Failure To Launch

Aviation #44

This is a podcast about all the mistakes, failures, and explosions that made space exploration possible.

1980 Plesetsk Disaster
May 2, 2025 – 01:08:56
*PREVIEW* Marooned (1969)
Apr 28, 2025 – 00:15:01
The 2007 ASAT Test & Space Militarization
Apr 16, 2025 – 01:02:58
*PREVIEW* Moon Zero Two (1969)
Apr 1, 2025 – 00:20:11
Part 3: Jack Parsons and Babalon
Mar 21, 2025 – 01:40:01
Part 2: Jack Parsons. Devil Summoner, Rocket Scientist, YA Author
Feb 20, 2025 – 01:43:27
Part 1: Jack Parsons, The Satanist Rocket Visionary
Feb 14, 2025 – 01:33:07
Toyohiro Akiyama & Glavkosmos (w. Josh Boerman)
Feb 3, 2025 – 01:42:22
Part 2: Nikolai Kibalchich, the Rocket Pioneer Who Blew up the Tsar
Jan 16, 2025 – 01:15:31
Part 1: Nikolai Kibalchich, the Rocket Pioneer Who Blew up the Tsar
Jan 3, 2025 – 01:36:15
*PREVIEW* Santa Claus Conquers The Martians (1964)
Dec 19, 2024 – 00:14:37
The DLR and the Art of Satellite Operations (w. Jake)
Dec 13, 2024 – 01:39:13
Andree's Arctic Balloon Expedition (w. Joe Kassabian)
Dec 8, 2024 – 01:26:04
*PREVIEW* Stalker (1979) w. Nicholas Slayton
Nov 20, 2024 – 00:13:09
*UNLOCKED* Solaris (1972)
Nov 14, 2024 – 01:57:06
Lost Cosmonauts (w. Jake Rockatansky)
Oct 31, 2024 – 01:42:08
*PREVIEW* Mars & April (2012) w. Born Under Punches
Oct 25, 2024 – 00:15:05
Dumitru Prunariu, Covered Up for Being Too Cool
Oct 17, 2024 – 01:27:51
Gemini 8: The Orbital Spin Cycle
Oct 3, 2024 – 01:24:28
*PREVIEW* First on the Moon (2005)
Sep 25, 2024 – 00:14:25
Soyuz T-15: Space Truckers (w. Nicholas Slayton)
Sep 5, 2024 – 01:02:40
*PREVIEW* Spaceman (2024)
Aug 29, 2024 – 00:15:19
The Damascus Incident (w. War_Takes)
Aug 23, 2024 – 01:35:46
SSV-33 Ural (w. Lions Led By Donkeys)
Aug 8, 2024 – 01:11:27
*PREVIEW* Eolomea (1972)
Jul 31, 2024 – 00:10:47
The Science of Launch Forecasting
Jul 29, 2024 – 01:52:08
*UNLOCKED* Planet of the Storms (1962)
Jul 24, 2024 – 00:57:30
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Moon (2001)
Jul 10, 2024 – 01:21:17
*PREVIEW* Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010)
Jul 3, 2024 – 00:09:38
The CIA Luna Heist (w. November Kelly)
Jun 28, 2024 – 01:36:13
Part 2: The Apollo 1 Disaster
Jun 17, 2024 – 01:35:36
*PREVIEW* Space Amoeba (1970)
Jun 10, 2024 – 00:09:26
Part 1: The Apollo 1 Disaster
May 31, 2024 – 01:30:16
Balloonomania 2: The Pre-Space Race
May 17, 2024 – 01:14:37
*PREVIEW* Solaris (1972)
May 9, 2024 – 00:16:25
Max Valier: The Space Evangelist
May 3, 2024 – 00:56:46
Part 2: Soyuz 11 Disaster (w/ Beyond the Breakers)
Apr 17, 2024 – 01:37:08
Part 1: Soyuz 11 Disaster (w/ Beyond the Breakers)
Apr 4, 2024 – 01:20:17
*PREVIEW* Teens In The Universe (1974)
Mar 29, 2024 – 00:10:38
Balloonomania (w. Nicholas Slayton)
Mar 21, 2024 – 01:18:33
Operation Argus: The Great America Death Cloud (w. Phrosphor)
Mar 8, 2024 – 01:22:42
The Soviet Death Star (w. Lions Led By Donkeys)
Feb 22, 2024 – 01:20:27
*PREVIEW* Moscow-Cassiopeia (1973)
Feb 20, 2024 – 00:08:06
Sea Dragon Part 2: Bob Truax
Feb 15, 2024 – 01:25:21
Sea Dragon Part 1: The Big Dumb Booster
Jan 24, 2024 – 01:35:22
*PREVIEW* Planet of the Storms (1962)
Jan 12, 2024 – 00:06:14
Forgotten Cosmonauts Pt 2: Grigory Nelyubov
Jan 12, 2024 – 01:03:47
Comet & Joke: The Soviet Christmas Miracle
Dec 22, 2023 – 00:42:15
Forgotten Cosmonauts: Valentin Bondarenko
Dec 19, 2023 – 00:46:49
Operation Third Bridge (W. RedEye Reviews)
Nov 13, 2023 – 00:49:34

Recent Reviews

NikolaiGranakov

Excellent grain geometry

Great show. Super nerdy.
Illya1

Great

Really cool and terribly said history. RIP to all of the kitties, doggo’s, rattata’s etc who gave their lives for space
ImpythePainter

A gem of a moon rock

I am all here for the space disasters! And by disasters, I mean the lack of hygiene.