Podcast appearances and mentions of Sergei Korolev

Send us a textIn July 1969, the United States beat the Soviet Union in the decades long Space Race, taking one giant leap onto the surface of the moon. Neil Armstrong's steps would go down in history as one of mankind's greatest achievements. But there are those who question whether it happened at all. Was our technology really up to the task? Or were we fighting a losing battle against the Soviets, desperate to hold on to our reputation? We'll explore the history of the Space Race and the two brains behind it all - Wernher Von Braun and Sergei Korolev. One a former major in the SS and the other a former prisoner of the Gulag. Both would use their knowledge of rocket science to advance space travel in ways we'd never before seen. We'll dig into conspiracy theories started by technical writer Bill Kaysing, and examine photos from the landing that people love to pick apart. In the end, we'll tell you where we each land. Strap in for a fun episode uncovering one of America's greatest conspiracy theories. Happy Haunting! Get in touch! Follow us on instagram at @easybakecovenpodcastVisit our website at www.easybakecovenpodcast.comGot a spooky story? Send us an email! theeasybakepod@gmail.comThanks for listening, and don't forget to keep it spooky!

An all-spook episode, as I try to piece together the rise of FSB First Deputy Director Sergei Korolev, who seems the most likely figure to succeed current agency chief Bortnikov. Corruption, clientelism, feuds, the power of the St Petersburg clique, and the implications if Korolev does rise.The podcast's corporate partner and sponsor is Conducttr, which provides software for innovative and immersive crisis exercises in hybrid warfare, counter-terrorism, civil affairs and similar situations.You can also follow my blog, In Moscow's Shadows, and become one of the podcast's supporting Patrons and gain question-asking rights and access to exclusive extra materials including the (almost-) weekly Govorit Moskva news briefing right here. Support the show

  Intro Olivia Rodrigo - Brutal - from Driving Home 2 U https://youtu.be/zHMpcUojLMU?si=DF7414ecqyM-1XlH Complete film (currently on Disney Plus) https://ondisneyplus.disney.com/movie/olivia-rodrigo-driving-home-2-u Prompt the First Military Generations in Star Wars - or the Admiral vs Poe Dynamic AKA Hero is  a perjorative in the 2nd turning.    Mark Hammill - born 1951 - looks properly young in return of the Jedi (1983) for a young adult in the military and in a crisis - even if he's  still kinda old at 31 or so  A previous look at other WWII folks as shown 30 years later.  https://x.com/generationalize/status/1676480077234847745?s=46&t=h3SDrddBzjyl2UOHr9Q3xA       https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars%3A_The_Last_Jedi The whole “Why aren't you doing exactly as I asked, that's what people did when I was your age”  - one we expect to see in a Second Turning - perfectly fits the Admiral v Poe dynamic.  My previous thoughts on The Force Awakens - I should do one for The Last Jedi. http://stories.generationalize.com/2015/12/the-force-awakens-initial.html Slightly off on that quote from Serenity. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379786/quotes/?item=qt0433147 A random follow-up on that: Forrest Gump is told by Jenny not to be a hero, he only becomes one because he tries to run away,   Prompt the Second Would excel being available five years earlier have kept the ussr from falling?   A record of the last 30ish years in Russia. https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2023/11/russian-journalists-ukraine-war-wagner-group/676064/ Here's where I got what I found about spreadsheets: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spreadsheet     https://x.com/13millionplus/status/1728195677883351107?s=46&t=h3SDrddBzjyl2UOHr9Q3xA   The Wikipedia page references what Moore considered the point of departure. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_All_Mankind_%28TV_series%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Korolev - the Chief Designer   Prompt the Third Why is communication - the ability to communicate- fundamental to the generational model   Irish politics are becoming incomprehensible….2nd Turning? https://twitter.com/search?q=ireland%20free%20speech&src=typed_query&f=top It involves views of free speech as elated to the murder of a young teacher, Ashling Murphy.  

