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2 Jun
2023
Feature image for the Failure to Launch Podcast showing the Soviet E-1 Luna probe
June 2, 2023

Failure to Launch: The First Moon Race 1958-60

While it has been a few months since I have published a new post on the Drew Ex Machina website, that doesn’t mean that I haven’t […]
Lunar & Planetary Missions, Spaceflight
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17 Aug
2022
August 17, 2022

USAF Project Able-1: The First Attempt to Reach the Moon

In the years leading up to the beginning of the Space Age, there were many studies made in the West about lunar missions which gripped the […]
Lunar & Planetary Missions, Spaceflight, Unmanned Spaceflight
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8 Nov
2018
November 8, 2018

The First Race to the Moon: Getting Off the Ground

Ask any space enthusiast about “The Moon Race” (especially those of a particular age like myself) and the competition between the United States and the old […]
Lunar & Planetary Missions, Rockets & Propulsion, Spaceflight, Unmanned Spaceflight
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11 Oct
2016
October 11, 2016

Pioneer 1 – NASA’s First Space Mission

NASA today enjoys the reputation of being the best in the field of lunar and planetary exploration as a result of decades of highly successful missions. […]
Lunar & Planetary Missions, Rockets & Propulsion, Spaceflight, Unmanned Spaceflight
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