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Failure To Launch Podcast
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A podcast for learning about all the bad things that happened to people who went up.
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February 12, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Also worth mentioning that Venera probes had a lot of problems with lens caps. Venera 9 and 10 both had one of two lens caps fail to deploy. On Venera 11 and 12, every lens cap failed and neither probe could take any pictures after travelling millions of kms and landing on another planet.
February 12, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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February 11, 2026 at 3:20 PM
4. General Minneapolis Donations Directory. If people want to tailor their donations toward other causes, here is a directory of various charities helping out in MN and what they do. www.standwithminnesota.com
Stand With Minnesota
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February 1, 2026 at 2:37 PM
2. Lake Street Food Distro. Charity to source and provide groceries for families stuck inside for fear of ICE. account.venmo.com/u/LSFDistro

3. Save Ola and her Family. Nurse and her family in Gaza in need of aid. chuffed.org/project/1620...
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February 1, 2026 at 2:36 PM
The show has donated to all linked charities and welcomes any fan contributions as well.

1. Safe Haven MN. Charity to get people in contact with friends/family and back home safe after being released from ICE facilities. www.gofundme.com/f/safe-haven...
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February 1, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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And the podcast-with-slides version.
Chelomey's LKS Shuttle (w. @Alexander-the-ok)
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January 30, 2026 at 7:02 PM
January 15, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Archives like this are basically the space industry's equivalent of Stack Overflow: it's a place you go when you have a problem and want to see if anyone else has solved it before.
You would be amazed how many modern space projects are rooted in old open source papers written in like 1959.
January 1, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Got the years wrong: he only beat the Prince to launch by 6 years.
December 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Definitely predicted some future space developments with the innovative use of a water launch (inspired by Sea Dragon?).

Also first attempted launch of a royal/noble, beating Prince Sultan bin Salman Al Saud to launch by an entire 12 years.
December 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I also can't find any info on if he owned the car or if it was state-provided. This is important as Spain's first manned launch attempt could have been a purely private endeavour, a first in the 1970s.
December 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM