Space Rocket History Podcast Michael Annis
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The history of rocketry and space exploration.
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Space Rocket History #437 – Mariner 10 – Venus & Mercury
Scientists had long been intrigued by Mercury, the innermost planet of our solar system. Despite its proximity to the Sun, Mercury remained largely unexplored, with many questions remaining about its surface features, geological composition, and magnetic field. The scientific community … Continue reading →
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Space Rocket History #436 – Pioneer 11
Pioneer 11 detected Saturn’s bow shock on Aug. 31, 1979, about 932,000 miles (1.5 million kilometers) out from the planet, thus providing the first conclusive evidence of the existence of Saturn’s magnetic field.
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Space Rocket History #435 – Soyuz 12 & 13
This second generation of the Soyuz spacecraft, the Soyuz 7k-T was flown on Soyuz 12 through Soyuz 40 missions from 1973–1981. The new 7K-T spacecraft was designed to accommodate only two cosmonauts who would wear pressure suits at all times … Continue reading →
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Space Rocket History #434 – Salyut 2, Mars 4, 5, 6, 7 & Tang Ceremony
At this point in 1973, the Soviets were attempting to fly 2 types of space station, the long duration orbital station scientific version called DOS. The other station was a military spy space station equipped with a machine gun, called … Continue reading →
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Space Rocket History #433 – Skylab – Crashdown
Despite predictions, events seldom occur precisely as expected. The calculated breakup altitude of Skylab was based on its intended structural strength specifications. However, the actual vehicle was stronger than the specified strength requirements.
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Space Rocket History #432 – Skylab – Reboost
The official decision to proceed with the Skylab reboost mission was made on September 1st 1977, initiating a two-year preparation period for the development and production of the required hardware and systems.
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Seminal work
Seminal, binge worthy commute sized (if your daily commute is 20 to 30 minutes). To date, through some more than 300 episodes, Michael Annis gets you up, close and personal to luminaries like the controversial Wernher von Braun and the state guarded secret of Sergei Korolev who played pivotal roles in the 20th century space race but never quite made it into the limelight like Gagarin and Armstrong. A comprehensive survey, from the roots of mans early pondering of the stars, to the influence of science fiction writers that impacted future engineers and dared them to dream big. Mike makes all this come alive so come along for the epic ride
Among the very best space shows
Extremely well researched and very well produced- thank you for your amazing work
Awesome podcast
So much information, really well written and narrated. I wish I had grown up in the sixties :-)