University Press, 2020) Check out the book here   https://amzn.to/2OULxbK Interview Timeline Laird A. Thompson is Professor Emeritus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He … Continue reading →

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Laird Thompson discusses his work and book on cosmic voids “The Discovery of Cosmic Voids” (Cambridge University Press, 2020)

James Miller talks about his time with Westinghouse and working on the Mariner, Viking, and NEAR missions Check out the book here   https://amzn.to/2Z5utRP Interview Timeline James Miller has decades of experience working on spacecraft navigation. He has also worked extensively … Continue reading →

James Miller talks about his time with Westinghouse and working on the Mariner, Viking, and NEAR missions

Marty Cooper discusses inventing the cell phone in his book “Cutting the Cord” (Rosetta Books, 2021) Check out the book here   https://amzn.to/2YYfWb0 Interview Timeline Martin Cooper has been justifiably dubbed the “father of the cell phone”. He and his Motorola … Continue reading →

Marty Cooper discusses inventing the cell phone in his book “Cutting the Cord” (Rosetta Books, 2021)

David W. Brown discusses NASA’s Europa exploration mission in “The Mission” Check out the book here   https://amzn.to/3aiVeI9 Interview Timeline David W. Brown is a freelance writer who has written extensively for major publications. He’s also a former paratrooper and a … Continue reading →

David W. Brown discusses NASA’s Europa exploration mission in “The Mission” (Custom House, 2021)

Jacqueline Feke discusses Ptolemy including his study of astronomy in “Ptolemy’s Philosophy” Check out the book here   https://amzn.to/37w22Sm Interview Timeline Jacqueline Feke has studied and taught the history of science for many years and is an assistant professor at the … Continue reading →

Jacqueline Feke discusses Ptolemy including his study of astronomy in “Ptolemy’s Philosophy” (Princeton University Press, 2018)

James Miller talks about his time as chief of navigation for the NEAR mission Check out the book here   https://amzn.to/2Z5utRP Interview Summary James Miller has decades of experience working on spacecraft navigation. He has also worked extensively in programming computer … Continue reading →

James Miller talks about his time as chief of navigation for the NEAR mission

James Miller talks about nuclear power plants and the NEAR mission Check out the book here   https://amzn.to/2Z5utRP Interview Summary James Miller has decades of experience working on spacecraft navigation. He has also worked extensively in programming computer systems to conduct … Continue reading →

James Miller talks about the early days of nuclear power plants and the NEAR mission

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 →

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

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