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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2195: How Far the Moon?

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 11, 2022 · Episode: 2195 Earth, Moon, and their inertial dance through the Heavens. Today, we keep track of the moon.

Tags astronomy astrophysics conservation of angular momentum distance earth gravity inertia mass mechanics Moon rotational slowing down whirling skater

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Posted on November 15, 2022 · Episode: 2806 Thor, the god of thunder, engineering behind comic books, college courses that deal with fracture. Today, our guest Haleh Ardebili talks about Thor and Engineering.

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Astros snuff out Elton John concert like a candle in the wind: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

Michael Hagerty

Posted on October 21, 2022 · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.

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NASA commemorates JFK’s moon speech at Rice Stadium 60 years later as NASA plans new moon mission

Posted on September 12, 2022 · President Kennedy gave the iconic speech nearly seven years before American astronauts stepped foot on the lunar surface during the summer of 1969.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2267: Thomas Harriot

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on July 17, 2022 · Episode: 2267 Thomas Harriot, England’s Galileo. Today, England’s Galileo.

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