Liftoff is a podcast about space, the universe, and everything. You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to understand the major developments as explained by enthusiastic space fans Stephen Hackett and Jason Snell. Hosted by Jason Snell and Stephen Hackett.
Jason and Stephen catch up on some of the latest space news, including classic NASA design specs, the new Boeing Starliner, a year-long mission to the International Space Station, and new pictures from Pluto.
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Links and Show Notes Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond: Gene Kranz: 9781439148815: Amazon.com: Books The First Men on the Moon: The Apollo 11 Lunar Landing Did an astronaut enter space? Get a notification! by alexander - IFTTT I'll wait, my dear, till it's my turn - All this NOAA's SciJinks :: What causes tides? Reissue of the 1975 NASA Graphics Standards Manual. by Jesse Reed & Hamish Smyth — Kickstarter NASA on Twitter: "Remember the worm? Take a look back at our 1976 styleguide @NASAHistory dug from our archive: http://t.co/Mk1WkdSxzx http://t.co/cwo16Oqogw" Enter the Starliner: Boeing names its commercial spaceship | Spaceflight Now Boeing Revamps Production Facility for Starliner Flights | NASA SpaceX Pad Abort Test - YouTube Pad Abort Test | Point of View - YouTube SpaceX shows off snazzy Dragon capsule for manned missions One Year Crew | NASA Twins Study | NASA Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) | Twitter Scott Kelly (@stationcdrkelly) • Instagram photos and videos NASA | Human Research Program - How Astronauts are Affected by Space Exploration Space Stress: How 1-Year Mission Is Studying Astronaut Health Kelly takes command of International Space Station - SpaceFlight Insider Soyuz TMA-16M trio return back to Earth | NASASpaceFlight.com Pluto: New images from New Horizons. Newest Pluto pictures show what may be huge blocks of ice | The Seattle Times