{"id":100074,"date":"2026-01-02T04:00:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T09:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=100074"},"modified":"2026-01-01T16:18:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T21:18:06","slug":"nukes-put-man-in-space-w2w-060","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2026\/01\/02\/nukes-put-man-in-space-w2w-060\/","title":{"rendered":"Nukes Put Man in Space &#8211; W2W 060"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ua9lOWNyoKM?si=fnNMRwbWgaJGoAP1\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>TimeGhost History<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 31 Dec 2025<\/p>\n<p>In the 1950s, as the Cold War escalated, the same rockets designed to deliver nuclear annihilation across continents became powerful enough to break Earth&#8217;s gravity. Missiles built to destroy cities turned into launch vehicles that carried humanity into orbit.<\/p>\n<p>This episode explores the dark origins of space travel \u2014 from intercontinental ballistic missiles and nuclear deterrence to Sputnik, the Space Race, and the moment the sky stopped being a safe boundary. At the center of the story stands Sergei Korolev, a Gulag survivor forced to build weapons for the Soviet regime, who nonetheless pushed humanity&#8217;s first steps into space.<\/p>\n<p>Sputnik shocked the world, ignited fears of a &#8220;missile gap&#8221;, reshaped global politics, and triggered massive investments in science, education, and technology \u2014 on both sides of the Iron Curtain. The same systems built for global destruction would ultimately give us satellites, navigation, communication, and the modern world we rely on every day.<\/p>\n<p>This is the paradox of the Space Age: Weapons first. Wonder second.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Nuclear weapons and rocket technology<br \/>\n\u2013 The Cold War and the birth of ICBMs<br \/>\n\u2013 Sergei Korolev vs. Wernher von Braun<br \/>\n\u2013 Sputnik and the global shock of 1957<br \/>\n\u2013 The myth of the missile gap<br \/>\n\u2013 How fear reshaped science, education, and space exploration<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Join us on Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory<\/a><br \/>\nOr join The TimeGhost Army directly at: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/signup\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow WW2 day by day on Instagram @ww2_day_by_day &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day<\/a><br \/>\nFollow Timeghost History on Instagram &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source list: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources<\/a><br \/>\nArchive footage: Screenocean\/Reuters &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.screenocean.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.screenocean.com<\/a><br \/>\nHosted by: Spartacus Olsson &#038; Sebastian Brandstetter<br \/>\nDirector: Astrid Deinhard<br \/>\nProducers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nExecutive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nCo-produced by: Sebastian Brandstetter<br \/>\nCreative Director: Iryna Dulka<br \/>\nCommunity Management: Anna Deinhard &#038; Tom Aldis<br \/>\nWritten by: Spartacus Olsson &#038; Sebastian Brandstetter<br \/>\nResearch by: Spartacus Olsson &#038; Sebastian Brandstetter<br \/>\nEdited by: Karolina Do\u0142\u0119ga<br \/>\nColor grading by: Karolina Do\u0142\u0119ga<br \/>\nArtwork by: Himanka Kalita<br \/>\nSound design by: Marek Kami\u0144ski<\/p>\n<p>Colorizations by:<br \/>\nMiko\u0142aj Uchman<br \/>\nKarolina Do\u0142\u0119ga<\/p>\n<p>Archive footage: https:\/\/www.screenocean.com <\/p>\n<p>Image sources:<br \/>\nNational Archives NARA<br \/>\nRoscosmos First Satellite documentary  courtesy of TV RosCosmos<br \/>\nmilitaryrussia.ru<\/p>\n<p>Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:<br \/>\nA Swallow&#8217;s Escape &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\nDaylight Rising &#8211; Claude Signet<br \/>\nFly Baby Fly &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\nLast Point of Safe Return &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\nLeave It All Here &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\nMarch Of The Brave 10 &#8211; Rannar Sillard<br \/>\nNever Before &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\nOther Sides of Glory &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\nPlausible Cause &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\nPlease Hear Me Out STEMS INSTRUMENTS &#8211; Philip Ayers<br \/>\nRememberance &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\nUncharted Land &#8211; Helmut Schenker<\/p>\n<p>A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TimeGhost History Published 31 Dec 2025 In the 1950s, as the Cold War escalated, the same rockets designed to deliver nuclear annihilation across continents became powerful enough to break Earth&#8217;s gravity. 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