AirSpace Season 9, Episode 6: Star Search
Jul 25, 2024
There are a lot of air and space celebrities; pilots, astronauts, engineers, etc, etc. But there's another category of celebrities that are famous for other things but also have surprising ties to air or space. Today we're talking about three of those; a famous tv chef who also helped create a shark repellant for aviators and spacecraft, an actor from Hollywood's golden years who invented the basis for wifi, and an aerospace engineer who worked on Apollo and more--and also has a pretty famous kid. Stay tuned to the end for a special celebrity guest.
Thanks to our guests in this episode:
Paula Johnson, Curator of Food History, Smithsonian's National Museum of American History
Dr. Andrew Meade McGee, Curator of Computing, National Air and Space Museum
Dr. Teasel Muir Harmony, Curator of the Apollo Program, National Air and Space Museum
Dr. Neil Siegal and his brother, Jack Black. They shared even more memories about their mom in a bonus episode.
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