
This is a podcast about all the mistakes, failures, and explosions that made space exploration possible.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 134 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | AviationLeisure | |||

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We collaborated with Somehow You Didn't Die On Your Way To Work to talk about that period in the 60s when the Soviets got so obsessed with cramming as many people into their spacecraft as pos... more
The ISS is the greatest product of international space cooperation ever achieved. It is also a product of happening at exactly the right time to actually be possible. Today, we’re talking to space policy expert Nik Proxima about the history of the IS... more
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In 1947, Georg Rickhey, General Director of Mittelwerk, was charged with war crimes. He was acquitted for lack of evidence.Today, Quinn and Chris are talking about Operation Paperclip and the deliberate efforts made by its staff to protect post-war N... more
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Real review: Great show, super smart and funny.
Love this podcast! They dive into subjects that mainstream space history glosses over and talk about some amazing topics!
Really interesting podcast! Treats the topics with a lot of obvious passion and care, and goes to great lengths at times to debunk falsehoods that are just considered accepted fact to many people. Good stuff
Great show. Super nerdy.
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A history-focused series about the failures, risks and odd decisions behind space exploration, from early rocketry and crewed missions to lunar rovers, nuclear propulsion and space food. Regular hosts Quinn Heahim and Chris Heahim combine researched storytelling, technical explanations and irreverent banter, often bringing in guests with relevant engineering, medical, historical or media expertise. The scope extends beyond flight hardware to the politics, institutions and ethical costs that shaped space programs, including Soviet and American projects. Occasional episodes turn to science-fiction and game worlds, applying the same interest in technology, strategy and consequences to imagined space histories. The tone is nerdy and comic witho... more
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