Failure To Launch Podcast
@failuretolaunch.bsky.social
A podcast for learning about all the bad things that happened to people who went up.
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We took a break from the horrors to answer some questions generously provided by our fans in the first FTL Q&A! If you're interested, you can find it on our Patreon at any tier as well as promos anywhere you get your podcasts.
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Failure To Launch | Q&A 1 | Failure To Launch
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November 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
We took a break from the horrors to answer some questions generously provided by our fans in the first FTL Q&A! If you're interested, you can find it on our Patreon at any tier as well as promos anywhere you get your podcasts.
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I have no evidence. The changes could've been made before. But I can't shake the feeling that Musk tweaking Grok to declare him a living god is a tantrum over New Glenn.
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I have no evidence. The changes could've been made before. But I can't shake the feeling that Musk tweaking Grok to declare him a living god is a tantrum over New Glenn.
Taking a look at new Chinese launchers and incredibly happy to discover the Gravity-1. Look at it! They scrunched a rocket! You could accurately build it in KSP with like 10 parts.
November 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Taking a look at new Chinese launchers and incredibly happy to discover the Gravity-1. Look at it! They scrunched a rocket! You could accurately build it in KSP with like 10 parts.
Tough to find a silver lining in talking about the V2 missile, but if there is one, it's how stupid its military launch crews were and how they often died very dumb deaths.
November 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Tough to find a silver lining in talking about the V2 missile, but if there is one, it's how stupid its military launch crews were and how they often died very dumb deaths.
We are back and continuing our series on the history of Mittelwerk, the underground Nazi concentration camp that produced the world's first ballistic missiles.
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Mittelwerk, Hitler's Rocket Factory: Part 3
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November 18, 2025 at 12:43 PM
We are back and continuing our series on the history of Mittelwerk, the underground Nazi concentration camp that produced the world's first ballistic missiles.
open.spotify.com/episode/3lVp...
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Oh yeah, that reminds me: those taikonauts from last week that every media company shouted were "STRANDED!!" landed a few hours ago.
What Fanboys of a specific launch service provider call for on a site owned by that same company's CEO hardly passes for news. Richard Speed & #TheRegister should be ashamed. They've lost their shine as a credible source. This is just clickbait at its finest. www.theregister.com/2025/11/10/c...
SpaceX and Musk called on to rescue China's Shenzhou-20 crew
: Technical and political obstacles block collaboration following suspected space debris strike on craft
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November 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Oh yeah, that reminds me: those taikonauts from last week that every media company shouted were "STRANDED!!" landed a few hours ago.
Imagining the conflicting emotions of a kid seeing this military parade and the big superweapon you're told will ensure lasting safety for the USSR is just a big nondescript tube.
At least the 13 shows off the missile.
At least the 13 shows off the missile.
"SOVIET MILITARY CAPABILITIES S-100-18-85 BOX 1 OF 2," slide 11 of 40 [gallery]
November 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Imagining the conflicting emotions of a kid seeing this military parade and the big superweapon you're told will ensure lasting safety for the USSR is just a big nondescript tube.
At least the 13 shows off the missile.
At least the 13 shows off the missile.
We had to
November 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
We had to
Incredible visual metaphor out of NASA Goddard
(not the Apple logo, but still)
(not the Apple logo, but still)
November 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Incredible visual metaphor out of NASA Goddard
(not the Apple logo, but still)
(not the Apple logo, but still)
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Jared Isaacman, the billionaire Space X fanboy picked to take over NASA, plans to eviscerate the agency
November 6, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Jared Isaacman, the billionaire Space X fanboy picked to take over NASA, plans to eviscerate the agency
First thought: Was this somehow the result of the space wings?
Second thought: Oh, this is actually, like, really bad. A manned spacecraft disabled by space debris. Even though they'll get home fine, this will only happen more as debris gets worse.
Second thought: Oh, this is actually, like, really bad. A manned spacecraft disabled by space debris. Even though they'll get home fine, this will only happen more as debris gets worse.
