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How to Fly a Space Shuttle
How to Fly a Space Shuttle
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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Jun 10, 2015
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Podcast episode
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In a Space Boffins special - Sue Nelson meets the first female Space Shuttle Commander, Eileen Collins. The retired astronaut - one of NASA's most experienced - reveals the challenges of flying the Shuttle, the flaws in its design and what happened in the aftermath of the Columbia disaster. They also talk about the way female astronauts are treated by the media and the next generation of spacecraft. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Released:
Jun 10, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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