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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts |
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| Oct 27 | — | — |
| Oct 24 | — | #186 |
| Oct 19 | #194 | #161 |
| Oct 15 | — | #187 |
Latest episodes
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Space Policy & the ISS (w. Nik Proxima)
October 21, 2026 · 1 hr 57 minThe ISS is the greatest product of international space cooperation ever achieved. It is also a product of happening at exactly the right time to actually be possible. Today, we’re talking to space policy expert Nik Proxima about the…
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*PREVIEW* Second Sun (Modern Warfare 2)
October 15, 2026 · 18 minThis is a preview of a bonus episode. To hear the rest of the episode and unlock more bonus content, support Failure To Launch on Patreon at any tier. A formative game from our childhoods, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, has a very…
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The Trial of Georg Rickhey
October 7, 2026 · 1 hr 10 minIn 1947, Georg Rickhey, General Director of Mittelwerk, was charged with war crimes. He was acquitted for lack of evidence.Today, Quinn and Chris are talking about Operation Paperclip and the deliberate efforts made by its staff to protect…
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*PREVIEW* Ulysses 1994XF04 (Ace Combat)
September 30, 2026 · 16 minThis is a preview of a bonus episode. To hear the rest of the episode and unlock more bonus content, support Failure To Launch on Patreon at any tier. I do not much like the Federation of Central Usea (FCU). They’ve done some bad…
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Technofascism & Space
September 23, 2026 · 1 hr 14 minWhat with all the history talk, we haven't really yet tackled the space elephant in the room: that the space industry is increasingly run by billionaires and open fascists. So today, we're chatting with Ziggy, a post-graduate student…
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*PREVIEW* The USSA Mars Shot Project (Fallout)
September 16, 2026 · 16 minThis is a preview of a bonus episode. To hear the rest of the episode and unlock more bonus content, support Failure To Launch on Patreon at any tier. In the months before the Bombs Fell, the American space program was preparing for its…
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Flight of the Alberts [5th Anniversary Special]
September 13, 2026 · 1 hr 22 minCapsule: check. Monkey: check. Downers: check. To celebrate our 5th anniversary as a show, Quinn, Chris, and Other Chris are going back to the well to talk about our first ever topic: Project Albert. Or “that time the US Government…
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Project 714 'Shuguang' (w. November Kelly)
September 9, 2026 · 1 hr 42 minIn the summer of 1966, work at China’s top-secret space program ground to a halt as every worker spent every day putting up posters, making denunciations, and murdering each other. This week, Quinn, Chris, and Other Chris are joined by…
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The Horrors of Early Space Food (w. Dr Kaveh Hoda)
August 26, 2026 · 1 hr 34 minThe first space food was made by veterinarians instead of dieticians and was so bad that many astronauts chose to fast through their missions. And it could've been *so* much worse. This week, Quinn, Chris, and Other Chris are talking to Dr…
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*PREVIEW* LDSS Nauvoo (The Expanse)
August 19, 2026 · 20 minThis is a preview of a bonus episode. To hear the rest of the episode and unlock more bonus content, support Failure To Launch on Patreon at any tier. Count the moons, duster! Today, Quinn (Belter), Chris (Martian), and Other Chris…
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Nuclear Rockets (w. Scooter)
August 12, 2026 · 1 hr 33 minWhile most of NASA was focused on the Apollo Moon Program, a separate division was hard at work building then deliberately blowing up nuclear rocket cores all over Nevada. This week, we’re talking to train and nuclear knower Scooter about…
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Soyuz-23: Ice Fishing for Cosmonauts (w. Matt Lowne)
July 29, 2026 · 1 hr 8 minA secret military space station, a rookie crew, a flaky autopilot, insufficient batteries, a freak winter storm, and a frozen lake. We’re joined by space and KSP youtuber Matt Lowne to talk about Soyuz-23, the only water touchdown of a…
About the show
This is a podcast about all the mistakes, failures, and explosions that made space exploration possible.