Moon Tank: Lunokhod 1 (w. Victoria Scott)

<p>In a desperate bid to one-up the American Apollo missions, the Soviets built nuclear Moon tanks. We’re joined by auto journalist and podcaster Victoria Scott for a series on the Soviet Lunokhod rovers. In Part 1, we talk about the three-pronged Soviet lunar program, how they built the first space tank, and how you can stay warm in winter with a kilo of Polonium-210. </p><p>Check out<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/victoriascott.bsky.social"> <u>Victoria’s work here</u></a> and<a href="https://www.trangirlismo.com/"> <u>listen to Tran Girlismo</u></a>!</p><p><a href="https://failuretolaunch.bigcartel.com/"><u>Find our merch store here</u></a></p><p><a href="http://www.patreon.com/failuretolaunch"><u>Support FTL on Patreon to unlock bonus content and join our Discord community</u></a></p><p><strong>SOURCES:</strong></p><p>- <a href="https://www.russianspaceweb.com/spacecraft_planetary_lunar.html"><u>Unmanned Missions toward the Moon</u></a>, Anatoly Zak</p><p>- Soviet and Russian Lunar Exploration, Brian Harvey</p><p>- Tank on the Moon, 2007</p><p>FTL theme song by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@djdanarchy/featured"><u>DJ Danarchy</u></a><br></p>