Τα καλύτερα Failure To Launch podcast (2024)

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Andree's Arctic Balloon Expedition (w. Joe Kassabian) 1:26:04

3d ago1:26:04

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Expedition Packing List. Food: 200 lb / Sledge: 150 lb / Science Equipment: 50 lb / Bear Meat: 12,000 lb. Today, Quinn and Chris are joined by Joe Kassabian, host of the Lions Led By Donkeys podcast to talk about a Victorian aerospace disaster: S A Andrée's attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon. Follow Joe here! Support Failure To Launch on Pa…

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PREVIEW Stalker (1979) w. Nicholas Slayton 13:09

21d ago13:09

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UNLOCKED Solaris (1972) 1:57:06

27d ago1:57:06

1:57:06

This is an unlocked patreon bonus episode. If you want to hear more content like this, consider supporting FTL on Patreon. This month, we're mixing things up and achieving a first for this show by reviewing an actually good space movie, Tarkovsky's 1972 classic Solaris, itself based off Stanislaw Lem's novel of the same name. A big thanks to return…

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Lost Cosmonauts (w. Jake Rockatansky) 1:42:08

1M ago1:42:08

1:42:08

If you were a cosmonaut and you knew you were about to die, why wouldn't you announce your last words in a comedy Italian accent? Quinn, Chris, and Other Chris are joined by Jake Rockatansky (@RealRockatansky) of the QAA podcast to talk about the Lost Cosmonaut conspiracy theory, how it has evolved over the decades, and the Italian brothers most re…

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PREVIEW Mars & April (2012) w. Born Under Punches 15:05

2M ago15:05

15:05

This is a preview of a bonus episode. To hear the rest, join our Patreon at any tier! Big thanks to Kelly for coming on! Check out his stuff at: https://linktr.ee/bornunderpunchs https://patreon.com/bornunderpunchs

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Dumitru Prunariu, Covered Up for Being Too Cool 1:27:51

2M ago1:27:51

1:27:51

The first Romanian in space never set out to be a cosmonaut. He just loved to fly. Today, we're talking about Dumitru Prunariu, his unlikely path to space, and how he ran afoul of Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu, Romania's dictator duo. Support FTL through Patreon and unlock bonus content! Sources: Interkosmos: The Eastern Bloc's Early Space Program, B…

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Gemini 8: The Orbital Spin Cycle 1:24:28

2M ago1:24:28

1:24:28

The first man to walk on the Moon was nearly spun to death three years before Apollo 11. We're back and talking with space engineer Scott about Gemini 8, the first orbital docking between two spacecraft and how it went horribly wrong. Support FTL through Patreon and unlock bonus content! Sources: - On the Shoulders of Titans: A History of Project G…

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PREVIEW First on the Moon (2005) 14:25

3M ago14:25

14:25

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Soyuz T-15: Space Truckers (w. Nicholas Slayton) 1:02:40

3M ago1:02:40

1:02:40

This week, we're rejoined by journalist and friend of the show @NSlayton to talk about Soyuz T-15, probably the coolest space mission ever attempted. Read Nicholas' work at Task & Purpose and on his Newsletter! Support FTL through Patreon and unlock bonus content Sources: - Mir Hardware Heritage, NASA - The Story of Space Station Mir, David M Harla…

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PREVIEW Spaceman (2024) 15:19

3M ago15:19

15:19

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The Damascus Incident (w. War_Takes) 1:35:46

4M ago1:35:46

1:35:46

In September 1980, a fuel leak in a Titan II missile silo came close to turning Damascus, Arkansas, into a crater. This week, we're joined by guest @War_Takes to talk about the atomic spud gun, the folks who fought to prevent it, and how they were punished for their efforts. Support FTL through Patreon and unlock bonus episodes! Sources: - Titan II…

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SSV-33 Ural (w. Lions Led By Donkeys) 1:11:27

4M ago1:11:27

1:11:27

In order to spy on American satellites and missile tests, the Soviets built the USS Mobile Chernobyl. We're back and joined by Joe and Tom from Lions Led By Donkeys (@lions_by) to talk about the SSV-33 Ural, the world's largest spy ship. Support FTL through Patreon and unlock bonus content! Theme song by DJ Danarchy…

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PREVIEW Eolomea (1972) 10:47

4M ago10:47

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The Science of Launch Forecasting 1:52:08

5M ago1:52:08

1:52:08

Cape Canaveral is in Florida. Vandenburg launch site is in California. Today, we're joined by meteorologist and former launch forecaster Tenki to talk about the unique problems both face and why lightning and rockets should never mix (see: Apollo 12). If you want to watch this as a video with Tenki's slides and visuals, we will have it posted on Yo…

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UNLOCKED Planet of the Storms (1962) 57:30

5M ago57:30

57:30

What if mankind's first contact with alien life was through the barrel of a WW1-era German handgun? We're unlocking our first bonus episode for you, the audience! If you want more of this, consider signing up on Patreon!

