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Cosmic Perspective Radio with Andy Poniros

Andy Poniros, WPKN
Cosmic Perspective Radio features live and prerecorded interviews with Astronomers, Scientists, Astronauts, and Historians… NASA & JPL updates on Manned & Unmanned Space Missions… Monthly Night Sky Reports… Local Astronomy & Space Related Events…
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Episodes

50th Anniversary of the Apollo-Soyuz Mission and the Beginning of the End of The Cold War

On the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo - Soyuz Test Project between the US & Soviets ...& the 56th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing, Apollo - Soyuz Astronaut Vance Brand, Mission Control Apollo 11 Flight Controller Steve Bales & Apollo 16 & Apollo 11 Capcom Astronaut Charlie Duke discuss their experiences during the Apollo Missions to the Moon & the Cold War

Jul 28, 202555 minEp. 12

Interview with Air America Pilot Capt. Neil Hansen

April 30, 2025 will be the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon. An Air America helicopter was the last helicopter to land in Saigon to evacuate the South Vietnamese. Captain Neil Hansen discusses his experiences in Southeast Asia, the unknown history of the 243 Americans that lost their lives & were left behind, his escape from Cambodia, & more.

Apr 26, 202552 minEp. 11

An Informal Chat with Space Shuttle Astronaut Eileen Collins

(Interview with astronaut Eileen Collins at the Cradle of Aviation Museum) First woman to command a Space Shuttle, Eileen Collins discusses the risks of going into space, the definition of an astronaut, NASA's Artemis Program, & the future of space exploration

Mar 22, 202527 minEp. 10

An Informal Chat with Vatican Astronomer, Brother Guy Consolmagno

Director of the Vatican Observatory, Br Guy Consolmagno discusses the road taken in becoming a Vatican Astronomer, Science & Faith, & the Church's contributions to science...including Galileo, the Gregorian Calendar, Gregor Mendel, & many more. Intro Music: "A Moment in Space History", Andy Poniros Outro Music: Funk 2001, Larry Benigno

Feb 23, 202554 minEp. 9

Veteran of 3 Hubble Space Telescope Mission Repairs, Dr John Grunsfeld

2019 VETERAN OF 3 HUBBLE TELESCOPE SERVICING MISSIONS, SPACE SHUTTLE ASTRONAUT DR JOHN GRUNSFELD DISCUSSES HIS HST EXPERIENCES & HST CONTRIBUTIONS TO EDUCATION & SCIENCE. INTRO MUSIC: "A MOMENT IN SPACE HISTORY:..... ANDY PONIROS OUTRO MUSIC: "2001 FUNK".... LARRY BENIGNO

Feb 15, 202528 minEp. 8

Interview with Noble Laureate, Dr John Mather

2018 INTERVIEW WITH NOBEL LAUREATE DR JOHN MATHER...DR MATHER DISCUSSES THE EXPANSION OF THE UNIVERSE, THE COSMIC BACKGROUND EXPLORER, HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE, & JAMES WEBB TELESCOPE MISSIONS. INTRO MUSIC: "A MOMENT IN SPACE HISTORY".... ANDY PONIROS OUTRO MUSIC: "2001 FUNK"... LARRY BENIGNO

Feb 15, 202528 minEp. 7

Adventure Journalist Jim Clash & THe U-2 Spy Plane

Adventure Journalist Jim Clash discusses his U-2 Spy Plane 70,000ft experience, his Russian MIG to the edge of space experience, & the possible hazards of Space Tourism flights.

Jan 28, 202542 minEp. 5

The Springfield Telescope Makers - 100 Years of Telescope Making

Award Winning Film Maker Tara Roberts Zabriskie discusses the making of her film about the Springfield Telescope Makers and STM's Tom Spirock, Phil Rounseville, Katie Shusdock, Dave Groski, and Dave Kelly discuss their experiences as STM's & The Amazing Stellafane Telescope Making Convention Intro Music: "A Moment in Space History", Andy Poniros Outro Music: "2001 Funk", Larry Benigno

Jan 13, 202557 minEp. 4

Interview with 6th Man to Walk on the Moon, Dr Edgar Mitchell

Dr. Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 Astronaut & 6th Man to Walk on the Moon, Discusses his youth, his Apollo 14 experiences, Sustainability, ESP, & UFO's Intro Music: A Moment in Space History, Andy Poniros End Outro Music: "Funk 2001#, Larry Benigno

Dec 05, 202436 minEp. 3

Interview with Gemini & Apollo Astronaut General Thomas Stafford

Gemini & Apollo Astronaut and Nobel Peace Prize Nominee General Thomas Stafford discusses the perils & rewards of his Gemini (6 & 9) & Apollo (10 & Apollo-Soyuz) missions (including the near fatal space walk of Eugene Cernan on Gemini 9), his friendship with Cosmonaut Alexi Leonov, & the future of Manned Space Exploration. Intro Music: Revised Version of “A Moment in Space History”, by Andy Poniros Closing Outro Music: “Funk 2001”, by Larry Benigno

Dec 05, 202434 minEp. 2

Shuttle Astronaut Eileen Collins & Author Jonathan Ward at NEAF 2023

Recorded at the 2023 Northeast Astro Forum, the first woman to command & pilot a U.S. Space Shuttle, Eileen Collins & Author Jonathan Ward discuss their book “Through The Glass Ceiling To The Stars” with many of Eileen’s experiences as a Test & Space Shuttle Pilot… and the future of space

Dec 05, 202457 minEp. 1
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