Podcast Episode 270

[Part 2] “There I was!”: Stories from Space and Cockpit with the Mitchell Institute

In this episode, members of the Mitchell Institute team chat about some of their most memorable experiences from their time in uniform. Gen. Kevin P. Chilton, USAF (Ret.) talks about what it’s like to launch in the Space Shuttle, and Kyle Pumroy explains what it was like to pioneer the delivery of spacepower on the front lines of Afghanistan, and Brig. Gen. Houston Cantwell, USAF (Ret.) takes us into his F-16 cockpit while supporting combat operations in combination with an AC-130.

Guests

Gen. Kevin P. Chilton, USAF (Ret.)Explorer Chair, The Mitchell Institute Spacepower Advantage Center of Excellence (MI-SPACE)
Brig. Gen. Houston Cantwell, USAF (Ret.)Senior Resident Fellow for Airpower Studies, Mitchell Institute
Kyle PumroySenior Resident Fellow for Space Studies, MI-SPACE

Host

Heather PenneyDirector of Research, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies

Credits

Producer
Shane Thin

Executive Producer
Douglas Birkey

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