Month: February 2021

Ep293: Arms race to space race

Ep293: Arms race to space race

Arms race to space race

At the end of world war II, nuclear weapons had been used for war. By 1949, the USSR had successfully tested their own atom bomb. Everyone scrambled to build rockets that could launch their terror weapons at any part of the globe, especially at each other. The same rockets being built for war were used to reach into space.

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Ep 292: Supersonic flight, rocket planes and the edge of space

Ep 292: Supersonic flight, rocket planes and the edge of space

Supersonic flight, rocket planes and the edge of space

After world war II, the world became very interested in super sonic flight, and high altitude research. Along with a side trip to how jet engines work, we take a look at rocket planes—the first manned vehicles to reach the edge of space.

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Ep 291: World wars, aircraft and rocket

Ep 291: World wars, aircraft and rocket

World wars, aircraft and rocket

We follow the development of airplane engines and rockets from the wright Brothers through the end of world war II. By the end, the stage is set for an arms race, and the space race.

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