web01.fireside.fm Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:05:30 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Universe University - Episodes Tagged with “Mir” https://universeuniversity.fireside.fm/tags/mir Tue, 06 Jan 2026 07:15:00 -0600 Universe University takes listeners on a cosmic adventure through outer space: from the history of human spaceflight and astronomy to the cutting edge theoretical physics. It is an entertaining and informative exploration of how human beings have sought and found answers to some of our most profound questions about the universe... as well as a look at those questions that are still unanswered. en-us episodic A journey through astronomy and space history to the outer boundaries of the universe. Universe University Production Universe University takes listeners on a cosmic adventure through outer space: from the history of human spaceflight and astronomy to the cutting edge theoretical physics. It is an entertaining and informative exploration of how human beings have sought and found answers to some of our most profound questions about the universe... as well as a look at those questions that are still unanswered. no Space, Astronomy, SETI, History, Space Travel, space race, armstrong, first man, cosmos, spacex, History, education, Mars, Elon Musk, Space Shuttle, black hole Universe University Production show@universeuniversity.space EPISODE 24: Heavenly Palaces http://universeuniversity.fireside.fm/48 eb78bf7a-edeb-4bdc-ac01-9bdafb878024 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 07:15:00 -0600 Universe University Production full Universe University Production Discover the history of half a century history of orbital space stations... 42:25 no Shortly after the first US Moon landing, the Soviet Union placed the first space station in low Earth orbit. While the United States responded with their own "Skylab" station later, the Russian "Salyut" stations would soon surpass them. As the Cold War drew to an end, the massive Soviet "MIR" station would eventually become an international hub for cooperation in outer space. But along the way, many space station crews would face a life and death battle to keep the station in orbit... EDITED BY: Jilyana Solis REFERENCES: "Off the Planet: Surviving Five Perilous Months Aboard the Space Station MIR" by Jerry Linenger "The Forgetten Rescue of the Salyut 7 Space Station" ASTRONOMY.com, by Doug Adler October 23, 2020 MUSIC: "Shores of Avalon" Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Nonstop" Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Lost Time" Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Perspectives" Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Air" Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Ossuary 1: A Beginning" Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Crypto" Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Pepper's Theme" Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ ISS, Mir, NASA, Russia, iss, soviet union, space race, soyuz Shortly after the first US Moon landing, the Soviet Union placed the first space station in low Earth orbit. While the United States responded with their own "Skylab" station later, the Russian "Salyut" stations would soon surpass them. As the Cold War drew to an end, the massive Soviet "MIR" station would eventually become an international hub for cooperation in outer space. But along the way, many space station crews would face a life and death battle to keep the station in orbit...

EDITED BY: Jilyana Solis

REFERENCES:

"Off the Planet: Surviving Five Perilous Months Aboard the Space Station MIR"
by Jerry Linenger

"The Forgetten Rescue of the Salyut 7 Space Station"
ASTRONOMY.com, by Doug Adler
October 23, 2020

MUSIC:

"Shores of Avalon"
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

"Nonstop"
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

"Lost Time"
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

"Perspectives"
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

"Air"
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

"Ossuary 1: A Beginning"
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

"Crypto"
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

"Pepper's Theme"
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

]]> Shortly after the first US Moon landing, the Soviet Union placed the first space station in low Earth orbit. While the United States responded with their own "Skylab" station later, the Russian "Salyut" stations would soon surpass them. As the Cold War drew to an end, the massive Soviet "MIR" station would eventually become an international hub for cooperation in outer space. But along the way, many space station crews would face a life and death battle to keep the station in orbit...

EDITED BY: Jilyana Solis

REFERENCES:

"Off the Planet: Surviving Five Perilous Months Aboard the Space Station MIR"
by Jerry Linenger

"The Forgetten Rescue of the Salyut 7 Space Station"
ASTRONOMY.com, by Doug Adler
October 23, 2020

MUSIC:

"Shores of Avalon"
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

"Nonstop"
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

"Lost Time"
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

"Perspectives"
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

"Air"
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

"Ossuary 1: A Beginning"
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

"Crypto"
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

"Pepper's Theme"
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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