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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Moon (2001) 1:21:17

5M ago1:21:17

1:21:17

We're back and talking about a very dumb Moon Landing Hoax "documentary". Also a fun history primer on how the Moon Hoax conspiracy theory got off the ground evolved over the decades. Support FTL through Patreon and unlock bonus content! Read Paolo Attivisimo's ⁠Moon Hoax: Debunked!⁠ Theme song by DJ Danarchy…

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PREVIEW Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010) 9:38

5M ago9:38

9:38

This is a preview of a bonus episode. To hear the rest, join our patreon at any tier: https://www.patreon.com/failuretolaunch Somehow it escaped our brains till now that CODBLOPS has a mission where you shoot down Soyuz 2.

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The CIA Luna Heist (w. November Kelly) 1:36:13

6M ago1:36:13

1:36:13

History content starts at 19:25 In 1959, the CIA and Mexican DFS stole a Soviet lunar probe in possibly the dumbest heist in spying history. This week, we're joined by @postoctobrist to talk about the CIA Luna Heist. Support FTL through Patreon and unlock bonus content! Read space historian Drew LePage's articles on the first moon race! Sources: - …

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Part 2: The Apollo 1 Disaster 1:35:36

6M ago1:35:36

1:35:36

In response to a lethal accident, NASA pulled off the crisis communications hattrick: lying to the public, lying to Congress, and lying to the Senate. This week, we're back talking to Kyle about the investigation and fallout of the Apollo 1 fire. Support FTL through Patreon and unlock bonus content. Sources: - NASA Apollo 204 Disaster Report Theme …

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PREVIEW Space Amoeba (1970) 9:26

6M ago9:26

9:26

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Part 1: The Apollo 1 Disaster 1:30:16

6M ago1:30:16

1:30:16

*CONTENT WARNING* A rushed development process, a faulty design, and non-existent quality control. This week, we're joined by space industry engineer Kyle (Skyhawk) to talk about the leadup and events of the Apollo 1 disaster. Sources: - NASA Report on AS-204 - Chariots for Apollo, Courtney G. Brooks - Apollo 1: The Tragedy That Put Us On The Moon,…

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Balloonomania 2: The Pre-Space Race 1:14:37

7M ago1:14:37

1:14:37

Did you know that Ballooning was once an Olympic sport? This week, we're rejoined by Nicholas Slayton (@nslayton) to talk about balloons, specifically all the people who died trying to conquer the Stratosphere. Find Nicholas' work here and here! Support FTL through Patreon and unlock bonus content! Theme song by DJ Danarchy Sources The Pre-Astronau…

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PREVIEW Solaris (1972) 16:25

7M ago16:25

16:25

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Max Valier: The Space Evangelist 56:46

7M ago56:46

56:46

Non-failure topic this week as Quinn, Chris, and Other Chris talk about Max Valier, the Austrian dude largely responsible for popularizing space research, creating the first professional rocket program, and riding rocket cars. Support FTL through Patreon and unlock bonus content! Sources - Max Valier, A Pioneer of Space Travel - Ilse Essers - The R…

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Part 2: Soyuz 11 Disaster (w/ Beyond the Breakers) 1:37:08

8M ago1:37:08

1:37:08

*CONTENT WARNING* This week, we're back with Taylor and Tanner of the Beyond the Breakers podcast for part 2 of our series on Soyuz 11. Follow Beyond the Breakers here Support FTL through Patreon and unlock new bonus content Sources: - Salyut - The First Space Station: Triumph and Tragedy, Grujica Ivanovich (2008) - Rockets and People Volume 4: The…

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Part 1: Soyuz 11 Disaster (w/ Beyond the Breakers) 1:20:17

8M ago1:20:17

1:20:17

The story of the world's first space station is complicated, tragic, and incredibly stupid. Today, we're joined by Tanner and Taylor from @beyond_breakers to talk about it. Follow Beyond the Breakers here! Support FTL through Patreon and unlock new bonus content! Sources: - Salyut - The First Space Station: Triumph and Tragedy, Grujica Ivanovich (2…

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PREVIEW Teens In The Universe (1974) 10:38

9M ago10:38

10:38

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Balloonomania (w. Nicholas Slayton) 1:18:33

