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235: The Science of The Time-Travelling Cosmonaut

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4.9632 Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2023

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Sergei Krikalev, the forgotten cosmonaut, was left stranded in space thanks to the fall of the Soviet Union...

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References & Further Reading
Sergei

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sergey-Konstantinovich-Krikalyov
https://www.iafastro.org/biographie/sergey-krikalev.html
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/station/iss-research/down-to-earth-q-and-a-with-cosmonaut-sergei-krikalev/
https://spark.iop.org/time-travelling-astronaut
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Eneide_-_Vittori_mission/Sergei_Konstantinovich_Krikalev
https://www.rbth.com/history/330415-last-soviet-citizen-cosmonaut
https://www.eurasiantimes.com/stranded-on-space-station-denied-entry-back-to-earth-russian-astronaut/
https://www.iflscience.com/when-the-soviet-union-collapsed-a-cosmonaut-was-left-stranded-in-space-57887
https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/26/world/after-313-days-in-space-it-s-a-trip-to-a-new-world.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDO4q9EaUg4
https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/brexit-news-europe-news-the-last-citizen-of-the-soviet-union-7792442/
https://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/04/us/man-in-the-news-sergei-konstantinovich-krikalev-symbol-of-new-cooperation.html

Mir Space Station
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mir-Soviet-Russian-space-station

Soviet Union
https://www.britannica.com/event/the-collapse-of-the-Soviet-Union/Aftermath-of-the-coup
https://www.britannica.com/story/why-did-the-soviet-union-collapse

Space Flight Records
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_spaceflight_records
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/66787072
https://www.statista.com/chart/24605/people-who-have-spent-the-highest-the-number-of-days-in-space/

Dangers of Space
https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/the-human-body-in-space/

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to the Sci guys, the show where we talk about the crazy, weird and wonderful stories from the science world.

0:13.5

I'm Corey, and as always, I'm joined by my co-host, the legendary Luke Cutford.

0:18.8

Thank you very much, Corey. That's very good.

0:33.9

This week we're talking about a cursed cosmonaut and forgetful fatherlands.

0:36.2

But first, we have a wee review.

0:38.3

When will we get a large review, Corey? Huh?

0:39.3

When?

0:40.3

When we get more than five stars, Luke? So keep on trying.

0:41.3

But actually, this one is quite a long review.

0:44.3

I was going to cut it, but I'll read out the whole things and do you want it.

0:47.3

And also, it's from Russia, which will be relevant to the episode.

0:51.3

It says, help.

0:52.3

This podcast is so good.

0:53.3

I binge listen to all the...

0:54.5

Maybe I should do it in a Russian accent. I've been... No. To all the episodes in about two months.

0:58.8

When I started listening, there were already about 200 episodes. It's kind of weird. It took

1:02.3

me so long to discover the podcast, since I've known about Luke for years. So it took me some

1:05.7

time to catch up, but I was listening in basically all of my free time before going to sleep while cooking, eating, commuting, playing games.

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1:15.5

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