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Space Rocket History Podcast

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Episodes

Total: 220

Space Rocket History #325 – Soyuz 10 – Docking with Salyut 1
2019/11/28

“They can’t approach at that rate,” fretted Mishin. “Why aren’t you doing anything? Tell the crew wh

Space Rocket History #324 – Soyuz 10 with Shatalov, Yeliseyev and Rukavishnikov
2019/11/21

The objective of the Soyuz 10 mission was to deliver and return to earth the first crew of Salyut 1.

Space Rocket History #323 – Salyut 1
2019/11/13

In record time, the OKB-1 rebels led by Yuri Semenov developed the space station designated DOS-7K.

50th Anniversary Special – An Encore Presentation of Space Rocket History #224 – Apollo 11 – Moonwalk – Part 2 – One Priceless Moment
2019/11/7

“For one priceless moment, in the whole history of man, all the people on this earth are truly one.

Space Rocket History #322 – Apollo 14 – Recovery & Conclusion
2019/10/30

Alan Shepard’s wife Louise was elated after watching on TV as Shepard boarded a Navy ship bound for

Space Rocket History #321 – Apollo 14 – Splashdown
2019/10/23

Gradually, as Mitchell worked and glanced at the bright crescent, he was filled with a quiet euphori

Space Rocket History #320 – Apollo 14 – Docking & Alexei Leonov
2019/10/16

Would the docking probe that caused so much difficulty a week ago during the first docking work now

Space Rocket History #319 – Apollo 14 – Lunar Lift-off
2019/10/9

141:45:30 Shepard: Okay. The abort stage is set. Ascent Engine is Armed. 6, 5, 4… 141:45:38 Mitchell

Space Rocket History #318 – Apollo 14 – Moonwalk 2 – Part 2 – How about a round of golf?
2019/10/2

“It was terribly, terribly frustrating; coming up over that ridge that we were going up, and thinkin

50th Anniversary Special – An Encore Presentation of Space Rocket History #223 – Apollo 11 – Moonwalk – Part 1
2019/9/25

Silently and carefully, Armstrong raised his left boot over the lip of the footpad and lowered it to

Space Rocket History #317 – Apollo 14 – Moonwalk 2 – Part 1 – The Rim of Cone Crater
2019/9/18

The majority of the second moonwalk was dedicated to reaching the rim of Cone Crater.  The wide, dee

Space Rocket History #316 – Apollo 14 – Solo Flight Over the Moon & Lunar Geology
2019/9/11

With the Hycon camera down, Roosa would have to step in and use a Hasselblad with a 500 mm lens, to

Space Rocket History #315 – Apollo 14 – Moonwalk 1 – Part 3 – ALSEP Deployment
2019/9/4

The mortar package contained a set of grenades which were planned to be fired to distances of 500, 1

Space Rocket History #314 – Apollo 14 – Moonwalk 1 – Part 2 – Fueling the Nuke
2019/8/28

A small plutonium source was used to power the Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG) that woul

Space Rocket History #313 – Apollo 14 – Moonwalk 1 – Part 1 – Color TV From the Moon
2019/8/21

“Al is on the surface. And it’s been a long way, but we’re here.” Alan Shepard The post Space Rocket

Space Rocket History #312 – Apollo 14 – Lunar Landing – Part 2
2019/8/14

Suddenly the caution lights went out and the radar signals began to transmit. Within seconds the ast

Space Rocket History #311 – Apollo 14 – Lunar Landing – Part 1
2019/8/7

While checking the lander’s guidance software, during a final practice run for the landing, engineer

Space Rocket History #310 – Apollo 14 – Lunar Orbit
2019/7/31

The first extended use of the Service Propulsion System engine on the Command and Service module was

Space Rocket History #309 – Apollo 14 – The Long Coast
2019/7/24

Mitchell kept his plan a secret from NASA, knowing that the agency would be completely unreceptive t

50th Anniversary Special – An Encore Presentation of Space Rocket History #221 – Apollo 11 – Lunar Landing – Part 3
2019/7/20

“Houston, Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed.” The post 50th Anniversary Special – An Enco