web01.fireside.fm Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:06:51 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Universe University - Episodes Tagged with “Soyuz” https://universeuniversity.fireside.fm/tags/soyuz 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"
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"Nonstop"
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"Lost Time"
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"Perspectives"
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"Air"
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"Ossuary 1: A Beginning"
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"Crypto"
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"Pepper's Theme"
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]]> 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"
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"Nonstop"
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"Lost Time"
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"Perspectives"
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"Air"
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"Ossuary 1: A Beginning"
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"Crypto"
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"Pepper's Theme"
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]]> After Talk for Episode 11 w/guest Beth Gordon http://universeuniversity.fireside.fm/24 fc5d0cd8-d01d-4a8d-bd6f-5dfab781a8e0 Fri, 19 Jul 2019 05:00:00 -0500 Universe University Production full Universe University Production Guest Beth Gordon discusses her visits to space museums around the country. 1:24:56 yes Guest Beth Gordon chats about her wildly popular Instagram account (Spacewhippet), space museums around the country, the significance of Apollo 11, and the future of human space travel. If you would like to make a contribution to the program, click this link: https://www.patreon.com/universeuniversity?fbclid=IwAR0GJjAwa3C1f8KKxDi7aeGVEO-Ou3dL10vmf1kQHjssQu5eEgmCkyNFMgw MUSIC: "Slow Burn" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Special Guest: Spacewhippet. first man, apollo 11, NASA, space race, Von Braun, Saturn V, Soyuz, moon landing, moon walk Guest Beth Gordon chats about her wildly popular Instagram account (Spacewhippet), space museums around the country, the significance of Apollo 11, and the future of human space travel.

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MUSIC:

"Slow Burn" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Special Guest: Spacewhippet.

]]> Guest Beth Gordon chats about her wildly popular Instagram account (Spacewhippet), space museums around the country, the significance of Apollo 11, and the future of human space travel.

If you would like to make a contribution to the program, click this link: https://www.patreon.com/universeuniversity?fbclid=IwAR0GJjAwa3C1f8KKxDi7aeGVEO-Ou3dL10vmf1kQHjssQu5eEgmCkyNFMgw

MUSIC:

"Slow Burn" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Special Guest: Spacewhippet.

]]> Episode 11: One Small Step: 50 Years Later http://universeuniversity.fireside.fm/23 2cf39ec9-d3bd-4d0d-99f5-870b58d4ea85 Mon, 15 Jul 2019 05:00:00 -0500 Universe University Production full Universe University Production A closer look at each member of the crew of Apollo 11 and the immensity of their historic voyage. 1:33:28 yes Half a century ago this week, Apollo 11 set out to land on the moon. It was the culmination of hundreds of thousands of brilliant engineers working to make science fiction into science fact. But who were the three men who went on the journey? What did they experience during their epic journey to an alien world? And what significance does their historic mission have for humanity 50 years later? If you would like to make a contribution to the program, click this link: https://www.patreon.com/universeuniversity?fbclid=IwAR0GJjAwa3C1f8KKxDi7aeGVEO-Ou3dL10vmf1kQHjssQu5eEgmCkyNFMgw REFERENCES: *"What You Didn't Know About the Apollo 11 Mission" * by Charles Fishman https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-you-didnt-know-about-apollo-11-mission-fifty-years-ago-180972165/ 'The Last Man on the Moon: Astronaut Eugene Cernan and America's Race in Space' by Eugene Cernan and Don Davis 'Somebody Else is on the Moon' by George H. Leonard Sergei Korolev: the Rocket Genius Behind Yuri Gagarin (2011) Guardian article by Robin McKie 'NOVA: To the Moon' (1997) PBS documentary 'The Engines that Came in From the Cold' (2001) documentary 'CuriousDroid' Youtube Channel MUSIC: "Shores of Avalon" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Heavy Heart" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Perspectives" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Thunderbird" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Ossuary 1: A Begining" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Crossing the Divide" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ first man, apollo 11, NASA, space race, Von Braun, Saturn V, Soyuz, moon landing, moon walk Half a century ago this week, Apollo 11 set out to land on the moon. It was the culmination of hundreds of thousands of brilliant engineers working to make science fiction into science fact. But who were the three men who went on the journey? What did they experience during their epic journey to an alien world? And what significance does their historic mission have for humanity 50 years later?

If you would like to make a contribution to the program, click this link: https://www.patreon.com/universeuniversity?fbclid=IwAR0GJjAwa3C1f8KKxDi7aeGVEO-Ou3dL10vmf1kQHjssQu5eEgmCkyNFMgw

REFERENCES:

*"What You Didn't Know About the Apollo 11 Mission" *
by Charles Fishman
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-you-didnt-know-about-apollo-11-mission-fifty-years-ago-180972165/

'The Last Man on the Moon: Astronaut Eugene Cernan and America's Race in Space'
by Eugene Cernan and Don Davis

'Somebody Else is on the Moon'
by George H. Leonard

Sergei Korolev: the Rocket Genius Behind Yuri Gagarin
(2011) Guardian article
by Robin McKie

'NOVA: To the Moon' (1997) PBS documentary

'The Engines that Came in From the Cold' (2001) documentary

'CuriousDroid' Youtube Channel

MUSIC:

"Shores of Avalon" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Heavy Heart" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Perspectives" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Thunderbird" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Ossuary 1: A Begining" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Crossing the Divide" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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]]> Half a century ago this week, Apollo 11 set out to land on the moon. It was the culmination of hundreds of thousands of brilliant engineers working to make science fiction into science fact. But who were the three men who went on the journey? What did they experience during their epic journey to an alien world? And what significance does their historic mission have for humanity 50 years later?

