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4 - The Beep Heard 'Round the World
Manage episode 331453275 series 3356925
We travel to the Soviet Union, where we get to know Sergei Korolev, the man who will serve as the Chief Designer for the Soviet Space Program. However, before becoming a pioneer in space, he must endure many hardships and injustices.
Then, we witness one of the most critical moments in space history: the launch of the first artificial satellite -- Sputnik 1. We discuss the design, launch, and fallout of that fateful mission.
Twitter: @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
"Moonshot: The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon" by Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton with Jay Barbaree and Howard Benedict
"Space Race: The Epic Battle Between America and the Soviet Union for Dominion of Space" by Deborah Cadbury
"The Soviet Manned Space Program" by Phillip Clark
"Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War" by Michael J. Neufeld
Web Sources-
Sergei P. Korolev - New Mexico Museum of Space History (nmspacemuseum.org)
Oct 4, 1957 CE: USSR Launches Sputnik | National Geographic Society
Explorer 1 Overview | NASA
46 episodes
Manage episode 331453275 series 3356925
We travel to the Soviet Union, where we get to know Sergei Korolev, the man who will serve as the Chief Designer for the Soviet Space Program. However, before becoming a pioneer in space, he must endure many hardships and injustices.
Then, we witness one of the most critical moments in space history: the launch of the first artificial satellite -- Sputnik 1. We discuss the design, launch, and fallout of that fateful mission.
Twitter: @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
"Moonshot: The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon" by Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton with Jay Barbaree and Howard Benedict
"Space Race: The Epic Battle Between America and the Soviet Union for Dominion of Space" by Deborah Cadbury
"The Soviet Manned Space Program" by Phillip Clark
"Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War" by Michael J. Neufeld
Web Sources-
Sergei P. Korolev - New Mexico Museum of Space History (nmspacemuseum.org)
Oct 4, 1957 CE: USSR Launches Sputnik | National Geographic Society
Explorer 1 Overview | NASA
46 episodes
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