# 1649: "Ernst Stuhlinger"

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Podcast: [Interesting Things with JC](https://stenobird.com/podcast/interesting-things-with-jc-4639155)
Published: 2026-05-11T07:00:16+00:00
Episode link: https://jimconnors.net/interesting-things-with-jc/2026/5/11/1649-ernst-stuhlinger
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Interesting Things with JC #1649: "Ernst Stuhlinger" – A NASA engineer answers a nun asking why Mars missions matter while people are starving on Earth, and the answer comes from a former V-2 rocket scientist whose later work moves spaceflight away from explosive force and toward ion propulsion that pushes for years.

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