NEAF Talks Podcast
NEAF Talks Podcast
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NEAF Talks Podcast brings the people you know and love from the North East Astronomy Forum to a more conversational and casual setting. Giving you some great conversations to listen to whether your laying back or on the go!
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The podcast covers a variety of topics related to space exploration and astronomy, specifically focusing on historical NASA missions, technology advancements, and future initiatives like Artemis. Episodes frequently explore stories like Apollo 13's challenges, insights from mission control, and discussions about the implications of the Artemis missions for human exploration beyond Earth.
NEAF Talks Podcast brings the people you know and love from the North East Astronomy Forum to a more conversational and casual setting. Giving you some great conversations to listen to whether your laying back or on the go!
Five-time Shuttle commander Hoot Gibson joins us at NEAF 2026 for a conversation that ditches the technical résumé for the human side of flying spacecraft. He walks us through the unspoken astronaut motto (“better dead than looked bad”), the moment after every landing he’ll never forget, and the harrowing inside story of STS-27 — the classified mission that took 700 tile hits, a Mission Control that wouldn’t listen, and one ceramic plate standing between his crew and a Columbia-style breakup. Plus his honest take on Artemis II, the Shuttle’s missing escape system, and why Tony finally got him to write the book.
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