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Failure To Launch · June 26 · 1 hr 56 min

Burn Space Down: The Starfish Prime Shot

On July 9th, 1962, the US Navy lit space on fire from Hawaii to New Zealand and fried a quarter of all active satellites in orbit. This week, we’re joined by engineer and friend of the show Ian to talk about Starfish Prime, the largest nuclear test ever conducted in space, and all the satellites that test killed. Find our merch store here Support FTL on Patreon to get bonus content and join our Discord community SOURCES: - Burning the Sky, Mark Wolverton - Dark Sun: Making of the Hydrogen Bomb, Richard Rhodes FTL theme song by DJ Danarchy

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On July 9th, 1962, the US Navy lit space on fire from Hawaii to New Zealand and fried a quarter of all active satellites in orbit. This week, we’re joined by engineer and friend of the show Ian to talk about Starfish Prime, the largest nuclear test ever conducted in space, and all the satellites that test killed.

Find our merch store here

Support FTL on Patreon to get bonus content and join our Discord community

SOURCES:

- Burning the Sky, Mark Wolverton

- Dark Sun: Making of the Hydrogen Bomb, Richard Rhodes

FTL theme song by DJ Danarchy

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