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Blue Dot 153: Intertwined Legends: The Passing Of Chris Kraft And The Restoration Of Mission Control

Dave Schlom, Matt Fidler

In this very special episode, we pay tribute to two legends: Dr. Christopher Columbus Kraft Jr. and NASA's historic Mission Operations Control Room number…
Science

Blue Dot 151: Apollo 11 At 50: A Conversation With Fred Haise And John Logsdon

Dave Schlom

Fred Haise was made famous by the movie Apollo 13, in which he was portrayed by Bill Paxton in the story of the most famous Apollo mission other than…
Science

Blue Dot 138: James Donovan

Dave Schlom

Dave interviews James Donovan, author of the new book, Shoot for The Moon: The Space Race and The Extraordinary Voyage of Apollo 11. Donovan tells the…