Blood, Sweat & Rockets: The Legacy of Frank Malina

Norco 80

LAist Studios

True Crime

3.7 • 889 Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Frank Malina’s legacy has often been eclipsed by flashier figures in American aerospace (like Jack Parsons and Werner Von Braun). But in this episode, we’ll show how Malina’s work paved the way for modern spaceflight — and the future missions of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	For ongoing coverage of the Southern California wildfires, download the new LASD mobile app so you can listen wherever you are.
0:07.0	You can also stream us on LAS.com or listen live on LASD 89.3. LAS will be there with you every step of the way.
0:15.5	Hey, it's just me, Paula Poundstone, and I'm coming to Glendale for a special live taping co-presented by L-Aist and Martin Media.
0:23.0	It's February 8th at the Alex Theater. Tickets at LAS.com slash events.
0:29.0	See you there.
0:42.3	L.A. LAIS Studios I want to thank everybody for coming.
0:48.3	It's a wonderful occasion.
0:50.3	We're just 45th launch anniversary.
0:53.3	Let's do that. This is the 45th launch anniversary. Let's do that.
0:55.6	This is the 45th anniversary of the Voyager mission.
1:00.1	We heard parts of it back at the start of episode one.
1:03.3	We were all in Bon Carman Auditorium at JPL.
1:06.4	There were at least a couple hundred people, old and young,
1:09.8	who had served on the many teams
1:11.4	that ran the spacecraft over 45 years. It was so joyful. I felt part of something astonishing,
1:19.5	maybe even miraculous. I wanted to play this because the other night, I went listening
1:25.5	back through this podcast, all the episodes.
1:28.3	I was trying to wrap my brain around everything we've learned.
1:32.3	Also, everything I thought I knew about Frank Molina and the suicide squad.
1:37.3	And I decided the Voyager anniversary would be a good place to return.
1:43.3	I think of the genius of the Voyager engineers
1:47.0	and how I wish that it would be celebrated their genius
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from LAist Studios, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of LAist Studios and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.