November 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
First thought: Was this somehow the result of the space wings?
Second thought: Oh, this is actually, like, really bad. A manned spacecraft disabled by space debris. Even though they'll get home fine, this will only happen more as debris gets worse.
Second thought: Oh, this is actually, like, really bad. A manned spacecraft disabled by space debris. Even though they'll get home fine, this will only happen more as debris gets worse.
Guess Isaacman's not an evil secret democrat anymore? Another move in the power struggle between Duffy and Musk over who gets to own NASA.
November 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Guess Isaacman's not an evil secret democrat anymore? Another move in the power struggle between Duffy and Musk over who gets to own NASA.
New bonus movie review!
We're joined by Jacob of the @socialistshelf.bsky.social podcast to talk about Mickey 17 (2025) by director Bong Joon Ho! We talk the movie, cloning, and whether the Tailies in Snowpiercer should've just respected the cops more.
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We're joined by Jacob of the @socialistshelf.bsky.social podcast to talk about Mickey 17 (2025) by director Bong Joon Ho! We talk the movie, cloning, and whether the Tailies in Snowpiercer should've just respected the cops more.
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Mickey 17 (w. Jacob Dallas) | Failure To Launch
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October 31, 2025 at 1:53 PM
New bonus movie review!
We're joined by Jacob of the @socialistshelf.bsky.social podcast to talk about Mickey 17 (2025) by director Bong Joon Ho! We talk the movie, cloning, and whether the Tailies in Snowpiercer should've just respected the cops more.
www.patreon.com/posts/mickey...
We're joined by Jacob of the @socialistshelf.bsky.social podcast to talk about Mickey 17 (2025) by director Bong Joon Ho! We talk the movie, cloning, and whether the Tailies in Snowpiercer should've just respected the cops more.
www.patreon.com/posts/mickey...
We're back and taking a brief break from the Mittelwerk series to talk with @miloedwards.bsky.social about something much more fun: Yuri Gagarin's post-Vostok life as a manosphere influencer, children's role model, and hard-partying apparatchik.
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Yuri Gagarin, The Soviet Andrew Tate (w. Milo Edwards)
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October 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
We're back and taking a brief break from the Mittelwerk series to talk with @miloedwards.bsky.social about something much more fun: Yuri Gagarin's post-Vostok life as a manosphere influencer, children's role model, and hard-partying apparatchik.
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We're back and continuing our series on Mittelwerk. In Part 2, we cover the successes of the A4 missile bringing unwanted attention, the use of concentration camp labour at the Peenemunde missile facility, and Operation Hydra, the British plan to destroy Peenemunde.
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Mittelwerk, Hitler's Rocket Factory: Part 2
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October 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
We're back and continuing our series on Mittelwerk. In Part 2, we cover the successes of the A4 missile bringing unwanted attention, the use of concentration camp labour at the Peenemunde missile facility, and Operation Hydra, the British plan to destroy Peenemunde.
open.spotify.com/episode/67XZ...
open.spotify.com/episode/67XZ...
New bonus episode! We were joined by @bosh.worstpossible.world and @thefuzzymaskedman.bsky.social to talk about 2000's Titan AE, a weird animated scifi movie that flopped so badly it killed Fox Animation. Available on the FTL Patreon at any tier!
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Titan AE (w. Josh Boerman & AJ Ditty) | Failure To Launch
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October 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
New bonus episode! We were joined by @bosh.worstpossible.world and @thefuzzymaskedman.bsky.social to talk about 2000's Titan AE, a weird animated scifi movie that flopped so badly it killed Fox Animation. Available on the FTL Patreon at any tier!
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We're starting up a new series on Mittelwerk, the Nazi concentration camp and factory complex that churned out Wernher Von Braun's V2 missiles. This week, we started off by looking at the early history of the Nazi rocket program and the Peenemunde army test site.
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Mittelwerk, Hitler's Rocket Factory: Part 1
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September 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
We're starting up a new series on Mittelwerk, the Nazi concentration camp and factory complex that churned out Wernher Von Braun's V2 missiles. This week, we started off by looking at the early history of the Nazi rocket program and the Peenemunde army test site.
open.spotify.com/episode/4vQa...
