Main content

The last space shuttle

Tech journalist and self-obsessed space nerd Jack Dearlove interviews Doug Hurley, astronaut on the last space shuttle.

In 2011, tech journalist Jack Dearlove was at university and won a competition to go to the Kennedy Space Center to "live tweet" the last American Space Shuttle. As a self-confessed space nerd, it was one of the most exciting - and emotional - days of his life. But what was it like for the astronauts on board? Here he talks to Doug Hurley, one of the four on board. Now in his fifties, Doug is still planning one last mission into space, with Elon Musk's new generation of space craft. If successful, it will allow American astronauts once again to go into space from American soil.

Producer: Jolyon Jenkins

Available now

14 minutes

Last on

Thu 18 Apr 2019 13:45
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

More episodes

Previous

Lynne Truss on travel: Walk or Pilgrimage?

Next

MSN Messenger

See all episodes from One to One

Broadcasts

  • Tue 4 Dec 2018 09:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Thu 18 Apr 2019 13:45
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

Download One to One

Subscribe to the One to One podcast to get the latest and to browse all old episodes.

9 things we learned from a One to One with Emily Maitlis

9 things we learned from a One to One with Emily Maitlis

The journalist and newsreader opens up to Emma Freud about what really drives her.

Podcast

  • One to One

    Interview series. Broadcasters talk to the people whose stories interest them most