Thanks to the Science Applications International Corporation, or SAIC, the Save Space Camp GoFundMe drive has reached its $1.5 million goal in just seven days. It’s amazing. “Today, we are celebrating your […]
Paul Ring
Aerospace journalist, IT support professional and host of The Launch Pad Space Podcast.
Fans to the rescue – Space Camp fund crests $1.25M
I was so happy to check the savespacecamp.com website and find that the GoFundMe campaign has surpassed $1.25 million in days, when Space Camp officials in Huntsville hoped to reach $1.5 million […]
“Space fans, we’ve had a problem” – Save Space Camp
Friends, the Covid-19 Pandemic has devastated the U.S. Space & Rocket Center and Space Camp located there. Weeks of being completely closed, followed by less than 50 percent attendance when they reopened, […]
Episode 3 – Moonwalker Daughter – Amy Bean
Launch Pad Top V: Astronaut Biographies
Recently, I interviewed Patrick Mullane, son of Shuttle astronaut Mike Mullane, for the podcast. Both father and son have written autobiographies, and that got me thinking about the best astronaut biographies I […]
Episode 2 – Space Hipster – Emily Carney
Episode Summary Paul Ring talks to writer, blogger and Space Hipsters creator Emily Carney about space fandom, Skylab, SpaceX and a whole lot more. Someone might even bring up a certain Soviet […]
We have cleared the tower
I’ve been really busy with the launch of the podcast and the first episode becoming available. I hope you all enjoyed it. Please let us know by whatever method you feel comfortable. […]
STS-131 Launch Video
The space shuttle Discovery roars into space at 6:21 a.m. on April 5, 2010, to begin the STS-131 mission to the International Space Station. I took this video from the NASA Press […]
Launch Pad Space Podcast – Episode 1 – Alan Bean
Host Paul Ring recalls his interview with Apollo 12 Lunar Module Pilot, and Skylab II Commander Alan Bean. Whip up a spaghetti dinner and enjoy this premiere episode of The Launch Pad […]
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