In the early 1960's the Soviet space program was on a roll. They launched the first satellite into space. They launched the first man and woman into space. They conducted the first space walk.  Then, around 1966, everything changed.  The momentum they had ground to a halt, and the Americans quickly surpassed them in the space race.  What happened? Learn more about Sergei Korolev, the most important Russian you probably have never heard of, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors BetterHelp Visit BetterHelp.com/everywhere today to get 10% off your first month ButcherBox ButcherBox is offering our listeners turkey FREE in your first box plus $20 off your first order. Sign up at butcherbox.com/daily and use code DAILY Subscribe to the podcast!  https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Cameron Kieffer   Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, we review the SpaceX Starship's 1st fully integrated test flight! A highly entertaining test flight that was doomed to explode by design (or RUD, as SpaceX loves to say). This test flight took many by surprise as the joy of a successful failure was confusing to most. The iterative process has many failures before success, and that's part of the journey of progress. We review WHAT the test flight was, WHY Starship is important, and HOW this test was a successful failure for SpaceX and all of humanity. We close with Space Storytime about the only comparable heavy rocket to Starship in history - the Soviet N1, and how its chief designer Sergei Korolev worked himself to death trying to compete with the USA's Saturn V rocket.  What do YOU think? Let us know in the comments! Big Quesions/Thoughts for this episode: What was the test supposed to prove? Why were so many people confused by "success" with a rocket blowing up? How does the Starship system help NASA? How does it help humanity travel the solar system? How is Starship going to deal with the same challenges the N1 dealt with that led to its failure? We'd love to know your thoughts and questions! Email us at todayinspacepodcast@gmail.com SOURCES: Starship Test Flight (SpaceX Broadcast) Start at 44:40) https://www.youtube.com/live/-1wcilQ58hI?feature=share https://www.nasa.gov/feature/50-years-ago-soviet-s-moon-rocket-s-rollout-to-pad-affects-apollo-plans https://web.archive.org/web/20190804104053/https://www.energia.ru/en/history/systems/vehicles/vehicle_n1-l3_e.html (not sure if true) https://web.archive.org/web/20161031200800/http://www.starbase1.co.uk/pages/n1-project-history.html https://www.russianspaceweb.com/n1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20020612070438/http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/n1.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Korolev  -------------------------- Here's to building a fantastic future - and continued progress in Space (and humanity)! Spread Love, Spread Science Alex G. Orphanos We'd like to thank our sponsors: Caldera Lab Manscaped AG3D Printing Follow us: @todayinspacepod on Instagram/Twitter @todayinspace on TikTok /TodayInSpacePodcast on Facebook  Support the podcast: • Get 20% OFF at Caldera Lab - use code SPACE or go to calderalab.com/SPACE • Get 20% OFF@manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code SPACE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod #sponsored • Buy a 3D printed gift from our shop - ag3dprinting.etsy.com • Get a free quote on your next 3D printing project at ag3d-printing.com • Donate at todayinspace.net #space #rocket #podcast #people #spacex #moon #science #3dprinting #nasa #tothemoon #spacetravel #spaceexploration #solarsystem #spacecraft #technology #carlsagan #aerospace #spacetechnology #engineer #alien #stem #listenable #iss #alienlife #astronomy #astrophysics

In this very special return episode, we're going to discuss the concept of “what goes up must come down”. They're never really specific about where or in how many pieces. On today's episode: we'll discuss the most blood-thirsty game of roulette ever. You'll see what happens with 7,500 Dodge Caravans worth of fuel explodes within walking distance. And you'll learn why you should never put your kids in a sewer, no matter how great of a parent you are. The safety segment from today's story is designed to teach you about rocket safety, but since I can't teach you everything in one short podcast, my best advice is to relisten to every past episode, tell a friend, then quiz each other. Celebrity guests include missile designer Sergei Korolev, civilian astronaut Christa McAuliffe and the biggest testicles in Chinese State News. Find us on any of your favorite channels Apple : https://tinyurl.com/5fnbumdwSpotify : https://tinyurl.com/73tb3uuwIHeartRadio : https://tinyurl.com/vwczpv5jPodchaser : https://tinyurl.com/263kda6w Stitcher : https://tinyurl.com/mcyxt6vwGoogle : https://tinyurl.com/3fjfxattSpreaker : https://tinyurl.com/fm5y22suPodchaser : https://tinyurl.com/263kda6wRadioPublic : https://tinyurl.com/w67b4kecPocketCasts. : https://pca.st/ef1165v3CastBox : https://tinyurl.com/4xjpptdrBreaker. : https://tinyurl.com/4cbpfaytDeezer. : https://tinyurl.com/5nmexvwt Follow us on the socials for moreFacebook : www.facebook.com/doomsdaypodcastInstagram : www.instagram.com/doomsdaypodcastTwitter : www.twitter.com/doomsdaypodcastIf you like the idea of your podcast hosts wearing more than duct tape and bits of old Halloween costumes for clothes and can spare a buck or two, you can now buy me a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/doomsdayFuneral Kazoo HQ : www.funeralkazoo.com/doomsday

Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast - Episode 133: The Chief Designer ( Space Race Part 2 ). This is Part 2 in our Space Race series. Part 1 was about where it all started: Sputnik 1 and the impact it had on the world. This week we cover Sergei Korolev, the man who was solely responsible for it's existence, and for the many firsts he accomplished in the years following that monumental feat. His unexpected death in 1966 negatively impacted the Soviet Space Program profoundly. Quite possibly to the benefit of The United States' goal of landing a man on the moon. All but forgotten today, he is widely acknowledged as "The Father of Astronautics". His genius only matched by his rival ( who we will cover next week ). Never heard of him? Didn't think so. You need to listen. Thanks for joining us, everyone. "Scatterbrain Podcast with Ian and Dan". Subscribe, share, like, and help spread the word. We truly appreciate your loyalty. (c) 2022 Scatterbrain Productions. ____________________________ Words to live by #1: "When someone insults you by showing no appreciation for your time and effort, tell them to suck rocks and never think of them again. No one needs to waste their time and energy on someone who doesn't realize that they would be so much worse off without you. You will be missed more than you will miss them, and they will be left with only themselves to blame." - Fucking me! I said that shit! Always. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/scatterbrain-podcast/message