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New episode! This week, we're talking to @jkass99.bsky.social from @lionsledbydonkeys.bsky.social about FOBS - the Soviet orbital superweapon project, the intense OKB rivalries that made it, and all the wonders of Space Law®.
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Fractional Orbital Bombardment System (w. Joe Kassabian)
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August 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
New episode! This week, we're talking to @jkass99.bsky.social from @lionsledbydonkeys.bsky.social about FOBS - the Soviet orbital superweapon project, the intense OKB rivalries that made it, and all the wonders of Space Law®.
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Red Alert!🚨
This week, we're joined by Dan from @knowledgefight.bsky.social to talk all about the weird and conflicting space beliefs of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones! How many nukes are currently in orbit, whether aliens are demons, and if Alex will get a planet.
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This week, we're joined by Dan from @knowledgefight.bsky.social to talk all about the weird and conflicting space beliefs of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones! How many nukes are currently in orbit, whether aliens are demons, and if Alex will get a planet.
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The Cosmology of Alex Jones (w. Dan Friesen)
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August 7, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Red Alert!🚨
This week, we're joined by Dan from @knowledgefight.bsky.social to talk all about the weird and conflicting space beliefs of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones! How many nukes are currently in orbit, whether aliens are demons, and if Alex will get a planet.
open.spotify.com/episode/4pBu...
This week, we're joined by Dan from @knowledgefight.bsky.social to talk all about the weird and conflicting space beliefs of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones! How many nukes are currently in orbit, whether aliens are demons, and if Alex will get a planet.
open.spotify.com/episode/4pBu...
New bonus episode on Sunshine (2007)! If you want to hear the rest of the episode, unlock more bonus content, and join the FTL Discord, consider supporting us at any tier on Patreon.
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July 31, 2025 at 3:35 PM
New bonus episode on Sunshine (2007)! If you want to hear the rest of the episode, unlock more bonus content, and join the FTL Discord, consider supporting us at any tier on Patreon.
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New FTL!
Today, we're looking at what NASA was up to in the months before Vostok 1, how the blew the chance to put a human in space first, and how Ham the chimponaut's flight wasn't nearly as happy as you might've been taught.
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Today, we're looking at what NASA was up to in the months before Vostok 1, how the blew the chance to put a human in space first, and how Ham the chimponaut's flight wasn't nearly as happy as you might've been taught.
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NASA Before Vostok 1
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July 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM
New FTL!
Today, we're looking at what NASA was up to in the months before Vostok 1, how the blew the chance to put a human in space first, and how Ham the chimponaut's flight wasn't nearly as happy as you might've been taught.
open.spotify.com/episode/2dX8...
Today, we're looking at what NASA was up to in the months before Vostok 1, how the blew the chance to put a human in space first, and how Ham the chimponaut's flight wasn't nearly as happy as you might've been taught.
open.spotify.com/episode/2dX8...
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Apollo16 geologic training-exercises in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada July 7-9 1971 contactlight.de
forallmankind.de
forallmankind.de
July 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Apollo16 geologic training-exercises in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada July 7-9 1971 contactlight.de
forallmankind.de
forallmankind.de
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good headline
Man Afraid to Ride Subway Named Head of NASA
Trump has tapped Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as NASA administrator.
www.rollingstone.com
July 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
good headline
New episode! We've unlocked a bonus episode we did with friend of the show and Tarkovsky connoisseur @nslayton.bsky.social!
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*UNLOCKED* Stalker (1979)
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July 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
New episode! We've unlocked a bonus episode we did with friend of the show and Tarkovsky connoisseur @nslayton.bsky.social!
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After months of waiting, it's finally available outside the UK. The story of the Thatcher-era British spaceplane in all its weird glory.
June 29, 2025 at 6:36 PM
After months of waiting, it's finally available outside the UK. The story of the Thatcher-era British spaceplane in all its weird glory.