I’ve been sitting on these interviews for a while due to technical and minor medical issues. But I’ve finally been able to get these episodes edited, and as thanks for your patience […]
Episodes 23 & 24 – Anna Fisher and Christopher Roosa
Paul Ring
Aerospace journalist, IT support professional and host of The Launch Pad Space Podcast.
Episode 22 – The New Guys – Meredith Bagby
Recently, I got a chance to talk to Meredith Bagby, author of a groundbreaking new book, “The New Guys: The Historic Class of Astronauts That Broke Barriers and Changed the Face of […]
Episode 21 – The Astronaut’s Wife – Stacey Morgan
Stacey Morgan may never go into space, but she’s got a job that’s as important as any engineer when it comes to ensuring her husband, NASA Astronaut Drew Morgan, is successful in […]
Launch Pad fans, we’ve had a problem …
I hate the idea of having to reach out to you like this, but I’m in a bind and I could use some help. The computer I use to record and produce […]
Special Episode 01 – Space Adventure Boston
Recently, Launch Pad host Paul Ring got a sneak preview of the new Space Adventure Boston exhibit in Chelsea, Mass. It will be in town through February 2023, before moving on to […]
Episode 20 – Space Craze – Margaret A. Weitekamp
In the latest episode of the Launch Pad Space Podcast, I sit down, virtually, with Margaret A. Weitekamp, the Smithsonian Institution’s Space History Department chair and curator of the museum’s Cultural History […]
Episode 19 – Toilet Training and More – Mary Roach
This episode features a conversation with one of my favorite authors, science writer Mary Roach, author of six New York Times bestsellers, including her 2010 book “Packing for Mars: The Curious Science […]
Episode 18 – Space for Change – Lori Garver
In this episode, I talk to controversial former NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver about her new book “Escaping Gravity: My Quest to Transform NASA and Launch a New Space Age.” She gives […]
Episode 17 – Frank and Susan – Liisa Jorgensen
The story of Frank and Susan Borman is a love story for the ages. Frank, an Air Force major and NASA astronaut who commanded the longest Gemini flight and the first flight […]
Episode 16 – The Sky’s No Limit – Eileen Collins and Jonathan Ward
Eileen Collins has quite a story to tell, and thankfully she and author Jonathan Ward have told that story in “Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars: The Story of the First […]
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