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Busting Gravity with Space Historian Amy Shira Teitel (52)
Busting Gravity with Space Historian Amy Shira Teitel (52)
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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Oct 15, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Self-described ‘professional space history nerd’ Amy Shira Teitel and Dr Karl talk about spaceflight before NASA. Her book ‘Breaking the Chains of Gravity' covers cutting edge rocket planes like the X-15 (and its surprising link with tractor seats), the team of seamstresses making high-altitude balloons to send to the edge of space, and how paper plates inspired the engineering of early spacecraft. Extraordinary, intimate stories from a time almost lost from in space-age literature. First podcast in 2016.
Released:
Oct 15, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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