Episode 024 – Son of Apollo – Christopher Roosa Episode Summary Christopher Roosa is a retired colonel from the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve and a combat veteran. He is also the son of Apollo 14 Command Module pilot Stuart Roosa. In his book “Son of Apollo: The Adventures of a Boy Whose Father Went to the Moon,” He tells the story of his father’s humble beginnings growing up in Oklahoma. From there the elder Roosa became a smoke jumper, fighter pilot and test pilot before being chosen to become an astronaut in 1966.  In this episode of The Launch Pad Space Podcast, host Paul Ring talks to Christopher Roosa about his father, and growing up as a Son of Apollo. Show Notes Christopher A. Roosa Stuart Roosa “Son of Apollo” Joint Base Langley-Eustis Edwards Air Force Base Apollo Program Saturn V Apollo 1 Apollo 11 Apollo 13 Apollo 14 The White House Richard Nixon Tricia Nixon Cox Camp David Ed White Elvis Presley Apollo 16 Apollo 17 Alan Shepard Ed Mitchell John Young Space Shuttle Welcome Patrons Become a Patron No new patrons this time around, but please consider helping us out. And thank you to the generous patrons who have been supporting the podcast! o   Kristina Fontes o   Jimzilla1701 Follow Us: Our website: http://www.launchpadshow.com Twitter: @launchpadspace1 Instagram @launchpadspace1 Facebook @Launch Pad Space Podcast YouTube @LaunchPadSpacePodcast Email launchpadspacepodcast@email.com Links You can listen to this, or any episode of the podcast by using these links, or searching wherever you get your podcasts. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-launch-pad-space-podcast/id1521502726 Android: https://podcasts.google.com/search/launch%20pad%20space%20podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1XddmhYfLuXFwMGkpxK33v YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@launchpadspacepodcast5558