If you would like to make a contribution to the program, click this link: https://www.patreon.com/universeuniversity?fbclid=IwAR0GJjAwa3C1f8KKxDi7aeGVEO-Ou3dL10vmf1kQHjssQu5eEgmCkyNFMgw

REFERENCES:

*"What You Didn't Know About the Apollo 11 Mission" *
by Charles Fishman
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-you-didnt-know-about-apollo-11-mission-fifty-years-ago-180972165/

'The Last Man on the Moon: Astronaut Eugene Cernan and America's Race in Space'
by Eugene Cernan and Don Davis

'Somebody Else is on the Moon'
by George H. Leonard

Sergei Korolev: the Rocket Genius Behind Yuri Gagarin
(2011) Guardian article
by Robin McKie

'NOVA: To the Moon' (1997) PBS documentary

'The Engines that Came in From the Cold' (2001) documentary

'CuriousDroid' Youtube Channel

MUSIC:

"Shores of Avalon" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Heavy Heart" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Perspectives" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Thunderbird" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Ossuary 1: A Begining" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Crossing the Divide" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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]]> Episode 4: Into the Great Wide Open (Part 3 of 3) http://universeuniversity.fireside.fm/7 c54e675d-d4e0-4e5d-9d98-1653647ddc4e Mon, 22 Oct 2018 03:00:00 -0500 Universe University Production full Universe University Production The space race comes to an end as humans attempt to land on the moon. 1:19:16 no In the thrilling conclusion to our three part series, the space race comes to a conclusive end with the first attempts to send human beings to the moon. In the late 1960s, the Soviet Union's once unstoppable space program suffered a serious setback but they were determined to press on. In America, Von Braun's Saturn V rocket was completed and tested. After the Apollo 1 tragedy, NASA decided to make a bold move to save the space program. Yet even as the Soviet Union lagged behind in the space race, they still had a few tricks up their sleeve. For listener questions and comments, email us here: show@universeuniversity.space PHOTO CAPTION: Universe University's producer Blake stands next to a Saturn V F-1 rocket engine at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. MUSIC: "Shores of Avalon" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Thunder Dreams" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Crossing the Divide" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Infinite Perspective" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Crypto" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Americana" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Thunderbird" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ REFERENCES: 'Starman: The Truth Behind the Legend of Yuri Gagarin' by Piers Bizony and Jamie Doran 'The Last Man on the Moon: Astronaut Eugene Cernan and America's Race in Space' by Eugene Cernan and Don Davis 'Somebody Else is on the Moon' by George H. Leonard Sergei Korolev: the Rocket Genius Behind Yuri Gagarin (2011) Guardian article by Robin McKie 'NOVA: To the Moon' (1997) PBS documentary 'The Engines that Came in From the Cold' (2001) documentary 'CuriousDroid' Youtube Channel first man, apollo 11, NASA, space race, Von Braun, Saturn V, Soyuz, moon landing, moon walk, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins In the thrilling conclusion to our three part series, the space race comes to a conclusive end with the first attempts to send human beings to the moon. In the late 1960s, the Soviet Union's once unstoppable space program suffered a serious setback but they were determined to press on. In America, Von Braun's Saturn V rocket was completed and tested. After the Apollo 1 tragedy, NASA decided to make a bold move to save the space program. Yet even as the Soviet Union lagged behind in the space race, they still had a few tricks up their sleeve.

For listener questions and comments, email us here:
show@universeuniversity.space

PHOTO CAPTION: Universe University's producer Blake stands next to a Saturn V F-1 rocket engine at the Museum of Flight in Seattle.

MUSIC:

"Shores of Avalon" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Thunder Dreams" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Crossing the Divide" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Infinite Perspective" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Crypto" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Americana" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Thunderbird" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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REFERENCES:

'Starman: The Truth Behind the Legend of Yuri Gagarin'
by Piers Bizony and Jamie Doran

'The Last Man on the Moon: Astronaut Eugene Cernan and America's Race in Space'
by Eugene Cernan and Don Davis

'Somebody Else is on the Moon'
by George H. Leonard

Sergei Korolev: the Rocket Genius Behind Yuri Gagarin
(2011) Guardian article
by Robin McKie

'NOVA: To the Moon' (1997) PBS documentary

'The Engines that Came in From the Cold' (2001) documentary

'CuriousDroid' Youtube Channel

]]> In the thrilling conclusion to our three part series, the space race comes to a conclusive end with the first attempts to send human beings to the moon. In the late 1960s, the Soviet Union's once unstoppable space program suffered a serious setback but they were determined to press on. In America, Von Braun's Saturn V rocket was completed and tested. After the Apollo 1 tragedy, NASA decided to make a bold move to save the space program. Yet even as the Soviet Union lagged behind in the space race, they still had a few tricks up their sleeve.

For listener questions and comments, email us here:
show@universeuniversity.space

PHOTO CAPTION: Universe University's producer Blake stands next to a Saturn V F-1 rocket engine at the Museum of Flight in Seattle.

MUSIC:

"Shores of Avalon" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Thunder Dreams" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Crossing the Divide" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Infinite Perspective" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Crypto" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Americana" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Thunderbird" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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REFERENCES:

'Starman: The Truth Behind the Legend of Yuri Gagarin'
by Piers Bizony and Jamie Doran

'The Last Man on the Moon: Astronaut Eugene Cernan and America's Race in Space'
by Eugene Cernan and Don Davis

'Somebody Else is on the Moon'
by George H. Leonard

Sergei Korolev: the Rocket Genius Behind Yuri Gagarin
(2011) Guardian article
by Robin McKie

'NOVA: To the Moon' (1997) PBS documentary

'The Engines that Came in From the Cold' (2001) documentary

'CuriousDroid' Youtube Channel

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