Space Rocket History Podcast

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Space Rocket History #47 - Gemini Concepts

Posted January 23, 2014 • 00:22:07

This brings us to Project Gemini. Â Gemini started after Apollo had begun, in part to answer a crucial question for Apollo. Was rendezvous and docking...

Space Rocket History #46 - Mariner 4

Posted January 16, 2014 • 00:25:02

Mariner 4′s primary objective was to conduct closeup scientific observations of Mars and to transmit these observations to Earth. Additional goals...

Space Rocket History #45 - Voskhod-1with Kamarov, Yegorov, and Feoktistov - Part 2

Posted January 9, 2014 • 00:24:12

Space Rocket History #44 - Voskhod-1with Kamarov, Yegorov, and Feoktistov - Part 1

Posted January 2, 2014 • 00:24:51

Premiere Khrushchev was not willing to wait until Soyuz for another space first. Â Khrushchev believed, There could be no final victories in the race...

Space Rocket History #43 - Ranger-7, Nimbus-1, European Space Organizations, and Christmas From the Moon

Posted December 19, 2013 • 00:21:43

You may recall from episode 32 Ranger- 4 was the first Â U.S. spacecraft to reach another celestial body. However, Ranger-4 failed it primary mission...