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Space Rocket History #93 - Soyuz Development - Part 2 - Rivals

Posted December 18, 2014 • 00:30:00

The circumlunar plan involved 3 new spacecrafts. First the Soyuz A 7K spacecraft, capable of carrying three men, (2 men for a circumlunar flight) into...

Space Rocket History #92 - Soyuz Development - Part 1

Posted December 11, 2014 • 00:16:09

Hey everyone. I have been sick for a week and unable to talk, without coughing up a lung. Â But, I didn’t want you to miss your weekly dose of Space...

Space Rocket History #91 - The Death of Sergei Pavlovich Korolev - Part 3

Posted December 4, 2014 • 00:32:48

Around noon on January 14th, Boris Chertok was alone in his office studying a folder of classified mail that had accumulated during the past few days....

Space Rocket History #90 - The Death of Sergei Pavlovich Korolev - Part 2

Posted November 26, 2014 • 00:31:14

Sergei Korolev’s life paralleled in many ways the life of Wernher Von Braun. Like Von Braun, as a young man, Sergei Korolev was inspired to dedicate...

Space Rocket History #89 - The Death of Sergei Pavlovich Korolev - Part 1

Posted November 20, 2014 • 00:27:18

His power, influence, and responsibilities during the 1950s and 60s were all encompassing. Not only was he in charge of all space-related issues, he...