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Tag: Apollo 8

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A Mission Control Officer Remembers Apollo 8

Andrew Schneider

Posted on December 20, 2018 · The first manned flight to the Moon lifted off December 21, 1968. A documentary about the mission premieres on NOVA next Wednesday.

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Posted on June 28, 2022 · On Tuesday's show: We examine how the overturn of Roe v. Wade might affect other reproductive issues -- not just unwanted pregnancies. And a former second-in-command at NASA explains what she thinks is holding the space agency back.

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Posted on June 10, 2022 · On Friday's show: The role of Texans in the capitol insurrection, the role of Houston companies in overhauling NASA's spacesuits, and comedian Hari Kondabolu on returning to performing and becoming a father.

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HISD’s budget surplus, and the politics of gasoline (April 13, 2022)

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Posted on April 13, 2022 · On Wednesday's show: Why HISD is cutting spending despite a budget surplus, we discuss the latest news in politics, and we reflect on the contributions of women to space travel and exploration.

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Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood

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Richard Linklater’s ‘Apollo 10 1/2’ is a love letter to Houston and the space race

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Posted on April 1, 2022 · The director of films like Boyhood, Slacker, and Dazed and Confused talks about his new animated movie that draws heavily on his own childhood growing up in the shadow of Mission Control.

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