The early days of the Cold War US Space program and origins of GPS (76)

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Ian Sanders

History, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.8 • 865 Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2019

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Richard Easton is the co-author of GPS Declassified which examines the development of GPS or Sat Nav as some of us call it now, from its secret, Cold War military roots. Roger Easton, Richard's father, assisted in laying the foundations for the GPS system. However, Roger Easton worked also on the early US space program and Richard vividly describes his childhood when his father was working on the early US satellites. Visit the show notes here for videos and more information. Now before we start a special thanks to our select band of supporters who are helping us financially for the price of a cup of coffee a month to cover our increasing costs and keep us on the air. They are the proud owners of a CWC coaster- this years must have household accessory! Click here for more information. We welcome Richard Easton to Cold War Conversations. Support the project! https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/ColdWarPod Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/coldwarpod/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/coldwarconversations/ Youtube https://youtube.com/@ColdWarConversations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Cold War Conversations, the home of real stories of the Cold War.
0:05.9	Timothy Shalame is Bob Dylan and a complete unknown.
0:09.4	If anyone who's going to hold your attention on the state, you have to kind of be a freak.
0:13.9	Critics agree it's outstanding on every level. Five stars.
0:19.1	Shalemay is a revelation.
0:20.8	What do you want to be?
0:21.9	Whatever it is, they don't want me to be.
0:23.8	Now nominated for the Golden Globes for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor, Edward Norton.
0:29.3	A complete unknown.
0:30.6	Ladies and gentlemen, Bob Bill!
0:32.4	In cinemas, January 17, rated 15.
0:35.8	Dad joined them in 1952, and the first
0:39.7	launch you saw wasn't supposed
0:41.3	to be a launch.
0:43.0	Viking 8 was
0:45.5	being held down for a test
0:47.2	firing in June
0:48.8	1952, but there
0:51.3	was so much vibration from the rocket
0:53.5	that it took off.
0:56.8	This is Cold War Conversations.
1:00.4	If you're new here, you've come to the right place to listen to first-hand Cold War history accounts.
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