9M ago1:18:33

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The French were the first to fly and it made them really weird about balloons. This episode, we're joined by journalist @NSlayton to talk all about the first balloons and aeronauts. Find Nicholas' work here and here! Support FTL through Patreon and unlock new bonus content! Sources: - The Aeronauts, Donald Dale Jackson - The Early History of Balloo…

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Operation Argus: The Great America Death Cloud (w. Phrosphor) 1:22:42

9M ago1:22:42

1:22:42

What if America got so scared they let a Greek elevator repairman turn off the sky? In this episode, Quinn, Chris, and Other Chris are joined by guest youtuber Phrosphor to talk all about Operation Argus, the Cold War plan to hide America under a radioactive death cloud. Check out Phros' work here! Support the show and unlock bonus content! Sources…

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The Soviet Death Star (w. Lions Led By Donkeys) 1:20:27

10M ago1:20:27

1:20:27

Iron Sky was alarmingly close to being a documentary. This week, Quinn is joined by Joe and Tom, the hosts of Lions Led By Donkeys to talk about all the ways the Soviets tried to put weapons in space. It involves far more flamingos than you'd expect. Sources: - Energiya-Buran: The Soviet Space Shuttle, Bart Hendrickx - RussianSpaceWeb.com, Anatoly …

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PREVIEW Moscow-Cassiopeia (1973) 8:06

10M ago8:06

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This is a preview of a bonus episode. To hear the rest, join our patreon at any tier: https://www.patreon.com/failuretolaunch Turns out there were a lot of Soviet space teen movies. And some of them are even good.

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Sea Dragon Part 2: Bob Truax 1:25:21

10M ago1:25:21

1:25:21

Last time, we talked about the biggest rocket ever designed. This time, we're rejoined by guest Scott to talk about the lunatic who designed it, Bob Truax. Also making appearances in this story: Johnny Carson, Evel Knievel, Robert Goddard, and a tortilla baron. Sources: - Great Mambo Chicken and the Transhuman Condition, Ed Regis We've also got a p…

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Sea Dragon Part 1: The Big Dumb Booster 1:35:22

11M ago1:35:22

1:35:22

The 60s was a time for scientists and engineers to ask the tough questions. Questions like: what if a rocket was so big it was a railroad? This episode, we're joined by friend of the show and rocket engineer Scott to talk about Sea Dragon, the largest rocket ever designed. *This was our longest recording ever and ran into a couple of technical prob…

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PREVIEW Planet of the Storms (1962) 6:14

11M ago6:14

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This is a preview of a bonus episode. To hear the rest, join our patreon at any tier: https://www.patreon.com/posts/96333556?pr=true If you ever wanted to see a dude drill a venusian rabbit-lizard with a WW1-era handgun, we've got you covered.

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Forgotten Cosmonauts Pt 2: Grigory Nelyubov 1:03:47

11M ago1:03:47

1:03:47

Couldn't have happened to a worse guy (still didn't deserve to be airbrushed). Today Quinn, Chris, and Other Chris start off 2024 by talking about Grigory Nelyubov, the cosmonaut who fell from grace and got written out of history for being an arrogant prick. We've also got a patreon! If you want to support the show and unlock a new bonus episode, f…

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Comet & Joke: The Soviet Christmas Miracle 42:15

12M ago42:15

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A few days before Christmas in 1960, a pair of Soviet space dogs (Comet and Joke) were launched toward orbit to pave the way for Yuri Gagarin. To every listener of FTL, thank you, have good holidays however you celebrate it, and you can expect a lot more fun (horrible) stories and guests in 2024.

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Forgotten Cosmonauts: Valentin Bondarenko 46:49

12M ago46:49

46:49

In the early 60s, the Soviets convinced the world their space program worked flawlessly by only announcing successes and covering up all failures. This policy extended to the people who worked for them. In this short series, we'll be looking at all the cosmonauts who were written out of history, starting with the first cosmonaut to ever die in the …

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Operation Third Bridge (W. RedEye Reviews) 49:34

1y ago49:34

49:34

In late 1944, the Polish Home Army undertook one of the coolest resistance missions in WW2: stealing an entire V2 rocket and smuggling it to the UK. This episode, we're joined by @RedeyeReviewer to talk about a story that really deserves to be an action flick. Check out Redeye's channel! Sources: The Polish Underground, 1939-1947 Animals in Space…

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The Engineer Who Built Saddam a Supergun (w. BobbyBroccoli) 1:30:25

1y ago1:30:25

1:30:25

From space engineer to arms dealer to the pawn of a dictator. This episode, Quinn, Chris, and Other Chris talk to documentary maker BobbyBroccoli about the story of Gerald Bull, the most infamous figure in Canadian space history.

