The idea of living and working in space has acted as inspiration for stories for thousands of years. Dr. Margaret Weitekamp is a curator and chair of the space history department at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. She joins host Sean Mobley to explore the many ways culture draws from the stars.
The Museum of Flight is a proud Smithsonian Affiliate.
Full shownotes and transcript: https://blog.museumofflight.org/flightdeck/the-pop-culture-of-space
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The idea of living and working in space has acted as inspiration for stories for thousands of years. Dr. Margaret Weitekamp is a curator and chair of the space history department at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. She joins host Sean Mobley to explore the many ways culture draws from the stars.
The Museum of Flight is a proud Smithsonian Affiliate.
Full shownotes and transcript: https://blog.museumofflight.org/flightdeck/the-pop-culture-of-space
Cover image: National Air and Space Museum
Dr. Marques Redd and Mikael Owunna are Black, queer Pittsburgh-based multidisciplinary artists who weave indigenous African cosmic stories into their work. A recent film they directed, The Primordial House is an example of this, referencing everything from modern pictures of deep space phenomenon to the connections the Igbo people have had to the Sirius star system since ancient times to the celestial stylings of Black jazz artist Sun Ra. They join host Sean Mobley for a conversation about their work and the ways sky stories and space exploration have shaped African storytelling for millennia.
In Season 3 of The Flight Deck, we’re sharing stories of LGBTQ+ people in aerospace.
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The Flight Deck
The idea of living and working in space has acted as inspiration for stories for thousands of years. Dr. Margaret Weitekamp is a curator and chair of the space history department at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. She joins host Sean Mobley to explore the many ways culture draws from the stars.
The Museum of Flight is a proud Smithsonian Affiliate.
Full shownotes and transcript: https://blog.museumofflight.org/flightdeck/the-pop-culture-of-space
Cover image: National Air and Space Museum