Antariksh Matters: Putting space ambitions in context— Pranav R SatyanathThe Artemis 1 mission rocket stays grounded, ready to launch on another day. The North American Space Administration (NASA) made two unsuccessful attempts to get the massive Space Launch System (SLS) rocket off the ground. The first attempt to launch the Artemis 1 mission, the rocket's Engine-3 (SLS has four engines) faced a cooling issue. During the second attempt on September 3rd, NASA aborted the launch due to a fuel leak issue.. But the SLS stands tall to be launched another day. The Artemis mission has raised the prospect of a new space race in popular media, with some even proclaiming that space is getting excited once again. But the narrative around the space race is flawed, both in the context of the Cold War and the present day. True, the United States and China plan to send humans back to the Moon by 2026. By pitting two countries' space programmes, however, we often forget the domestic politics and organisational drivers of national space programmes. The refusal to open the ‘black box' of domestic politics often skews our perception as to what really motivates countries to undertake certain actions, whether it is in the realm of national security or civilian space programmes. During the Cold War, the US and the Soviet Union had set up their respective space programmes to achieve completely separate goals. In the US, successive Presidential administrations kept the civilian and military space programmes strictly separate, with NASA placed as the heart of all civilian space ambitions. The Department of Defense (and individual branches of the US military) took it upon themselves to drive the direction of the ballistic missile and missile defence programmes. Approval of budgets and high-level decision-making fell on the hands of the President, with each new Presidentsetting the course of the space program and fighting for NASA's budgets in Congress.In stark contrast, decision-making in the Soviet Union was decentralised. The Soviet military, in particular, prioritised the missile programme in order to match the numerical and technological prowess of the US. The technology derived from the ballistic missile programme often drove the space programme. In parallel, influential heads of design bureaus, namely Sergei Korolev (design bureau OKB-1), Vladimir Chelomey (design bureau OKB-52) and Valentin Glushko (OKB-546), led the way to propose space missions and rocket payloads to the higher Soviet leadership. The outcome of interpersonal rivalries between these men (and their design bureaus) often led to a disorganised space programme within the USSR.While the Soviets achieved great success with the launch of the world's first satellite, dog, man and woman in space, the Moon did not capture the interest of the Soviet leadership, led by Nikita Khrushchev until August 1964 — three months after the first launch of the Saturn-1 rocket that carried Apollo astronauts to the Moon. The Soviet Union ultimately lost the “race” to the Moon as the motives and commitment to a Moon race was very different from what the Americans perceived Soviet ambitions to be.Today, the new race to the Moon is also driven by domestic politics and marketed by domestic politics and asymmetric goals. The US aims to make its Moon landing sustainable with a long-term presence alongside its partners. On the other hand, China's goals are much more modest as it seeks to land humans on the Moon's surface by 2026. To claim the existence of a space race often takes away the nuances of national ambitions and achievable goals. As policy wonks, therefore, we must be wary of catchy yet flawed narratives,Matsyanyaaya #1: ​​Where Knowledge is Free and Accessible to All— Bharath ReddyA White House directive on 25th August requires agencies to update their public access policies as soon as possible to provide open access to taxpayer-funded publications and research. The move is expected to broaden access to research and yield significant benefits to the public on issues ranging from climate change to cancer research to protecting civil liberties in an automated world. This directive not only makes scientific research more accessible to the broader research community, it could also have implications for research funded by Indian taxpayers. This White House directive overrides a 2013 directive which required federal agencies with an annual grant greater than $100 million to make their research publicly available. The 2013 directive also allowed for a year-long embargo on the research and accompanying data. As expected, scientific journals use embargos to create exclusive access to research and gain subscriptions. Academics would also prefer to publish their research in journals with a better impact factor, which is a measure of the number of times an average article in the journal has been cited. The new directive expands the scope to all agencies receiving federal funding and ends the optional embargo.This move is expected to radically transform access to research and has been praised by open research advocates and the research community. The New York Times quotes Mr Tanenbaum of the Open Research Funders Group as saying the policy “broadens the circle of science. It broadens the conversation”. This move could, however, have a significant impact on the current revenue models of journals. It would force them to look at alternative sources of revenue, which might significantly increase article processing costs. Publishing research in journals has been the conventional approach of communicating research. Journals operate on a subscription-based model. They charge hefty amounts from authors for publication and are only accessible by those who pay the significant subscription charges. These paywalled articles pose a significant cost barrier, and the costs can add up when referencing dozens of articles for a paper. Many people will end up not having access to such research unless they are part of a large institution that pays for a subscription to most of the journals. Studies have shown that across disciplines, freely available articles have a greater research impact. In addition, it is unethical that the fruits of the research funded by taxpayer money should not be accessible to the public. The trend has been changing, with more research being published in online open-access journals. Open access requires granting all users an unrestricted, irrevocable, worldwide, perpetual right of access with a licence to copy, distribute, transmit and display the work publicly and digital publication in at least one open access repository. Awareness and momentum around open access to research has been growing globally with many institutions across USA and Europe adopting open access policies.India has had a policy on open access to the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Department of Science and Technology(DST) funded research since late 2014. Per this policy, any research partially or fully funded by DBT or DST or performed on infrastructure built with the support of these organisations should be made available in open access repositories maintained by their institutions or those maintained by DBT and DST. If the research is published prior in a journal that insists on an embargo, the policy recommends that the period of the embargo should not exceed one year. While this policy is laudable in terms of its intent, the implementation and impact have been poor. This can be attributed to poor state capacity and non-alignment of the journal and academic incentives. With the reforms imposed by the White House directive, the incentives and revenue models of the journals are expected to change significantly. This precedent could have a positive impact on Indian taxpayer-funded research as well. The MHRD must take the initiative to expand the open access policy to all government-funded research. In addition to setting up national open access repositories, high-quality open journals should also be set up in multiple disciplines to provide a credible platform for academics to publish their research. The journal editorial board should include renowned academics from around the world and be granted operational independence to ensure the quality of the research being published. The platform should not be restricted only to Indian research but must welcome excellent research from across the world. Over time the costs incurred will yield returns by providing broad access to research but also in nurturing and growing the research community.These timeless lines by Tagore can guide us, “Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high, where knowledge is free”, “Into that heaven of freedom, my father, let my country awake”.Matsyanyaaya #2: How can India use Technology as a Strategic Tool to Advance its Interests?