“Apollo 11….That's when I said, I don't have to be a businessman, I don't have to go into the military." an interview with Michael Meyer

Michael Meyer, NASA's Chief Scientist for the Mars Exploration Program, talks about his life and work in science. As a teenager working as a deckhand on a treasure diving boat in Florida, he was hired to replace some fired divers...

Matthew Cullen interviews his grandpa, Bernie about his life.

In this interview, made on November 23, 2017, Matthew Cullen (13) interviews his dad's dad name Bernie Cullen (81) about his childhood, his marriage, his children, his grandchildren, and other aspects of his life. Bernie revealed many things to Matthew...

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Robert Menist and Rudolph Shokal

General Robert L. Menist (70) and his friend Rudolph "Rudy" C. Shokal (65) talk about Robert's family history at the Presidio in San Francisco, CA, their experiences while serving in the Vietnam War, their experiences while serving at the Presidio,...

Lawrence Kuznetz’s Moon Landing Story

Lawrence Kuznetz shares his Moon Landing story for the Moon Landing in Context Project at Framingham State University. Lawrence discusses his personal experiences working for NASA, the Apollo programs, and the night of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing. He also...

"For me growing up in the 60s & being a real NASA fan, working for NASA was just a really fulfilling thing." an interview with Richard Eckman

The start of a fruitful career for Richard Eckman was being on a team which discovered that the stratosphere and ozone varied in relation to the sun’s 27-day rotation. Eckman, who now works with NASA’s Atmospheric Composition Modeling and Analysis...

Sophie Traube and her friend Max Hobhouse talk about the last seven years of his life.

In this interview, Sophie Traube interviews her friend and brother’s best friend, Max Hobhouse. They talk about their friendship, Max and Jack’s (Sophie’s brother) friendship, and his new life here in California for university after growing up in England. Max...

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Anthony Ellis and Clare Ellis

Clare Ellis (56) interviews her father, Anthony (Tony) Ellis (85), about his life. Tony talks about his childhood in Kentucky, his family and parents, going to UC Berkeley, enlisting in the Navy, and how proud he is of his children...

"What other profession allows you to ask questions, chase those things that give you intellectual itches." an interview with Robert Swap

On the football field, Bob Swap learned to read the field, look at the play, assess the information, and move forward. Today, those same skills help him manage over 250 scientists at the Goddard Space Flight Center with NASA’s Pandora...

Linda Vaden-Goad’s Moon Landing Story

Dr. Linda Vaden-Goad shares her Moon Landing story for the Moon Landing in Context Project at Framingham State University. Dr. Vaden-Goad speaks about how living in Houston, Texas and watching the Moon Landing impacted her life.

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Stuart Shapiro and Akinyi Shapiro

Stuart Shapiro (67) talks with his daughter, Akinyi Zmirrah Shapiro (24), about his work at the NIH researching AIDs/HIV and about Akinyi's mother passed away from AIDs.