Despite being a 33 year old adult, I am still a little child that laughs entirely too much at poop jokes. One of my favorite types of work stories to hear from Dad are the ones that involve the space toilet. As such, this episode is filled with crappy jokes.
Apr 21, 2020
48 min
The Space Shuttle is arguably one of the most iconic spacecraft ever. But why does it look the way it does? There were lots of different goals and we talked about a lot. One in particular was a Department of Defense mission idea that Dad and I agreed sounded quite... fanciful.
Apr 14, 2020
59 min
How Dad went from milking cows as a boy, to being one of the most knowledgable Environmental Control and Life Support Systems Engineers in his company. And, a bit about the very first Space Shuttle which you've probably never heard of - the Enterprise.
Apr 7, 2020
34 min
How do you test a new spacecraft to make sure it's safe for people to be in it? As it turns out, there's some specially built facilities for that, but those places will kill you.
Mar 31, 2020
43 min
When your Dad's 9 to 5 is keeping astronauts alive, asking "How was work?" is always interesting!
Dec 21, 2019
6 min