Episodit
-
This is a preview of a bonus episode. To hear the rest, join our Patreon at any tier: https://www.patreon.com/failuretolaunch
-
What if the Bioshock Big Daddy suit were actually ideal for moonwalks? In the 1940s, the British Interplanetary Society (BIS) came up with a spacesuit that is both infamous and oddly prescient of spacesuit design. We brought on spacesuit knower JL (@WhaleOil2) to talk about this strange garment.
Follow JL's art and designs here!
Support FTL through Patreon and unlock bonus content!
Music by DJ Danarchy
-
Puuttuva jakso?
-
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 Harland
- The work of space radio tracker Sven Grahn
Music by DJ Danarchy
-
This is a preview of a bonus episode. To hear the rest, join our Patreon at any tier: https://www.patreon.com/failuretolaunch
-
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: A History of a Cold War Missile Program, David Stumpf
- Command and Control, Eric Schlosser
Music by DJ Danarchy
-
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
-
This is a preview of a bonus episode. To hear the rest, join our patreon at any tier: https://www.patreon.com/failuretolaunch
-
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 Youtube shortly. Subscribe to the channel so you can be notified when it goes up!
Support FTL through Patreon and unlock bonus content!
Theme song by DJ Danarchy
-
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!
-
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
-
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.
-
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:
- MIT Technology Review Article on the Heist
- CIA Article on the Luna Heist
Theme song by DJ Danarchy
-
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 song by DJ Danarchy.
-
This is a preview of a bonus episode. To hear the rest, join our patreon at any tier: https://www.patreon.com/failuretolaunch
-
*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, Ryan S. Walters
Theme song by DJ Danarchy
-
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-Astronauts, Craig Ryan Gaddafi article from the Independent -
This is a preview of a bonus episode. To hear the rest, join our patreon at any tier: https://www.patreon.com/failuretolaunch
-
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 Rocket Men (Air Force Magazine)
Theme song by DJ Danarchy
-
*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 Moon Race, Boris Chertok (2013)
Theme song by DJ Danarchy
-
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 (2008)
- Rockets and People Volume 4: The Moon Race, Boris Chertok (2013)
- Mir Hardware Heritage, NASA (1995)
Theme song by DJ Danarchy
- Näytä enemmän