
Episode 203
Gui Bluford, and the end of ESA's Aeolus
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the flight of the first black astronaut, and India makes it to the moon...
Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists · The Naked Scientists
August 28, 202342m 22s
Show Notes
We celebrate the 40th anniversary of the flight of the first black astronaut, Gui Bluford and speak to Diego Hurtado de Mendoza and Lisa Cortes, directors of The Space Race, which tells the story of the men who should have become astronauts in the 1960s - Ed Dwight and Bob Lawrence. Also, India's landing on the Moon and the demise of the European Space Agency's ESA Aeolus satellite in music. Plus, ever wondered how to pronounce Space Boffins in Persian? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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Gui Blufordaeolus satellitefirst black astronautnasaDiego Hurtado de MendozaLisa Cortes