STP19 - Unsung Heroes - Heather Couper and George Carruthers

<p>In our first podcast of 2021 we spend some time talking about two people from the world of space who we think have been over looked. There are obviously thousands of people who fit this bill, but this podcast isn't going anywhere soon, so we'll do our best!</p><br><p>George Carruthers:</p><p>Looking Back: Dr. George Carruthers and Apollo 16 Far Ultraviolet Camera/Spectrograph:</p><p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/looking-back-dr-george-carruthers-and-apollo-16-far-ultraviolet-cameraspectrograph" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/looking-back-dr-george-carruthers-and-apollo-16-far-ultraviolet-cameraspectrograph</a></p><br><p>Washington Post obituary:<a href=" https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/george-carruthers-dead/2020/12/31/ca5a366e-4acc-11eb-a9d9-1e3ec4a928b9_story.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/george-carruthers-dead/2020/12/31/ca5a366e-4acc-11eb-a9d9-1e3ec4a928b9_story.html</a></p><br><p>Further Reading:</p><p>Apollo to the Moon: A History in 50 Objects - Teasel Muir-Harmony</p><p>We Could Not Fail: The First African Americans in the Space Program - Richard Paul and Steven Moss.</p><br><p>Heather Couper:</p><p>Floella Benjamin Obituary:</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/dec/15/heather-couper-remembered-by-floella-benjamin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/dec/15/heather-couper-remembered-by-floella-benjamin</a></p><p>BBC:</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51562165" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51562165</a></p><br><p><br></p><p>Other stories:</p><p>Emily's new blog:</p><p><a href="https://medium.com/the-making-of-an-ex-nuke/spacex-toxic-fandom-and-gatekeeping-342492471b28" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://medium.com/the-making-of-an-ex-nuke/spacex-toxic-fandom-and-gatekeeping-342492471b28</a></p><br><p