I'm very sad to see the podcast conclude – if it really isn't coming back after some time. I liked what I learned over the years on astronauts and managers, procedures and missions, policies and people, as well as many geeky technical details.
#SpaceRocketHistory

After more than 12 years the (possibly) last episode of the Space Rocket History Podcast came out yesterday:
Space Rocket History #465 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Epilogue
https://www.spacerockethistory.com/2025/06/space-rocket-history-465-apollo-soyuz-test-project-epilogue/
#SpaceRocketHistory #Apollo #Soyuz

Great episode on the different spaceflight cultures between USA and Soviet Union, and the egos involved.
I had never heard about the "RCS impingement problem" before, but it took long to get resolved!
#SpaceRocketHistory #ASTP #Apollo #Soyuz

https://www.spacerockethistory.com/2025/02/space-rocket-history-457-apollo-soyuz-test-project-soviet-concerns-with-apollo/

First episode of the year of the Mike's #SpaceRocketHistory podcast is out:
Space Rocket History #455 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Spacecraft Orientation
https://www.spacerockethistory.com/2025/01/space-rocket-history-455-apollo-soyuz-test-project-spacecraft-orientation/
#ASTP #Apollo #Soyuz

The newest #SpaceRocketHistory episode on the #ASTP, about the people involved in the flight, and their language problems.
With the traditional #Apollo8 Christmas message at the end.🎄
https://www.spacerockethistory.com/2024/12/space-rocket-history-454-apollo-soyuz-test-project-astronauts-cosmonauts/

Vintage Space Amy briefly talks about "The Least High-Tech Apollo Test" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aJYNMrZM88). Amazing find with curious film snippets! I had never heard about this before. 😯
(I'm just wondering what had happened, if the rocket had not reacted well to this...)
#SaturnV #SpaceRocketHistory

Still following the nice #SpaceRocketHistory podcast, on the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. Recent episodes dive in more detail into the American-Soviet collaboration in 1971/72, involving supposedly secret trips that are leaked by the other side, suddenly getting rid of Salyut as part of the project, setting up phone calls, and using telex! 🙃
#Apollo #Soyuz #ASTP
https://www.spacerockethistory.com/2024/11/space-rocket-history-451-apollo-soyuz-test-project-no-more-salyut/

At the time letters took weeks, translation was hard, yet they kept at it with the Soviet-American cooperation. At the stage of this episode still a bit hard to imagine that they succeeded. Fascinating! #SpaceRocketHistory #Apollo #Soyuz #ASTP
https://www.spacerockethistory.com/2024/09/space-rocket-history-448-apollo-soyuz-test-project-soyuz-skylab-apollo-salyut/

Listening to this fascinating series of #SpaceRocketHistory podcast episodes about the #Apollo #Soyuz Test Project. Curious how much cooperation was possible in the 1970s, even across the iron curtain!
https://www.spacerockethistory.com/2024/09/space-rocket-history-447-apollo-soyuz-test-project-creating-a-partnership/

Nice episode on Salyut 4, including some early X-ray astronomy! (I had never heard about Cir X-1 before...) The actual missions will apparently follow in the next episodes.
https://www.spacerockethistory.com/2024/06/space-rocket-history-441-salyut-4/
#spacerockethistory #space #salyut

Nice #SpaceRocketHistory episode on the Soyuz 12 and 13 missions. Impressive cosmonauts on these flights. 🚀
Shame on me for never having heard of the Orion-2 UV telescope before which flew on Soyuz 13. Judging from the list of papers -- also in western journals! -- it achieved some nice results. 🔭
https://www.spacerockethistory.com/2024/03/space-rocket-history-435-soyuz-12-13/

The #SpaceRocketHistory podcast just celebrated 11 years with an episode on Soviet space achievements (and failures) in 1973. 🚀
And of course there was the traditional "Tang ceremony" 🍹 as well.
https://www.spacerockethistory.com/2024/03/space-rocket-history-434-salyut-2-mars-4-5-6-7-tang-ceremony/
#space #rockets #history

Podcast about a time when service observing from space 😀 by eye 😳 was a thing. Did they really observe anything useful? 🤔 #spacerockethistory #skylab

Space Rocket History: Space Rocket History #428 – Skylab – Skylab 4 – Kohoutek in all its Glory https://www.spacerockethistory.com/2023/12/space-rocket-history-428-skylab-skylab-4-kohoutek-in-all-its-glory/

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the #SpaceRocketHistory (https://www.spacerockethistory.com/) podcast with an orange drink.
The show is currently telling the story of the Skylab space station.