STP191 - Why Is It So Difficult To Land On The Moon? - with Brandon Dotson

Why Is It So Difficult To Land On The Moon? - with Brandon Dotson
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With the recent moon landing attempts by private US companies having some mixed results, it seems that everyone is an expert on how to land something on the moon all of a sudden, well today we speak to an actual expert to find out what's really going on up there. Brandon Dotson has all the degrees and is currently writing a thesis on the difficulties of landing on the moon.
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A veteran of the United States Navy, Carney became a freelance writer back in 2008 and started a blog called This Space Available, which is now hosted by the National Space Society. In 2022 she started working as Content Director for Celestis - the first company to have successfully conducted Memorial Spaceflight Missions.
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Giles is a singer/songwriter from London, England who has always had a passion for space flight. Since his early years he’s been looking skyward and though he ended up wielding a guitar for a living, space exploration is alway on his mind and one of his most popular songs is about astronaut Gene Cernan, ‘The Last Man On The Moon’.
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[@_starter]

9/10 for expert credentials
10/10 for topical relevance
1/10 for depth substance

[@spaceandthings]

We disagree with your analysis there. We were looking for a beginners guide, and that's exactly what he gave us. Our podcast is trying to be accessible for all people no matter what their level of expertise. For Brandon to cater to those people as well as he did in this interview is not an easy thing to do.
Also there was plenty of in depth substance without it needing much more.

[@hallfamily2141]

Man this guy should be an astronaut 😉

[@spaceandthings]

I was thinking exactly the same!

[@princevegeta-son]

It's not difficult to land on the moon we did it the first time we tried LOL 🤣🤣🤣

[@spaceandthings]

Who's we?

[@eddiekulp1241]

​@@spaceandthingsthe U.S

[@spaceandthings]

@@eddiekulp1241 the first time you tried? have you looked up the Pioneer, Ranger and Surveyor missions that took place before Apollo?

[@normmcinnis4102]

No atmosphere. No propulsion.

[@spaceandthings]

it's as easy as that is it?

[@normmcinnis4102]

@@spaceandthings yep. Try swimming in the air.