Date: December 3, 2010
Title: Arkle Presents: This Day In Astronomy History, Shatner Style
Podcaster: Brian “Arkle” Webber
Link: http://arkle.silver-gateway.com
Description: Major events in the field of astronomy that occured this day in history, done in the style of the “Bad Impersonation of William Shatner Performing a Leonard Cohen Song” skit from when he hosted the Geek of all Trades podcast
Bio: Brian “Arkle” Webber is 28, lives in beautiful Westminster, CO, and is the man behind the curtain for all 3 Arkle Studios podcasts; Geek of all Trades (producer), Gilmore Girls Re-watch Podcast (co-host), and the Casting Game (host).
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Transcript:
And now it’s time for a bad impersonation of William Shatner performing
This Day in Astronomy History
In 1678, Edmund Halley graduated from the University of Oxford
In 1965, the Launch of Luna 8, attempted soft-lander, to the Moon. It crashed in the Sea of Storms. Luna 8 failed and impacted the moon.
In 1971, The USSR’s Mars 3 became the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the red planet.
In 1973: The US’s Pioneer 10 was the first spacecraft to flyby Jupiter. Pioneer 11 flew by Jupiter one year later.
In 1999, Contact was lost with the Mars Polar Lander and Deep Space 2 probes after they entered the martian atmosphere.
And finally, in 2001, the Genesis spacecraft deployed collection arrays, and began gathering solar wind particles.
And, that was…
A bad impersenation of William Shatner performing…
This Day in AStronomy Hisotry
(second voice: Mark Kilfoil of The Weird Show.
Bit inspired by “A Bad Impersonation of William Shatnet performing a Leonard Cohen Song”, a regular skit from the Geek of all Trades podcast from December 2008 to October 2010)
End of podcast:
365 Days of Astronomy
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