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The Mars Project! Von Braun’s Ideas for a Mars Mission. Collaboration with Vintage Space

22 May , 2017 by

In a special two part episode, Fraser collaborates with space historian Amy Shira Teitel at Vintage Space to investigate what spaceflight advances could have happened. Amy looks at the lost Apollo Missions, while Fraser talks about Werner Von Braun’s “Mars Project”.

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What's On the Surface of Venus?

What’s on the Surface of Venus?

14 Mar , 2017 by

With so much attention on Mars, it’s easy to forget there’s a whole other Earth-sized planet nearby, worthy of exploration: Venus. And the Soviets worked really hard to tell us what it’s like down on the surface of Venus with their Venera program.

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Sputnik 1

What was Sputnik One?

10 Oct , 2016 by

On October 4th, 1957, history was forever changed with the Soviet launch of Sputnik-1, the first artificial satellite to be launched into orbit

How Many Dogs Have Been to Space?

30 Sep , 2016 by

During the early Space Race, both the American and Soviet space programs conducted tests flights using animals. In the Soviet’s case, this include the famous “space dogs”.

North Korea Aims To Place Its Flag On The Moon

5 Aug , 2016 by

In a recent announcement, North Korea announced that it plans to launch more satellites in the coming years, and even mount a mission to the Moon!

Falcon Heavy Vs. Saturn V

25 Jul , 2016 by

A comparison between the rocket that delivered the Apollo astronauts to the Moon, and the one that promises to deliver astronauts and colonists to Mars

What Does NASA Stand For?

6 Jun , 2015 by

Chances are that if you have lived on this planet for the past half-century, you’ve heard of NASA. As the agency that is in charge of America’s space program, they put a man on the Moon, launched the Hubble Telescope, helped establish the International Space Station, and sent dozens of probes and shuttles into space. […]

Remembering John Houbolt: the Man Who Gave Us Lunar Orbit Rendezvous

22 Apr , 2014 by

The space community lost a colossus of the of the Apollo era last week, when John Houbolt passed away last Tuesday just five days after his 95th birthday. Perhaps the name isn’t as familiar to many as Armstrong or Von Braun, but John Houbolt was a pivotal figure in getting us to the Moon. Born […]

Virgin Galactic Ticket To Space Promised In New Reality Show Deal

4 Oct , 2013 by

Call it Space Survivor. Thirteen years after that now-classic desert island nightmare premiered on NBC, the executive producer behind Survivor is planning to host another reality competition that will land the winner a rocket trip to space. We don’t know yet what feats of strength, endurance, intelligence or teamwork (or is that backstabbing?) will be needed to […]
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50 Years Ago: Explorer 1

31 Jan , 2008 by

The launch of Sputnik in October 1957 changed the world overnight. And with the Soviet Union’s second successful launch of Sputnik 2 the following month, Americans were feeling a little left behind in the dust, especially after the US’s first satellite launch attempt with the Vanguard rocket exploded on the launchpad. But space pioneer Werner […]

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