— Arjun GargeyasIn the current Information Age, technology has become a ubiquitous part of every country's society. Citizens are empowered in a wide range of ways with improved access to technology, states' economic sectors are transitioning into the digital space, and tech development has been outpacing regulations and governance regularly. This is the era where technology is becoming a strategic tool for the state to drive growth and protect its interests. India, as a fledgling and rising technological power has the ability to leverage technology for the greater good. As seen from the past two decades, tech has simplified policy decisions and has improved the quality of governance in the country. The questions on accessibility, inclusion and levelling the playing field have been bridged by the use of technology to a certain extent. The Indian state should now start viewing technology and its adoption from a more strategic lens. But how can India use ‘technology' to tackle existing problems as well as try to deploy it as a prospective solution in key areas of governance?India's Technology Assets Frontier Areas of Expertise and Scale - India must focus on identifying and building on certain technology areas where it has made and can make a significant global impact. This can aid its technology exports and help expand its international digital and technological footprint. Low-cost telecommunication operations, renewable energy systems, and digital payment frameworks can serve as model areas that India can use as soft power tools in the technology sphere.Skilled Labour Workforce in Multiple Domains - India should look to leverage the presence of the abundant domestic human capital in the country to create a strong workforce in specific technology areas that might prove to be critically important in the near future. The availability of low-cost labour must be used to persuade technologically advanced states to look at the Indian workforce as a contributing partner to some labour-intensive supply chains. Semiconductor design and IT services are areas that continue to require large pools of human resources, and India's workforce has proven to be competent in these fields.A Notable Presence in International Technology Supply Chains - Though a rising technological power, India has become essential in key areas of the high-technology realm. Other states depend considerably on India for certain technology supply chains because of its comparative advantages and expertise in specific processes. This must be used to India's strategic advantage and to ensure it remains a factor in the international technology trade ecosystem.Research and Development The identification of critical technologies or key areas in technology supply chains to invest scientific and financial resources remains critical. The Indian state must consider extensive collaboration with the domestic private sector to enhance research and match global developments in specific strategic science and technology areas. This can eventually result in increased influence through a dominant domestic technology sector.The focus on promoting research in technology areas where India-specific solutions are needed and are unlikely to be addressed by the developed world can be prioritised. Encouraging the use of open-source technologies to promote innovation free from state intervention, technology oligopolies, and international politics can help in India's tech growth trajectory. This would make technology more accessible and more relevant to developmental challenges. Open-source technologies also serve as a counterweight to the dominance of Big Tech and aid technology sovereignty in an uncertain geopolitical climate. It can also bridge the trust deficit between the state and the citizens by addressing privacy and surveillance concerns.While gaining a foothold in technology product development can create a zero-sum game between two or more parties, the scientific knowledge in the field itself is a non-zero-sum game. The Indian state should prioritise improving the dissemination of technical expertise as part of its technology strategy.International CooperationThe Indian state should not favour isolationism especially in the field of technology development. The process of collaborating in high-technology areas to tackle the existing bottlenecks in several supply chains must be one of the sector's priorities. The principle of ‘plurilateralism being a necessity and not a choice' while dealing with critical and emerging technologies must be championed if India aims to become a leading tech power.Leading talks with fraternal multilateral groupings to build technological partnerships can be done. The Indian state should also engage in responsibilities such as improving technology-related trade, facilitating technology transfer agreements between participating states, and setting credible technology standards in critical and emerging technologies.A good example would be to move forward on the recently signed India-Europe Trade and Technology Council to build a robust technology trade infrastructure. The focus should be removing export controls on components related to critical technologies and reducing import tariffs for high-tech products.The Ministry of External Affairs must also take up a technology diplomacy approach to include science and technology as a source of outreach through appointed officials leading diplomatic conversations in the field.A non-discriminatory data-sharing framework between states so long as the data in question does not infringe on India's national security can allow India to be integrated digitally worldwide. This can include participation in multilateral technology data-sharing agreements if there are no compulsions to share critical data threatening its internal security and ensuring India's access to similar data from other signatories.Finally, the state can lead global efforts to set forth universally-acceptable and legally-binding instruments on technologies that threaten the safety and security of all states. A techno-democratic alliance that prevents the control of specific technologies by selective groups, especially those potentially impacting warfare and conflict and detrimental to international security, can be led by India and its diplomatic partners.Technology has become an integral aspect of international relations, foreign policy, military and defence in the recent past. As an aspiring world power, India should focus on utilising its strengths in the technological realm to advance its strategic interests. This would benefit both the Indian and society in the long run. Our Reading Menu[Book] The Red Rockets' Glare: Spaceflight and the Soviet Imagination, 1857-1957 by Asif A. Siddiqi.[Op-ed] Making the case for a new geolocation data privacy paradigm by Jason Sarfati.[Blog] Takshashila Issue Brief - Public Access to Knowledge Resources. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hightechir.substack.com

