It's 2003 and in the Mojave Desert, renegade aviation genius Burt Rutan is building a spaceship funded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.
But while Rutan and Allen are preparing to launch the world's first privately funded astronaut, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are still struggling to get their space missions off the ground.
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Jan 2021
SpaceX vs Blue Origin | Space War | 5
<p>It's 2013 and the long cold war between Blue Origin and SpaceX is about to go nuclear.</p><p>The clash begins when NASA puts its most famous launchpad up for lease, and escalates fast.</p><p>Soon SpaceX, Blue Origin, and the United Launch Alliance will be reaching for any weap ... Show More
26m 50s
Nov 2021
SpaceX vs Blue Origin | Un peu plus près des étoiles | 2
En 2003, en plein désert de Mohave, un génie rebelle de l’aviation, un certain Burt Rutan, construit une navette spatiale avec l’argent de Paul Allen, le cofondateur de Microsoft. Mais tandis que les deux pionniers travaillent au lancement du tout premier vaisseau spatial financé ... Show More
26m 3s
Dec 2021
SpaceX vs. Blue Origin | La guerre de l’espace | 5
En 2013, à Cap Canaveral, la Nasa, qui n’en peut plus de payer des fortunes pour l’entretien d’une de ses rampes de lancement devenue inutile, décide d’en concéder l’utilisation à l’un des nouveaux acteurs privés du secteur. Mais alors que Space X pensait récupérer facilement le ... Show More
26m 38s
Jul 2023
Apollo 13 | "Houston, We’ve Had a Problem." | 1
<p>On April 11th, 1970, NASA launched Apollo 13, its third manned mission to the Moon. But two days into its journey, an explosion wiped out a major source of oxygen, limiting the ship’s water and power supplies. The three astronauts onboard found themselves stranded in a cripple ... Show More
48m 38s
May 2021
SpaceX Launches First Astronauts on a Reused Rocket
<p>Today is Friday, May 7, and we’re looking at Space X vs. Rocket Lab.</p><p>Listen ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App. <a href="https://wondery.app.link/bwdaily" rel="noopener noreferrer ... Show More
4m 1s
Jan 2021
Mission To Mars | Seeing Red | S42-E1
<p>Even after the Apollo program put astronauts on the moon, Mars remained out of reach. Then, in 1990, an ambitious engineer hatched an ingenious plan to send the first humans to the red planet. But will anyone at NASA buy into his idea?</p><p>You can binge all episodes of Ameri ... Show More
35m 4s
Jul 2023
The Disappearance of General Magic | The Pocket Crystal | 1
<p>Almost two decades before the launch of the iPhone, Apple Executive Marc Porat launches a project to develop the world’s first smartphone. But to fulfill his ambitions, he will have to launch his own company: General Magic. There, he will assemble a team of brilliant engineers ... Show More
34m 33s