NASA Before Vostok 1

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Failure To Launch

Failure To Launch Podcast

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This is a podcast about all the mistakes, failures, and explosions that made space exploration possible.

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This is a podcast about all the mistakes, failures, and explosions that made space exploration possible.

Aviation

Leisure

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NASA Before Vostok 1

Failure To Launch

1 hour 7 minutes 16 seconds

3 weeks ago

NASA Before Vostok 1

In early 1961, NASA was actually very well positioned to launch an American into space before the Soviets. Then they messed it up. This week, Quinn, Chris, and Other Chris take a look into what was happening at NASA in the months before Vostok 1 flew. We cover the infamous Four Inch Flight, the first chimp in space, and the debate over how safe a rocket should really be before strapping Alan Shepard into it.

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Sources:

Beyond, Stephen Walker
Redstone: The Missile That Launched America Into Space, Drew LePage
Giving Mercury Its Wings, Drew LePage

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