While the USSR flushed the seas with incredible numbers of submarines, in the US one Hyman G. Rickover pushed the navy into going nuclear and set up USS Nautilus to become the first submarine to traverse the North Pole submerged. Meanwhile, the Soviets had their own breakthroughs - ICBMs, SSBNs, SLBMs and, of course, Sputnik. But opposite that the Americans set up SOSUS, a revolution by itself. For more in Hyman G. Rickover, see Hyman G. Rickover, Father of the US nuclear navy (ahistoryofsubmarines.com). For more on Sergei Korolev, see Sergei Korolev, Rocket Man (ahistoryofsubmarines.com).

At the end of 1966, Vladimir Chelomey challenges Sergei Korolev's N1-L3 lunar landing program by proposing a landing on the moon using a UR-700 rocket and a LK700 spacecraft. Photos: https://www.spaceracehistorypodcast.com/post/episode-49-lk-700-lunar-lander

On January 14, 1966, Sergei Korolev, the instigator of the Space Race, died. In the aftermath of his death, the Soviet manned spaceflight program will change direction to place more focus in the second-generation Soyuz and unmanned vehicles. Photos: https://www.spaceracehistorypodcast.com/post/episode-39-the-death-of-sergei-korolev

In 1965, internal fighting between Vladimir Chelomey and Sergei Korolev over control of the Soviet manned circumlunar flight program will cause the Soyuz Program to split into two branches. There will be an earth-orbital version of the Soyuz known as the Soyuz 7K-OK and a revised circumlunar flight version known as the Soyuz 7K-L1. Photos: https://www.spaceracehistorypodcast.com/post/episode-38-soyuz-reprogrammed

In 1965, Sergei Korolev firms up his plans for how the Soviet Union would land a cosmonaut on the moon's surface. The plan would rely on the N1 rocket and the L1 spacecraft complex. Photos: https://www.spaceracehistorypodcast.com/post/episode-37-the-n1-l3-complex

Sergei Korolev proposes the first challenge to the Apollo Program. But his plans for to get to the moon with the N1 rocket encounters serious problems. Photos: https://www.spaceracehistorypodcast.com/post/episode-23-the-n1-rocket

In June 1963, the Soviet Union launched the first woman into space as part of a second multi-spacecraft mission with Vostok 5 and Vostok 6. After the mission, those involved in the Soviet space program, such as Sergei Korolev, will refuse to send another woman to space again. Photos: https://www.spaceracehistorypodcast.com/post/episode-22-the-first-woman

While NASA is building the groundwork to eventually perform a manned landing on the moon, the Soviet Union's manned space exploration efforts remain disorganized, confused, and underfunded. Sergei Korolev, however, continues to dream and proposed a manned circumlunar flight.  Photos: https://www.spaceracehistorypodcast.com/post/episode-15-the-origins-of-soyuz

Sergei Korolev advances toward a manned spaceflight with the Object K spacecraft. Photos: https://www.spaceracehistorypodcast.com/post/episode-7-korabl-sputnik

This week it's the 60th anniversary of the flight of Gherman Titov on Vostok 2. The forgotten 2nd cosmonaut overshadowed by the exploits of his friend Yuri Gagarin.Titov's 25.3 hours and 17 orbits flight was much more ambitious than Gagarin's and more dangerous. It was also a very political flight, intending to distract the world from the building of the Berlin Wall a number of days later. However, there's more to Titov than his flight, he was different character to most of the Soviet cosmonauts with a love of pre-Soviet literary classics and enjoying his own company.He was also one of the most colourful characters of the Soviet space program leading a wild life back on Earth with various car crashes and scrapes. I'm sure regular listeners will be pleased to hear  we have Stephen Walker back, the author of Beyond: The Astonishing Story of the First Human to Leave Our Planet and Journey into Space.Do check out our  previous episode on Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space here https://coldwarconversations.com/episode172/I'm asking listeners to support my work and enable me to continue recording these incredible stories. If you become a monthly supporter via Patreon, you will get the sought after CWC coaster as a thank you and bask in the warm glow of knowing you are helping to preserve Cold War history.Just go to https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/If you can't wait for next week's episode do visit our Facebook discussion group where guests and listeners continue the Cold War Conversation. Just search Cold War Conversations in Facebook.I am delighted to welcome Stephen Walker back to our Cold War conversation…There's further information on this episode in our show notes which can also be found as a link in your podcast app here.  https://coldwarconversations.com/episode192Thank you very much for listening. It is really appreciated – goodbye.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coldwarpod)

In today's digression we digress from the Road of Bones and discover just how wonderfully awesome Sergei Korolev was and marvel at his contribution to the world we know today. For all sorts of extras don't forget to check out the Destination: History website

Is the Russian Orthodox Church a spiritual community, a political institution, or a business empire? The truth of the matter is that it has become all three, and I toy with the idea that we should think of it as FGUP RosBog, Federal State Unitary Enterprise 'Russian God'...In the second half, I note that most of Russia's security chiefs are in their late 60s. Are they going to be allowed to leave when they hit the compulsory retirement age of 70, or will Putin seek to hold onto them? Either has distinct political implications.The other podcast episodes I mention are: on Naryshkin here, on Putin's reluctance to let people go here, and on Sergei Korolev here (see also this article) You can also follow my blog, In Moscow's Shadows, and become one of the podcast's supporting Patrons and gain question-asking rights and access to exclusive extra materials right here. 

