Weekly Space Hangout - Guest: Joshua Stoff, Curator of the Cradle of Aviation Museum

<p class="p1"><a href= "https://youtu.be/XbbJIXioNS0">https://youtu.be/XbbJIXioNS0</a></p> <p class="p2"><strong>Season Premiere!</strong></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>Host:</strong> Fraser Cain ( <a href="https://twitter.com/fcain">@fcain</a> )</span><span class= "s2"><br /></span><span class="s1"><strong>Special Guest:</strong></span> Joshua Stoff is the longtime Curator of the Cradle of Aviation Museum, a major Air & Space museum on Long Island, in the greater New York area. He has been curator there since 1982 and has entirely developed the collection and the exhibits for them.</p> <p class="p3"> </p> <p class="p1">The museum focuses on the history of aviation and spaceflight as it relates to Long Island, covering its contributions, manufacturers, events, and personalities. Thus they have assembled a collection of 75 aircraft and spacecraft, most of them locally produced.</p> <p class="p3"> </p> <p class="p1">Josh is also the author of 20 books on aviation & space history, including two on the Grumman Lunar Module program. He has made numerous appearances on TV on the History, Science, & Discovery channels, as well as on others, as an "Aerospace Historian." He is also pleased to appear on the Weekly Space Hangout!</p> <p class="p2"><strong>Regular Guests:</strong></p> <p class="p1">Dr. Kimberly Cartier ( <a href= "http://KimberlyCartier.org">http://KimberlyCartier.org</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/AstroKimCartier">@AstroKimCartier</a> )</p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Dr. Alex Teachey</span> ( <a href= "https://alexteachey.wordpress.com/">https://alexteachey.wordpress.com/</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/alexteachey">@alexteachey</a> )</p> <p class="p1">Chris Carr ( <a href= "https://twitter.com/therealccarr?lang=en">@therealccarr</a> )</p> <p class="p2"><strong>This week's stories:</strong></p> <p class="p2">- Evidence for the first circum-trinary exoplanet.</p> <p class="p2">- All of the missions that are coming up:</p> <p class="p2"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> - Be