Space Rocket History Podcast

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Space Rocket History #37 - Flight of Faith 7, Mercury-Atlas 9 with Gordon Cooper

Posted November 7, 2013 • 00:32:58

Mercury-Atlas 9 was the fourth and final manned orbital flight of the Mercury program. The flight objectives were to:
(1) evaluate the effects...

Space Rocket History #36 - Mariner 2 and Relay 1

Posted October 31, 2013 • 00:28:17

During the summer of 1962 final preparations were underway for the first U.S. attempt to reach another planet. Â The planet was Venus, Earth’s closest...

Space Rocket History #35 - Textbook Spaceflight - Mercury-Atlas 8, Sigmac 7 with Wally Schirra

Posted October 24, 2013 • 00:35:00

After Scott Carpenter’s science heavy Mercury-Atlas 7 flight, Nasa’s next mission would concentrate on the technical and engineering aspects of...

Space Rocket History #34 - Group Flight - Vostok 3 and 4

Posted October 17, 2013 • 00:30:46

In February of 1962, the United States put John Glenn into orbit. This prompted Soviet leadership to suddenly asked Chief Designer Korolev to launch...

Space Rocket History #33 - Science Overload - Mercury-Atlas 7, Aurora 7 with Scott Carpenter

Posted October 10, 2013 • 00:25:25

After the successful completion of the Mercury-Atlas 6 flight that carried John Glenn into orbit, it was Scott Carpenter’s turn to pilot Mercury-Atlas...