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As the Apollo program finally starts to take wings, learn how the entire program, and everything it accomplished, was actually NASA’s backup plan. From a fire during a routine test to Christmas messages from the far side of the moon, see how the Apollo Program got to that one giant leap of Apollo 11 with a series of very small steps, and missteps.
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Scott Ott is so caught up in Bill Whittle’s new Apollo 11 series, that he very nearly misses this pre-production meeting so he can binge watch it. Meanwhile, Stephen Green is champing at the bit to talk about James Bond movies. We welcome new Members at BillWhittle.com to this goat rodeo that resembles a “show” only in the most derivative and tangential sort of way.
Four satellite launches into the Space Race, and the score—in terms of pounds put into orbit—is Communism, 1300; Capitalism, 33. And the humiliations keep on coming.
President Trump wants NASA to get Americans back to the moon in five years. To heighten the urgency, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine — a Trump political appointee — fires William Gerstenmaier, a well-respected 42-year NASA veteran in charge of human space exploration. Will this sudden move light a fire under the bureaucracy, or did we just lose four decades of institutional knowledge jeopardizing our safe return to the lunar surface? Should NASA get our of the business of human space transportation?
Welcome to 1960’s America, when men were men, everything was A-Okay and programs were paid for by commercial breaks!
The lots-of-Apollo-stuff edition. Recorded live before a global audience on 07/11/2019.
Here’s the trailer for the five-hour special — “Apollo 11: What We Saw,” with Bill Whittle. Mark the 50th anniversary of the historic American moon landing by getting the story behind the space race, and man’s quest to step off of this planet and explore the night sky.
Nike Drops Betsy Ross Flag When Kaepernick Cries “Racist”, Arizona Drops Nike
The Stratosphere Lounge with Bill Whittle was recorded before a global audience during a livestream on 06/20/19.
Airbus cancels the gigantic A380 airliner, while Boeing 747 keeps going strong. SpaceX builds re-launchable rockets, while Arianespace makes them disposable to generate make-work jobs. The aerospace industry provides the perfect parable of how the the USA beats socialism every time.
As the new year turns, scientists offer a new marvel from the limit of the solar system. But the limits of human wisdom constrain them as well. Why do we assume that our great achievements, guarantee specific future achievements…like controllable artificial intelligence? Right Angle is a production of Members who contribute so they can share […]
A New York Times science writer raises concerns about President Trump’s private space initiatives — specifically his plan to phase out funding for the International Space Station by 2020. Can the private sector possibly pick up the slack? Can we risk a ‘wild west’ atmosphere outside of Earth atmosphere? Scott Ott leads Bill Whittle and […]
Ryan Gosling’s new movie about Neil Armstrong and the Moon landing portrays one of the greatest stories ever in a way that disappoints at the box office, and even lets down Bill Whittle, for whom Armstrong was a lifelong hero. Was the failure to plant the American flag what let ‘Venom’ and Lady Gaga beat […]
Retired Astronaut Scott Kelly Tweets a ‘gentle jab’ at President Trump, quoting the late British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. The Left goes ballistic…and Kelly apologizes. Scott Ott leads Bill Whittle and Stephen Green to consider whether the Left can tolerate…the Left. Help produce shows like this: https://billwhittlecom.wpengine.com/register
Elon Musk’s SpaceX unveils plan to send a Japanese billionaire — and a dozen artists — ’round the moon and back. Bill Whittle, Stephen Green and Scott Ott consider the impact of private space tourism on this Right Angle. To become a citizen producer of this kind of content: https://billwhittlecom.wpengine.com/register Join the discussion in our […]