Yuri Gagarin gained worldwide fame as the first man in space. But the unsung hero of the Soviet Union's triumph was a brilliant scientist called Sergei Korolev. Korolev remained in the shadows throughout his career and was only revealed to have masterminded the USSR's rocket wizardry after his death in 1966.  Guest: Stephen Walker, author of Beyond: The Astonishing Story of The First Human to Leave Our Planet and Journey into Space (published by Harper Collins)

On 12 April 1961, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became an explorer like none other before him, going faster and further than any human in history, into what had always been the impenetrable and infinite unknown. Raised in poverty during the Second World War, the one-time foundry worker and a citizen of the Soviet Union became the first human to fly above the Earth in the vastness of space. In doing so he became an instrument in The Cold War – an ideological battle between the superpowers: East versus West, communism versus democracy. Dr Kevin Fong tells the story of how 27 year old Yuri Gagarin came to launch a new chapter in the history of exploration and follows the cosmonaut’s one hour flight around the Earth. The Soviet Union's triumph in 1961 was the event that galvanised the United States to win the Space Race: to send the first people on the Moon by the end of the decade. Yuri’s own ambitions to voyage to the Moon were frustrated by his political masters, a faltering Soviet lunar space program and two tragic accidents. As well as presenting archive recordings, Kevin talks to space historians and writers: Tom Ellis, historian at the London School of Economics Stephen Walker, author of ‘Beyond’ Slava Gerovitch, author of Soviet Space Mythologies’ and ‘Voices of the Soviet Space Program’ Andrew Jenks, author of 'The Cosmonaut who couldn’t stop smiling’ Cathleen Lewis, curator at the National Air and Space Museum Actor Stewart Campbell is the voice of Yuri Gagarin. Tony Turner is Soviet space program founder Sergei Korolev. Nicholas Murchie is General Nicolai Kaminin, head of cosmonaut training. Technical production is by Giles Aspen and Jackie Margerum. Co-writer and producer: Andrew Luck-Baker of the BBC Audio Science Unit. (Picture: Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. Photo credit: Imagno/Getty Images.) First broadcast on Saturday 10 Apr 2021.

9.07 a.m., April 12, 1961. A top-secret rocket site in the USSR. A young Russian sits inside a tiny capsule on top of the Soviet Union’s most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile and blasts into the skies. His name is Yuri Gagarin. And he is about to make history. We speak with Stephen Walker author of “Beyond” a new book that tells the thrilling story behind that epic flight on its sixtieth anniversary. Drawing on extensive original research and the vivid testimonies of eyewitnesses, many of whom have never spoken before, Stephen unpacks secrets that were hidden for decades and takes you into the drama of one of humanity's greatest adventures. Now I thought I knew Gagarins’s story, but discovered so much more after reading this book. The episode just scratches the surface and there is so much more in the book itself, Stephen and I could have talked for hours. This podcast wouldn’t exist without the generous support of our Patreons If you are enjoying the podcast, and want to continue to hear it please support me via a small (or large) monthly donation. Plus, you will get the sought after CWC coaster as a thank you and bask in the warm glow of knowing you are helping to preserve Cold War history. Just go to https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/If a financial contribution is not your cup of tea, then you can still help us by leaving written reviews wherever you listen to us as well as sharing us on social media. It really helps us get new guests on the show. I am delighted to welcome Stephen Walker to our Cold War conversation…There are a book giveaway and further information on this episode in our episode notes here.  https://coldwarconversations.com/episode172/If you can’t wait for next week’s episode do visit our Facebook discussion group where guests and listeners continue the Cold War Conversation. Just search Cold War Conversations in Facebook.Thank you very much for listening. It is really appreciated – goodbye.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coldwarpod)

John Glenn. Alan Shepard. Scott Carpenter. Gordon Cooper. Gus Grissom. Deke Slayton. Wally Schirra. These are the names of the members of the Mercury Seven— America's first astronauts, charged with the task of being the human faces of a massive collective effort to beat the Soviet Union in a race to space. And, of course, charged with the task of actually manning the rockets that could take them higher than man had ever flown before.  The Soviets Union had their own astronauts, or more accurately, cosmonauts.  Their story, especially the most famous among them, Yuri Gargarin, is fascinating, in part, because their story has many parallels to our own American astronaut program, but also because of the differences.  Some subtle, some glaring.  The differences make their story poignant, something to be understood and appreciated, if only to understand what is true about the human condition. Listen to learn more aboutEarly space projects in the United States and the Soviet Union, including Sputnik, Mercury, and Vostok and key leaders like Sergei Korolev.The life of Yuri Gargarin, including his childhood in Klushino, his education, interest in flight, recruitment and training as a cosmonaut.The first non-humans in space, including Albert I, Albert II from the United States plus the Soviet space dogs, Tsygan, Dezik and the most famous Laika.The launch of Vostok 1 and Yuri Gargarin's mission.  Insights about his instant global celebrity, his fall from Soviet grace and his controversial death in a flying accident.The full show notes can be found at https://www.mydarkpath.com/season1episode7

