Remembering D-Day with John Long | NASA Reverses Space Station Evacuation Alert | Theo Lewis Clark’s Movie Trivia

About this episode

The episode features discussions on D-Day's legacy, NASA's space station alert reversal, and movie trivia.

Tonight on America at Night with McGraw Milhaven: John Long, Director of Education at the National D-Day Memorial, joins the show to reflect on the legacy of D-Day, the courage and sacrifice of those who participated in the Allied invasion of Normandy, and why preserving and teaching this history remains so important today. Keith Cowing, editor of NASAWatch.com and former NASA space station payload engineer, discusses NASA's recent decision to reverse an evacuation alert for astronauts aboard the International Space Station. Cowing breaks down what prompted the alert, why it was rescinded, and what the incident reveals about the challenges of operating in space. Plus, Theo Lewis Clark returns for the weekly Hollywood Exec for the Day segment, testing listeners' movie knowledge with fun and engaging movie trivia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: McGraw Milhaven

Guests: John Long, Keith Cowing, Theo Lewis Clark

Topics covered

• D-Day
• NASA
• International Space Station
• movie trivia
• history
• education

Keywords

• D-Day
• NASA
• space station
• movie trivia
• history
• education
• Normandy
• evacuation alert

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National D-Day Memorial, NASA, NASAWatch.com

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