These pop singers thought they were going to be the first band in space. What happened?
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Show notes:
02:50 – NASA on mission to planet pop (New Scientist)
04:57 – Put Your Arms Around Me (Natural/YouTube)
06:32 – I Love the USA (Weezer/YouTube)
11:45 – Steve Kipner
15:35 – Claire's press release
19:48 – Journalism about Lou Pearlman from The New Yorker, Tyler Gray, and Lance Bass Productions
25:29 – Veit Renn
35:27 – Danny O'Donoghue (Wikipedia)
40:25 – Columbia Disaster: What happened and what NASA learned
47:25 – Jon Fuller's website / Spotify / Apple Music
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