Part 2: Jack Parsons. Devil Summoner, Rocket Scientist, YA Author
Jack. 210. 𝕿𝖍𝖊𝖑𝖊𝖒𝖆 𝕺𝖇𝖙𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖚𝖒 𝕻𝖗𝖔𝖈𝖊𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖔 𝕬𝖒𝖔𝖗𝖎𝖘 𝕹𝖚𝖕𝖙𝖎𝖆𝖊. John Whiteside Parsons went by many appellations. In part 2 of our series, we talk to rocket test engineer Chris about how Jack got into Thelema and how he pioneered a frightening amount of modern rocket fuels while chainsmoking. Sources:- Strange Angel, George PendelTheme song provided by DJ Danarchy
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Part 1: Jack Parsons, The Satanist Rocket Visionary
In a field of weirdos and freaks, Jack Parsons is broadly considered the weirdest freak of all. This week, we're joined by guest and space engineer Chris for our series on the life, accomplishments, and sex life of John Whiteside Parsons. Support FTL on Patreon and unlock bonus content!Sign up to the FTL Patreon at any tier and get access to our new Discord community. Sources: - Strange Angel, George Pendel- Jack Parsons, Famous Bi PeopleTheme song provided by DJ Danarchy
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Toyohiro Akiyama & Glavkosmos (w. Josh Boerman)
In the late 80s, the Soviet Union attempted to dominate the commercial launch market. Their principal success was launching the most miserable salaryman into orbit. Today, we're joined by Josh from The Worst of All Possible Worlds podcast to talk about Glavkosmos, the Soviet private space program.
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Source:
- Soyuz TM-11, Spacefacts.de
- Soviet Efforts To Enter the Launch-Services Market, CIA
- Akiyama Toyohiro: The Japanese Astronaut Who Hated Space, Unseen Japan
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Part 2: Nikolai Kibalchich, the Rocket Pioneer Who Blew up the Tsar
𝙸'𝚟𝚎 𝚍𝚛𝚊𝚏𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚊 𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚒𝚐𝚗 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚊 𝚏𝚕𝚢𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚖𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚎. This week, we're back talking to Kelly from Canuck Is A Slur to finish up our series on Nikolai Kibalchich, the rocket visionary who blew up Tsar Alexander II.
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Source:
- Nikolai Ivanovich Kibalchich: Terrorist Rocket Pioneer, Lee B Croft
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Part 1: Nikolai Kibalchich, the Rocket Pioneer Who Blew up the Tsar
A travelling clown, a socialist revolutionary, an assassin, an edgelord. Today, we talked to Kelly from Canuck is a Slur about the strange life of one of the first men to theorize manned rockets and also blew up Tsar Alexander II, Emperor of Russia. Come back for Part 2, where we cover the assassination and how he factors into space history.
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Source:
- Nikolai Ivanovich Kibalchich: Terrorist Rocket Pioneer, Lee B Croft
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