196 episodes

The history of rocketry and space exploration.

Space Rocket History Podcast Michael Annis

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The history of rocketry and space exploration.

    Space Rocket History #439 – Salyut 3 – Soyuz 14 Part 1

    Space Rocket History #439 – Salyut 3 – Soyuz 14 Part 1

    Salyut 3 featured a “self-defense” gun purportedly designed by Alexander Nudelman for station use. Some reports suggest it was outfitted with a Nudelman-Rikhter “Vulkan” gun, a modified version of the 23mm Nudelman aircraft cannon, or conceivably a Nudelman NR-30 30mm … Continue reading →

    • 45 min
    Space Rocket History #438 – Explorer 50, Westar 1, & NOAA 4

    Space Rocket History #438 – Explorer 50, Westar 1, & NOAA 4

    NASA’s Explorer 50, also known as Interplanetary Monitoring Platform-8 or IMP-8, stands as a testament to humanity’s relentless pursuit of knowledge and exploration beyond the confines of Earth.  

    • 48 min
    Space Rocket History #437 – Mariner 10 – Venus & Mercury

    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 →

    • 52 min
    Space Rocket History #436 – Pioneer 11

    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.

    • 50 min
    Space Rocket History #435 – Soyuz 12 & 13

    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 →

    • 53 min
    Space Rocket History #434 – Salyut 2, Mars 4, 5, 6, 7 & Tang Ceremony

    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 →

    • 50 min

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Fantastic podcast, and extremely well balanced when it comes to presenting the Soviet space program. I liked the part about Korolev a lot.

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