Podcaster: Ralph, Paul & Jenny ; Guest: Alan Bean
Title : Awesome Astronomy’s Podcast Extra: Alan Bean, 4th Man on the Moon
Organization: Awesome Astronomy
Link : www.awesomeastronomy.com
Description:
This podcast extra is our full length interview with the 4th man to walk on the moon aboard the Apollo 12 mission in 1969.
In this interview we discuss:
- journeying to the moon on a Saturn V rocket
- getting your rocket struck by lightening
- the mission’s colourful commander (Pete Conrad)
- what the moon looked and felt like underfoot
- the science conducted on the surface of the moon
- the future of human spaceflight
- The Martian Olympics!
Bio: Awesome Astronomy is the show for anyone and everyone who has even the slightest interest in astronomy and science.
Join Ralph, Paul & Jeni for informative and fun astronomy programs telling you what to look out (and up) for every month as well as a main show dedicated to space and astronomy news. You can be guaranteed a passion for astronomy, simple explanations of complex and fundamental topics, space and science discussions, absorbing interviews with astronomers and astronauts who make the news and answers to listeners’ space questions.
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