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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2941: A Last Piggy-Back Airplane

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 7, 2023 · Episode: 2941 NASA’s Shuttle Carrier Airplane (SCA), a last piggy-back airplane, retires. Today, a last piggy-back airplane.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2729: China Clipper

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on July 28, 2023 · Episode: 2729 The China Clipper, 25 seaplanes that touched our imaginations. Today, a brief bright moment.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2770: Building the Mustang

Fitz Walker

Posted on November 22, 2023 · Episode: 2770 Today, our guest, NASA engineer Fitz Walker, remembers the P-51 Mustang. Developing the P-51 Mustang fighter.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1070: Wrong-Way Corrigan

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on November 20, 2023 · Episode: 1070 Wrong Way Corrigan — a last bit of fun before WW-II. Today, a pilot adds an expression to the English language.

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Apollo astronaut Frank Borman, who first orbited moon, dies at age 95

Russell Lewis, NPR

Posted on November 9, 2023 · 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.

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Astronaut Ken Mattingly, who flew to the moon on Apollo 16, has died at 87

Russell Lewis, NPR

Posted on November 3, 2023 · 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.

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