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Enos: The Meanest Chimponaut (w. Francis Horton) 1:08:19

1y ago1:08:19

1:08:19

When most people think "space chimp" they probably think of Ham, the friendly cuddly primate that paved the way for American astronauts. They don't think of the mean one. In today's episode, we're joined by podcast host Francis Horton (@ArmyStrang) to talk about Enos, the coolest space chimp. Sources: - Packing For Mars, Mary Roach - Animals In Spa…

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Packing For Mars: Interview w. Mary Roach 1:18:12

1y ago1:18:12

1:18:12

On today's episode, Quinn, Chris, and Other Chris are joined by award-winning author Mary Roach to talk about her book Packing For Mars as well as the more secretive side of astronaut culture. Check out Mary's writing here.

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Part 2: OTRAG w. Nate Bethea 1:20:10

1+ y ago1:20:10

1:20:10

Today, we're back talking to podcast host and producer Nate Bethea about OTRAG, the world's first private launch company, the weird dictators they worked with, and a lot more crocodiles than you'd expect. Sources: Projet Wotan, Joelle Stolz

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Part 1: OTRAG w. Nate Bethea 1:32:25

1+ y ago1:32:25

1:32:25

Today, Quinn, Chris, and Other Chris are joined by Nate Bethea to talk about OTRAG, the first private rocket company. In Part 1, we cover the origins of Lutz Kayser and all the Nazis and dictators he worked with. Sources: Great Mambo Chicken and the Transhuman Condition, Ed Regis Projet Wotan, Joelle Stolz…

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Who Was Yuri Gagarin? w. Dr Andrew Jenks 1:38:07

1+ y ago1:38:07

1:38:07

The Soviet everyman. The first Soviet sex symbol. The boyish Russian nationalist. The first man in space played a lot of roles. In this episode, Quinn, Chris, and Other Chris talk to space historian Andrew Jenks to try to get to the bottom of just who Yuri Gagarin was. The answer: "Complicated."

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FTL Short: Russia's Uranus Battalion 13:49

1+ y ago13:49

13:49

In a bid to find more soldiers to send to Ukraine, Russia has found an interesting new recruitment pool: rocket scientists. In this experimental short, Quinn talks briefly about Roscosmos' new Uran Battalion and the 60 year old men being offered the chance to die in the trenches. Not really sure what these shorts will turn into, if they continue. B…

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The Rocket Scientist Gang War w. Tom O’Mahony 1:15:49

1+ y ago1:15:49

1:15:49

As the Cultural Revolution threw China into chaos, no institution was immune, not even their highly-secretive rocket program. In this episode we talk to Tom O'Mahony, host of the 33rd County and Beneath The Skin podcasts, about how China's rocket scientists spent the late 60s brawling in the streets and assassinating each other over office politics…

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The First Moon Race w. Andrew LePage 1:48:17

1+ y ago1:48:17

1:48:17

The first Moon Race wasn't to land people. It wasn't even to land. In the late 1950s, the Soviets and Americans raced to see who could be the first to slam satellites into the Moon at Mach 10. In this episode, Quinn, Chris, and Other Chris interview space historian Andrew LePage on his work, his blog, and the probes that paved the way for Apollo. G…

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Part 2: Soyuz 1 & Vladimir Komarov 1:10:19

1+ y ago1:10:19

1:10:19

Quinn, Chris, and Other Chris finish up their coverage of Soyuz 1 and Vladimir Komarov, the first man to die during a space mission. We also talk about the hundreds of dumb conspiracy theories that popped up around Soyuz 1, how they got started, and how they succeeded in replacing the truth. Sources Soyuz 1: The Death of Vladimir Komarov by Asif Si…

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Part 1: Soyuz 1 & Vladimir Komarov 1:02:40

1+ y ago1:02:40

1:02:40

The cosmonaut who cursed the Soviet Union as he burned alive. The friend who died to protect Yuri Gagarin. The lump of carbon in an open casket. There are a lot of stories out there about Vladimir Komarov and Soyuz 1, and most of them are lies. In this episode, Quinn, Chris, and Other Chris go over what really happened to the first man to die durin…

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Space Hygiene 45:02

1+ y ago45:02

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This episode, Quinn, Chris, and Other Chris talk about the history of Space Hygiene and the worst space mission that everyone survived. Topics covered include: The Soviet and American test subjects who didn't bathe for science The Gemini 7 astronauts who stewed in their spacesuits for two weeks The Salyut cosmonauts who almost drowned using the fir…

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