The First Moon Race w. Andrew LePage
Failure To Launch
English - May 26, 2023 09:59 - 1 hour - 149 MBAviation Leisure Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The first Moon Race wasn't to land people. It wasn't even to land. In the late 1950s, the Soviets and Americans raced to see who could be the first to slam satellites into the Moon at Mach 10. In this episode, Quinn, Chris, and Other Chris interview space historian Andrew LePage on his work, his blog, and the probes that paved the way for Apollo.
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Show Notes
https://www.drewexmachina.com/2015/09/27/nasas-forgotten-lunar-program/
https://www.drewexmachina.com/2018/11/08/the-first-race-to-the-moon-getting-off-the-ground/
https://www.drewexmachina.com/2019/09/14/the-first-race-to-the-moon-reaching-our-neighbor/
https://www.drewexmachina.com/2019/10/04/luna-3-shedding-light-on-the-dark-side-of-the-moon/