38: From Whence We've Come Pt. 2
We review all that we've covered in season 2 before diving into the final phase of the moon race in season 3.
Music: "Crossing the Universe" by Ester Garcia
2 - Dance with the Devil
en-usMay 30, 2022
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About this Episode
We delve into a particularly dark chapter in the history of rocketry as Wernher von Braun is inducted into the German military to work on rocket projects just as the Nazi Party is coming to power. Von Braun will develop a rocket unlike any the world has seen but at the behest of one of history's most murderous regimes.
Twitter: @FOISpacecast
Music: "Crossing the Universe" by Ester Garcia
(You can listen to the full track on Spotify)
Sources and Further Research:
Books -
"Moonshot: The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon" by Deke Slayton and Alan Shepard with Jay Barbree and Howard Benedict
"Space Race: The Epic Battle Between America and the Soviet Union for Dominion of Space" by Deborah Cadbury
"Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War" by Michael J. Neufeld
Web Sources -
V2: The Nazi rocket that launched the space age - BBC Future
Germany conducts first successful V-2 rocket test - HISTORY
Robert H. Goddard - New Mexico Museum of Space History (nmspacemuseum.org)
How Much Did Wernher von Braun Know, and When Did He Know It? | Air & Space Magazine| Smithsonian Magazine
Book Review: 'Operation Paperclip' : NPR
The V-2 Rocket: How Nazi Germany Created The World's First Guided Ballistic Missile - YouTube
Recent Episodes from Frontier of Infinity: A Space Exploration Podcast
37 - Path to Apollo
We discuss the long road Project Apollo has taken since its initial conception right up to the end of Project Gemini.
Instagram: @foispacecast
Music: "Crossing the Universe" by Ester Garcia
Sources and Further Research:
Books-
"Project Apollo: The Early Years" by Eugen Reichl
"Space Race: The Epic Battle Between the United States and Soviet Union for Dominion of Space" by Deborah Cadbury
Web Sources-
Project Apollo: A Retrospective Analysis (nasa.gov)
NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details
Apollo Systems Engineering Manual: Service Module And Adapter Structure : North American Aviation, Space and Information Systems Division : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Frontier of Infinity: A Space Exploration Podcast
en-usSeptember 18, 2023
36 - Aftermath
We examine the aftermath of Sergei Korolev's death as the Soviet Space Program struggle to pull themselves together and get back in the race against the Americans to conquer the moon.
Instagram: @foispacecast
Music: "Crossing the Universe" by Ester Garcia
Sources and Further Research:
Books-
"Korolev: How One Man Masterminded the Soviet Drive to Beat America to the Moon" by James Harford
"Space Race: The Epic Battle Between America and the Soviet Union for Dominion of Space" by Deborah Cadbury
"Soviets in Space" by Colin Burgess
Web Sources:
A Soviet Moonshot: Interpreting the Diaries of Vasily Mishin | National Air and Space Museum
Vasily Mishin (economist.com)
Vasily Mishin | Neil Armstrong | The Guardian
Vasily Mishin, 84; Led Soviet Race to Moon - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details (Luna 9)
NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details (Luna 10)
NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details (Luna 11)
NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details (Luna 12)
35 - The Great Enigma
The grand finale of Project Gemini has finally come! Buzz Aldrin and James Lovell will take to space on Gemini 12 for a final attempt to master the spacewalk problem and prove that work in space can be done safely and efficiently before Project Apollo begins to fly.
Instagram: @foispacecast
Music: "Crossing the Universe" by Ester Garcia
Sources and Further Research:
Books-
"Project Gemini" by Eugen Riechl
Web Sources-
NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details
Dr. Buzz Aldrin | NASA
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. - New Mexico Museum of Space History (nmspacemuseum.org)
National Space Society Governor Buzz Aldrin Biography - National Space Society (nss.org)
34 - Flying High
Pete Conrad and Richard Gordon take flight on Gemini 11 in hopes of finally mastering the spacewalk enigma while also undertaking a curious and risky experiment.
Instagram: @foispacecast
Music: "Crossing the Universe" by Ester Garcia
Sources and Further Research:
Books-
"Project Gemini" by Eugen Reichl
"Failure is Not an Option" by Gene Kranz
Web Sources-
NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details
Remembering Dick Gordon | NASA
33 - Double Feature
Michael Collins and John Young take to space aboard Gemini 10!
instagram: @foispacecast
music: "Crossing the Universe" by Ester Garcia
Sources and Further Research:
Books-
"Project Gemini" by Eugen Reichl
"Failure is Not an Option" by Gene Kranz
Web Sources-
Michael Collins - New Mexico Museum of Space History (nmspacemuseum.org)
32 - The Angry Alligator
Gene Cernan undertakes a harrowing space walk shortly after NASA loses its first astronauts.
Instagram: @foispacecast
Music: "Crossing the Universe" by Ester Garcia
Sources and Further Research:
Books-
"Project Gemini" by Eugen Reichl
"Failure is not an Option" by Gene Kranz
Web Sources-
Remembering NASA Astronauts Elliot See and Charles Bassett | NASA
The Test Pilot: Neil Armstrong And GE’s Elliot See Were First Civilian Astronauts | GE News
NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details
CAPCOM 1 - Dr. Furman Daniel
In our first episode of CAPCOM, the new segment where I sit down with experts in the space field, I have a conversation with Dr. Furman Daniel, professor of strategy at the National War College to discuss his book entitled "The First Space War: How the Patterns of History and the Principles of STEM will Shape its Form." We discuss the possible motives for colonizing Mars as well as what might lead a Martian colony to rebel against the Earth and carry out a revolution. A paperback version of the book is due to release on May 15, 2023.
All views and opinions expressed by Furman Daniel in this interview are strictly his own and do not reflect the views, opinions, or policies of the United States Department of Defense, the National War College or any affiliated organizations.
Instagram: @foispacecast
Music: "Crossing the Universe" by Ester Garcia
31 - Afronauts: The Zambian Space Program
We examine a fascinating side bar in the history of space exploration -- the life and works of Edward Mokuka Nkoloso, who endeavored to create his own homespun space program in 1960s Zambia of a mind to beat the US and USSR to the moon.
Instagram: @foispacecast
Music: "Crossing the Universe" by Ester Garcia
Sources and Further Research:
The Zambian Space Programme | Royal Museums Greenwich (rmg.co.uk)
The Zambian “Afronaut” Who Wanted to Join the Space Race | The New Yorker
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/zambia/
Afronauts: Interview with Edward Nkoloso | Head of Zambia's Unofficial Space Programme | Nov. 1964 - YouTube
30 - The Sickle's Edge
We return to the Soviet Union to follow Sergei Korolev through his final days as he struggles to launch a Soviet moon mission and deals with his own personal issues.
Instagram: @foispacecast
Music: "Crossing the Universe" by Ester Garcia
Sources and Further Research:
Books-
"Korolev: How One Man Masterminded the Soviet Drive to Beat America to the Moon" by James Harford
"Space Race: The Epic Battle Between America and the Soviet Union for Dominion of Space" by Deborah Cadbury
"Soviets in Space" by Colin Burgess