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Apollo 11 Special (Part 2)
Apollo 11 Special (Part 2)
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Length:
57 minutes
Released:
Jul 10, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
This is a Space Boffins podcast to blow your minds. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Moon landings, it features the only woman in launch control for Apollo 11, JoAnn Morgan, talking about her work as an instrumentation controller and coping with sexism on the job. Former Apollo engineer David Baker joins Richard Hollingham and Sue Nelson in the British Interplanetary Society library with contributions from Apollo propulsion engineer John Tribe and former NASA Johnson Space Centre head, George Abbey. It also features David Fairhead, director of the new Armstrong movie, and a sneak... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Released:
Jul 10, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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