Project 714 'Shuguang' (w. November Kelly)

<p>In 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 <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/postoctobrist.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">November Kelly</a> to talk about Project 714, China’s secret crewed space program and the incredibly dumb reason it died. </p><p>Check out November&#39;s work <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4loPiV9XWjVOitg2XfzK7Q" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">here (TF)</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPxHg4192hLDpTI2w7F9rPg" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">here (WTYP)</a>, and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5kQS8cE6xF7rUzO2vtCZ3s" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">here (KJB)</a>, and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2iosOSLvRD5tPRYJx1rveu" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">here (BGDC)</a>, and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4Ax906IlsRA4fD4rgylKg0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">here (NGNM)</a>!</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://failuretolaunch.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Find our merch store here</a></p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/failuretolaunch" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Support FTL on Patreon</a> to unlock bonus content and join our Discord community</p><p><strong>SOURCES:</strong></p><p>- <em>Thread of the Silkworm</em>, Iris Chang</p><p>- <em>China in Space</em>, Brian Harvey</p><p>- <em>China’s Space Program</em>, S. Chandrashekar</p><p>FTL theme song by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@djdanarchy/featured" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">DJ Danarchy</a><br></p>