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*PREVIEW* Moon Zero Two (1969)
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Part 3: Jack Parsons and Babalon
Heartbreak can be a terrible thing and people work through it in all kinds of ways. Some people drink. Some people attempt to summon an incarnation of Babalon to be their new girlfriend. We're back and we're talking with rocket test enginee
Part 2: Jack Parsons. Devil Summoner, Rocket Scientist, YA Author
Jack. 210. 𝕿𝖍𝖊𝖑𝖊𝖒𝖆 𝕺𝖇𝖙𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖚𝖒 𝕻𝖗𝖔𝖈𝖊𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖔 𝕬𝖒𝖔𝖗𝖎𝖘 𝕹𝖚𝖕𝖙𝖎𝖆𝖊. John Whiteside Parsons went by many appellations. In part 2 of our series, we talk to rocket test engineer Chris about how Jack got into Thelema and
Part 1: Jack Parsons, The Satanist Rocket Visionary
In a field of weirdos and freaks, Jack Parsons is broadly considered the weirdest freak of all. This week, we're joined by guest and space engineer Chris for our series on the life, accomplishments, and sex life of John Whiteside Parsons. S
Toyohiro Akiyama & Glavkosmos (w. Josh Boerman)
In the late 80s, the Soviet Union attempted to dominate the commercial launch market. Their principal success was launching the most miserable salaryman into orbit. Today, we're joined by Josh from The Worst of All Possible Worlds podcast t
Part 2: Nikolai Kibalchich, the Rocket Pioneer Who Blew up the Tsar
𝙸'𝚟𝚎 𝚍𝚛𝚊𝚏𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚊 𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚒𝚐𝚗 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚊 𝚏𝚕𝚢𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚖𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚎. This week, we're back talking to Kelly from Canuck Is A Slur to finish up our series on Nikolai Kibalchich, the rocket visionary who blew up Tsar Alexander II. Fo
Part 1: Nikolai Kibalchich, the Rocket Pioneer Who Blew up the Tsar
A travelling clown, a socialist revolutionary, an assassin, an edgelord. Today, we talked to Kelly from Canuck is a Slur about the strange life of one of the first men to theorize manned rockets and also blew up Tsar Alexander II, Emperor o
*PREVIEW* Santa Claus Conquers The Martians (1964)
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The DLR and the Art of Satellite Operations (w. Jake)
A communications satellite is a bundle of computers (all made by different people) the size of a minivan. Coordinating all these systems to work together, send info to Earth, and accept new commands is nightmarish. This week, we're joined b
Andree's Arctic Balloon Expedition (w. Joe Kassabian)
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 disas
*PREVIEW* Stalker (1979) w. Nicholas Slayton
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*UNLOCKED* Solaris (1972)
This is an unlocked patreon bonus episode. If you want to hear more content like this, consider supporting FTL on Patreon. (https://www.patreon.com/c/failuretolaunch) This month, we're mixing things up and achieving a first for this show by
Lost Cosmonauts (w. Jake Rockatansky)
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 (https://x.com/realrockatansky?
*PREVIEW* Mars & April (2012) w. Born Under Punches
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Dumitru Prunariu, Covered Up for Being Too Cool
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
Gemini 8: The Orbital Spin Cycle
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. Suppo
*PREVIEW* First on the Moon (2005)
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Soyuz T-15: Space Truckers (w. Nicholas Slayton)
This week, we're rejoined by journalist and friend of the show @NSlayton (https://x.com/nslayton?lang=en) to talk about Soyuz T-15, probably the coolest space mission ever attempted. Read Nicholas' work at Task & Purpose (https://taskandpur
*PREVIEW* Spaceman (2024)
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The Damascus Incident (w. War_Takes)
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 (https://x.com/War_Takes) to talk about the atomic spud gun, the folks who fought
SSV-33 Ural (w. Lions Led By Donkeys)
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 (https://x.com/lions_by)) to talk about the SSV-33 Ural, the wor
*PREVIEW* Eolomea (1972)
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The Science of Launch Forecasting
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:
*UNLOCKED* Planet of the Storms (1962)
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Moon (2001)
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! (h
*PREVIEW* Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010)
This is a preview of a bonus episode. To hear the rest, join our https://www.patreon.com/failuretolaunch at any tier: https://www.patreon.com/failuretolaunch Somehow it escaped our brains till now that CODBLOPS has a mission where you shoot
The CIA Luna Heist (w. November Kelly)
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 (https://twitter.com/postoctobrist) to talk about the CIA
Part 2: The Apollo 1 Disaster
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
*PREVIEW* Space Amoeba (1970)
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Part 1: The Apollo 1 Disaster
*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: - NA