Vostok 1Yuri GagarinSpace Dog LaikaStatements:1. America put a man in space only one month after the Vostok 1 mission.2. The man responsible for designing the mission (Sergei Korolev) was a former soviet prisoner.3. After Vostok 1, along with receiving many honours, Yuri Gagarin went on a propaganda tour with the first dog in space.Follow @deceptivelyclever on Instagram for updates, quizzes and miscellaneous fun.Soundtrack Attribution:Sneaky Adventure by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4383-sneaky-adventure License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In October 1957 the Soviets launched Sputnik 1 and the Space Age began. In this episode of Travels Through Time the astronomer and science writer Stuart Clark takes us back to the dramatic heart of this story. We look at Sputnik’s brilliant engineer Sergei Korolev, witness the reaction to the launch in the United States, and then we head to the office of the American journalist Alexander Marshack, whose fascination with the night sky was about to propel him into the depths of time. The scenes and characters mentioned in this episode feature in Stuart Clark’s new book, Beneath the Sky. To win a copy of this book as well as a striking colourised print from Jordan Lloyd of Colorgraph, sign up to our newsletter at tttpodcast.com Stuart Clark's Beneath the Night: How the stars have shaped the history of humankind (Faber) is out now and available on Amazon. Show notes Scene One: 4 October, 1957, with Korolev for the launch of the first satellite Sputnik 1 Scene Two: October 1957, with future NASA engineer Homer Hickam in West Virginia as he looked up into the night sky, saw Sputnik and felt awe-struck inspiration Scene Three: Late 1957, To be in the office of American journalist Alexander Marshack in the aftermath of the launch, as he tried to put things together and make sense of why humans wanted to ’touch’ the night sky Memento: Korolev’s radio receiver People Presenter: Peter Moore Guest: Dr Stuart Clark Production: Maria Nolan Podcast partner: Colorgraph Follow us on Twitter: @tttpodcast_ See where 1957 fits on our Timeline

Lyndon Johnson takes over the presidency following John F. Kennedy’s assassination, while rocketeer Sergei Korolev watches his fate rise and fall in the Soviet Union. In the 10th chapter of “Moonrise,” both countries hit setbacks in the race to the moon.

In mankind's most brutal and barbaric century, we witnessed the dawn of a new era: the space age. Born of wartime conflict, the modern rocket would become the chariot that carried human beings outside of the atmosphere and into outer space. But no human could have made the journey if not for the dedicated engineers that transformed science fiction into science fact. These men changed the course of world history and shifted the balance of power between superpowers. Today, we begin our three-part series on the space race, from the murderous V-2 rockets of Nazi Germany to Cold War era spacecraft... from the earliest satellites to the first man in space. Join us at Universe University as we leave the earth and step out into the great wide open. MUSIC: "Anguish" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Tenebrous Brothers Carnival - Intermission" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Perspectives" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Shores of Avalon" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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 his life to the technology for space exploration after becoming acquainted with the work of a great space pioneer: Hermann Oberth in the case of von Braun, and Konstantin Tsiolkovsky in the case of Korolev. Both began their careers in space development through serious study, participation in amateur rocket societies, and then support from the military…

Este último episodio abarca desde 1964 hasta 1969. Ambos bandos tienen ahora su objetivo en poner un hombre en la Luna. Mientras que los soviéticos no consiguen avanzar mucho, los americanos se adelantan en la carrera espacial con el Proyecto Gemini, pero entonces sufrirá un desastre con la explosión del Apolo 1. El programa espacial soviético sufre varios golpes: Sergei Korolev muere cuando su corazón deja de funcionar durante una operación, el Soyuz 1 se bloquea y mata al cosmonauta Vladimir Komarov, y su cohete para alcanzar la luna, el cohete N-1, falla en las pruebas. En Estados Unidos, von Braun tiene dificultades con el Saturno V, pero una vez superados, lanza con éxito la primera misión lunar tripulada el Apolo 8, la primera misión tripulada lunar con aterrizaje, el Apolo 11.

Este último episodio abarca desde 1964 hasta 1969. Ambos bandos tienen ahora su objetivo en poner un hombre en la Luna. Mientras que los soviéticos no consiguen avanzar mucho, los americanos se adelantan en la carrera espacial con el Proyecto Gemini, pero entonces sufrirá un desastre con la explosión del Apolo 1. El programa espacial soviético sufre varios golpes: Sergei Korolev muere cuando su corazón deja de funcionar durante una operación, el Soyuz 1 se bloquea y mata al cosmonauta Vladimir Komarov, y su cohete para alcanzar la luna, el cohete N-1, falla en las pruebas. En Estados Unidos, von Braun tiene dificultades con el Saturno V, pero una vez superados, lanza con éxito la primera misión lunar tripulada el Apolo 8, la primera misión tripulada lunar con aterrizaje, el Apolo 11.

