Ascension: Looking Back at the Space Shuttle - NASA
By Daturne2
Published on April 17, 2026.
The official podcast of the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, hosts Steven Hirshorn from Goddard, who was an Operations Representative to the Space Shuttle Orbiter project office for 16 years. This episode, titled "Aschere: Looking Back at The Space Shuttle Program," focuses on the legacy of the shuttle program and its contributions to human spaceflight. Hirshorns reflects on the tragedy and lessons learned from the Space shuttle Columbia accident, which led to its retirement in 2011. The space shuttle is a symbol of dreaming, teamwork, and achieving what was previously thought impossible. The book, "Amascate," details the two and a half year period following the loss of space shuttle Columbia and its crew in 2003.
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