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S5E270 - [Part 2] “There I was!”: Stories from Space and the Cockpit with the Mitchell Institute — Ep. 270

Published: December 27, 2025

Duration: 39:49

Episode Summary:

In this episode, members of the Mitchell Institute team chat about some of their most memorable experiences from their time in uniform. Gen. Kevin P. Chilton, USAF (Ret.) talks about what it’s like to launch in the Space Shuttle, and Kyle Pumroy explains what it was like to pioneer the delivery of spacepower on the front lines of Afghanistan, and Brig. Gen. Houston Cantwell, USAF (Ret.) takes us into his F-16 cockpit while supporting combat operations in combination with an AC-130.

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