Este primer episodio analiza el período que se extiende desde 1944 hasta 1949. Veremos el trabajo de Wernher von Braun en la V-2 para los nazis durante los últimos años de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, su entrega a las tropas estadounidenses y su traslado a los EE.UU.. Veremos también la liberación de Sergei Korolev del Gulag, y la forma en que se puso a trabajar en los cohetes soviéticos, primero intentando copiar el V-2, y a continuación, en la construcción de un cohete más eficiente el propio V2.

Este primer episodio analiza el período que se extiende desde 1944 hasta 1949. Veremos el trabajo de Wernher von Braun en la V-2 para los nazis durante los últimos años de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, su entrega a las tropas estadounidenses y su traslado a los EE.UU.. Veremos también la liberación de Sergei Korolev del Gulag, y la forma en que se puso a trabajar en los cohetes soviéticos, primero intentando copiar el V-2, y a continuación, en la construcción de un cohete más eficiente el propio V2.

In The Red Rockets’ Glare: Spaceflight and the Soviet Imagination, 1857-1957 (Cambridge University Press, 2013), Asif Siddiqi approaches the history of the Soviet space program as a combination of engineering and imagination, both necessary to achieve the launch of the Sputnik satellite in 1957. Beginning in the late 19th century, Siddiqi demonstrates that a popular fascination with space travel and amateurs engaged popular science were the driving forces behind the development of technologies that led to the Soviet space program. From the writings of Konstatin Tsiolkovsky to space exhibitions in the 1920s to Sergei Korolev’s pioneering work, Siddiqi challenges established Soviet narratives of the space program’s history. Asif Siddiqi is Professor of History at Fordham University. The Red Rockets Glare was first published in 2010 and came out in paperback in 2013. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In The Red Rockets’ Glare: Spaceflight and the Soviet Imagination, 1857-1957 (Cambridge University Press, 2013), Asif Siddiqi approaches the history of the Soviet space program as a combination of engineering and imagination, both necessary to achieve the launch of the Sputnik satellite in 1957. Beginning in the late 19th century, Siddiqi demonstrates that a popular fascination with space travel and amateurs engaged popular science were the driving forces behind the development of technologies that led to the Soviet space program. From the writings of Konstatin Tsiolkovsky to space exhibitions in the 1920s to Sergei Korolev’s pioneering work, Siddiqi challenges established Soviet narratives of the space program’s history. Asif Siddiqi is Professor of History at Fordham University. The Red Rockets Glare was first published in 2010 and came out in paperback in 2013. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In The Red Rockets’ Glare: Spaceflight and the Soviet Imagination, 1857-1957 (Cambridge University Press, 2013), Asif Siddiqi approaches the history of the Soviet space program as a combination of engineering and imagination, both necessary to achieve the launch of the Sputnik satellite in 1957. Beginning in the late 19th century, Siddiqi demonstrates that a popular fascination with space travel and amateurs engaged popular science were the driving forces behind the development of technologies that led to the Soviet space program. From the writings of Konstatin Tsiolkovsky to space exhibitions in the 1920s to Sergei Korolev’s pioneering work, Siddiqi challenges established Soviet narratives of the space program’s history. Asif Siddiqi is Professor of History at Fordham University. The Red Rockets Glare was first published in 2010 and came out in paperback in 2013. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In The Red Rockets’ Glare: Spaceflight and the Soviet Imagination, 1857-1957 (Cambridge University Press, 2013), Asif Siddiqi approaches the history of the Soviet space program as a combination of engineering and imagination, both necessary to achieve the launch of the Sputnik satellite in 1957. Beginning in the late 19th century, Siddiqi demonstrates that a popular fascination with space travel and amateurs engaged popular science were the driving forces behind the development of technologies that led to the Soviet space program. From the writings of Konstatin Tsiolkovsky to space exhibitions in the 1920s to Sergei Korolev’s pioneering work, Siddiqi challenges established Soviet narratives of the space program’s history. Asif Siddiqi is Professor of History at Fordham University. The Red Rockets Glare was first published in 2010 and came out in paperback in 2013. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robert Goddard in America , Sergei Korolev in the Soviet Union and Herman Oberth in Germany are three names credit with the development of rocket propulsion during the late 1920s and early 1930s. Each led a very small group with more dedication then resources working on a shoestring budget usually in their own time after work. Their […] The post Episode 50: 26th March 2012: Manchester first Rocket Scientists appeared first on AstrotalkUK.

Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of a giant of space exploration -- Sergey Korolyov (sometimes also transliterated as Sergei Korolev). For much of the 20th century, Korolyov was the prime driving factor behind the Soviet space program. He led the efforts to launch Sputnik, put Yuri Gagarin into orbit, and hold up the USSR's end of the race to the moon. Yet during Korolyov's life, even his existence was a Soviet state secret -- he was only ever publicly referred to as the "Chief Designer." After his death, he finally received some recognition for his accomplishments, yet many parts of Korolyov's life and work were more rumor than fact until after the collapse of the USSR. Tune in this week, and you'll learn more about the impressive contributions made by a man who, until recently, was almost unheard of.