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	Podcast:		The Realignment
	Episode:		483 \| John Strausbaugh: The Wrong Stuff - How the Soviet Space Program Crashed and Burned
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:45:46
	Publish Date:		2024-06-05 08:00:00
	Description:		Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/ REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Email Us: realignmentpod@gmail.com Foundation for American Innovation: https://www.thefai.org/posts/lincoln-becomes-fai John Strausbaugh, author of The Wrong Stuff: How the Soviet Union Crashed and Burned, joins The Realignment. Marshall and John discuss the rise and fall of the USSR's space program, why the U.S. had the "Right Stuff" while the Soviet's had the "Wrong Stuff" needed for long-term success, how NASA lost its way after the Apollo Moon landings, and the implications for the second space race between the U.S., China, and the private companies like SpaceX caught in the middle.
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