
This is a podcast about all the mistakes, failures, and explosions that made space exploration possible.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 122 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | LeisureAviation | |||

A secret military space station, a rookie crew, a flaky autopilot, insufficient batteries, a freak winter storm, and a frozen lake. We’re joined by space and KSP youtuber Matt Lowne to talk about Soyuz-23, the only water touchdown of a Soviet spacecr... more
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In the wake of Operation:REVIVAL, House Kurita embarked on a crash WarShip development program to ... more
The guy who made the Ultima games owns a space tank. We’re back with auto journalist and podcaster Victoria Scott to keep talking Lunokhod. In Part 2, we go over the journey of Lunokhod 2, lives saved in the Chernobyl Disaster, and the post-Soviet de... more
In a desperate bid to one-up the American Apollo missions, the Soviets built nuclear Moon tanks. We’re joined by auto journalist and podcaster Victoria Scott for a series on the Soviet Lunokhod rovers. In Part 1, we talk about the three-pronged Sovie... 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.
Excellent mix of great scholarship and humor. One of my favorite podcasts and I love to recommend it to people remotely interested in space shit.
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Listeners are treated to a braided history of space exploration, focusing on technical feats, political intrigue, and high-stakes failures that shaped what's possible today. Episodes frequently cover pioneering hardware (rovers, rockets, satellites), darkly humorous takes on era-specific mishaps, and the broader geopolitical context driving space programs. Guests with hands-on engineering, archival, or artifact expertise help translate complex engineering into accessible storytelling, often linking past missions to present-day space policy and culture. A notable strength is the show's ability to blend rigorous technical detail with playful banter, making niche topics engaging for both hardcore space history buffs and curious newcomers. A re... more
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