This Week In Space podcast: Episode 213 — Live From ISDC With Gerry Griffin

Live From ISDC with Gerry Griffin - NASA Flight Director Breaks Down the Realities of Spaceflight - YouTube Watch On On Episode 213 of This Week In Space , Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Apollo legend and former Johnson Space Center director Gerry Griffin live from the International Space Development Conference (ISDC) in McLean, Virginia. Griffin takes us on a journey through his extraordinary career, from his appointment as a flight director in the wake of the Apollo 1 fire, through the audacious decision to send Apollo 8 around the moon, all the way to the nail-biting rescue of Apollo 13. We also venture behind the scenes of Ron Howard's Apollo 13 film, where Griffin reveals the real story behind some of Hollywood's most famous dramatic liberties. It's a rare, firsthand account of the golden age of human spaceflight — from one of the few people who was there for all of it. Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space . Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Space news of the week Model Falcon 9! Finally, did you know you can launch your own SpaceX rocket? Model rocket maker Estes' stunning scale model of a Falcon 9 rocket that you can pick up now. The launchable model is a detailed recreation of the Falcon 9 and retails for $149.99. You can save 10% by using the code IN-COLLECTSPACE at checkout , courtesy of our partners collectSPACE.com. …