{"id":686,"date":"2020-01-22T17:58:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T17:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awesomeastronomy.com\/?p=686"},"modified":"2020-03-25T17:58:57","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T17:58:57","slug":"from-the-cradle-to-the-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awesomeastronomy.com\/index.php\/2020\/01\/22\/from-the-cradle-to-the-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Cradle to the Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-libsyn-podcasting-gutenberg\"><div class=\"libsyn-shortcode\" style=\"display:block\"><iframe style=\"display:block;\"  src=\"https:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/12844499\/theme\/standard\/height\/360\/player_placement\/top\/player_use_download_link\/\/player_use_download_link_text\/\/custom-color\/87a93a\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"podcast-class\" frameborder=\"0\" placement=\"top\" primary_content_url=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/awesomeastronomy\/From_The_Cradle_To_The_Stars.mp3\" theme=\"standard\" custom_color=\"87a93a\" libsyn_item_id=\"12844499\"><\/iframe><br \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"western\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">This is the history of flight told from the perspective of the amateurs and hobbyists who allowed humankind to slip the surly bonds of Earth and set out towards the stars.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"western\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">To tell this story Ralph journeyed to the Cradle of Aviation museum in Garden City, New York, to get a tour of the early flight and exhibits from the museum\u2019s curator and speak with an engineer who worked on the lunar modules before they flew.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"western\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Our thanks in making this episode goes to the wonderful people at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cradleofaviation.org\/\">https:\/\/www.cradleofaviation.org\/<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the history of flight told from the perspective of the amateurs and hobbyists who allowed humankind to slip the surly bonds of Earth and set out towards the stars. 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