Know the Past...Shape the Future--The Official Podcast of AFHF
Lessons from the lives and experiences of those that have shaped the history, and will shape the future, of the US Air and Space forces.
- Update frequency
- every 34 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 11
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Part III: The Birth of the Space Force with Stephen L. Kitay
Mr. Stephen L. Kitay, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy. In this role he is responsible for establishing policy and guidan…
PART II: The Origins of the US Space Force with Col. Jack Fischer
Join Matt Jolley and retired USAF Col. Jack David Fischer (born January 23, 1974) in their discussion of the birth of the Space Force. Jack is an American engineer, test pilot and a former NASA astro…
PART I: The Origins of the US Space Force with Col. Stu Pettis
Join Col Stu Pettis, USAF (ret), as he talks to our host, Matt Jolley about the birth of the Space Force. Col Pettis was the last USAF, Chief of Space Operations when it was still an O-6 position. A …
Part III: New World Vistas, the 1995 Technology Forecast that looked forward thirty years to the future of the USAF and the Space Force.
On 10 November 1994, SECAF Dr. Sheila Widnall and CSAF Gen. Ronald Fogleman, challenged the USAF Scientific Advisory Board to look into the future of air, space and computational technology and creat…
Part II: New World Vistas, the 1995 Technology Forecast that looked forward thirty years to the future of the USAF and the Space Force.
On 10 November 1994, SECAF Dr. Sheila Widnall and CSAF Gen. Ronald Fogleman, challenged the USAF Scientific Advisory Board to look into the future of air, space and computational technology and creat…
Part I: New World Vistas, the 1995 Technology Forecast that looked forward thirty years to the future of the USAF and the Space Force.
On 10 November 1994, SECAF Dr. Sheila Widnall and CSAF Gen. Ronald Fogleman, challenged the USAF Scientific Advisory Board to look into the future of air, space and computational technology and creat…
General Hap Arnold through the eyes of his grandson, Robert
Robert Arnold recalls family stories and personal experiences with the pioneers of American aviation technology. As the grandson of not only Gen Hap Arnold but also American aeronautical engineer, Do…
The First Chief Scientist of the Air Force: Professor Theodore von Karman
Join host Matt Jolley as he discusses the role of one of the first aeronautical scientists in America--Professor Theodore von Karman, with Dr. Michael Gorn (author of The Universal Man: Theodore von …
Technological Change and the Birth of the USAF
Join Lt Col Dik Daso, USAF (ret), PhD, Executive Director of the Air Force Historical Foundation, as he introduces you to Gen Hap Arnold, Professor Theodore von Karman and early aviation technology. …
Jan Davis, PhD. Astronaut, Engineer, Author-Part 2
Born at Patrick Air Force Base and raised in Huntsville, Alabama, Jan Davis has been surrounded by aviation and space her entire life. She followed up her biomedical engineering degree from Georgia I…
Jan Davis, PhD. Astronaut, Engineer, Author-Part 1
Follow Dr. Davis as she retraces her path to the stars.
Nancy Jan Davis (née Smotherman; born November 1, 1953) is a former American astronaut. A veteran of three space flights, Davis logged over 673 …