STP112 - Remembering Jim McDivitt - with Andrew Chaikin

Sad news this week as we mourn the loss of one of the heroes of early spaceflight. On October 13th, Jim McDivitt passed away aged 93. To help us celebrate his life, we’re joined once again by esteemed space historian and author, Andrew Chaikin.

https://www.andrewchaikin.com/

https://twitter.com/andrewchaikin 

Jim McDivitt NASA Obituary:

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/correction-apollo-astronaut-james-mcdivitt-dies-at-age-93 

A much better Obituary:

http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-101722a-james-mcdivitt-gemini-apollo-astronaut-obituary.html 

Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp112-remembering-jim-mcdivitt-with-andrew-chaikin

Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guest, plus videos of any launches.

Image Credits: NASA

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