Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2770: Building the Mustang
Posted on · Episode: 2770 Today, our guest, NASA engineer Fitz Walker, remembers the P-51 Mustang. Developing the P-51 Mustang fighter.
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NASA
Apollo astronaut Frank Borman, who first orbited moon, dies at age 95
Posted on · Frank Borman commanded two early NASA missions including Apollo 8, the first to orbit the moon. He was a no-nonsense astronaut known for his keen attention to detail and duty to country.
Obituary
Astronaut Ken Mattingly, who flew to the moon on Apollo 16, has died at 87
Posted on · He piloted Apollo 16 and commanded the shuttle. But he may be best known for the mission he didn't fly: the ill-fated Apollo 13. And he worried late in life about the high cost of human space flight.
Local
Houston residents can see first of back-to-back solar eclipses this Saturday
Posted on · There will be many places around the region to watch the annular solar eclipse, which happens when the moon is situated between the sun and Earth and casts a shadow on the planet. Another is expected in April 2024.
NASA
NASA shows off its first asteroid samples delivered by a spacecraft
Posted on · Scientists and space agency leaders took part in Wednesday's big reveal at Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2941: A Last Piggy-Back Airplane
Posted on · Episode: 2941 NASA’s Shuttle Carrier Airplane (SCA), a last piggy-back airplane, retires. Today, a last piggy-back airplane.
Houston Matters
Ballot measures explained (Oct. 6, 2023)
Posted on · On Friday's show: We get an explanation of the ballot measures voters will decide in the November election. And we learn more about a spacecraft built in Houston that will be the first commercial craft to land on the moon.
Houston Matters
Spacecraft built in Houston gets ready for a historic mission to the moon
Posted on · The Nova-C lander, built by the Houston company Intuitive Machines, will be the first commercial craft to land on the moon and the first time a U.S. spacecraft has done a soft landing on the lunar surface since Apollo 17 in 1972.
Houston Matters
From migrant farm worker to NASA astronaut
Posted on · Amazon Studios' new film "A Million Miles Away" tells the remarkable true story of Jose Hernandez.
NASA
NASA asteroid sample headed to Houston after landing safely in Utah
Posted on · NASA's Osiris-REx mission has successfully returned a pristine sample of asteroid back to Earth. This cupful-or-so of space rock could shed light on the solar system's origins.
Houston Matters
Book chronicles NASA’s pioneering women astronauts
Posted on · Space journalist and Houston native Loren Grush discusses her book, "The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts."
Houston Matters
High-speed police chases (Sept. 14, 2023)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: We discuss an uptick in high-speed car chases involving HPD officers that have left bystanders injured, according to an investigation by the Houston Chronicle. And we learn the latest on the Houston housing market.
Local
Neil Armstrong’s ‘Moon House’ listed for sale in Houston-area suburb
Posted on · The property was listed on the market on Aug. 31 and highlights original features like a wood beam living room ceiling, stone fireplace, pink pool decking, and original staircase railings of the house built in 1964.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2827: Dimensionless Groups
Posted on · Episode: 2827 Dimensionless groups, helping us to deal with the similarity of often very different situations. Today, dimensionless groups.
Houston Matters
Gene Kranz never said ‘failure is not an option’ but his real legacy is ‘tough and competent’
Posted on · The longtime NASA flight director talks about the words he told his team after the fatal Apollo 1 accident, which is also the title of his new book about leadership.