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Chris Hadfield’s Final Orbit! The Moon Landing Hoax, UAPs, China & the New Space Race

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Astronaut and bestselling author Chris Hadfield joins me to discuss his new Cold War thriller Final Orbit and the real history behind it—UAPs, Operation Paperclip, and the exiled genius who built China’s rocket program. Along the way, we debate the moon landing hoax, the cost of the ISS, and why humans—not robots—must carry our story into the stars.

Key Takeaways:

  • 00:00 Intro

  • 03:06 The Cold War and space exploration

  • 05:40 Conspiracy theories, UAPs, and whistleblowers

  • 10:38 Checklists as a survival tool

  • 16:06 Moon landing denial

  • 21:26 Judging a book by its cover

  • 26:38 Apollo-Soyuz collaboration

  • 30:59 The legacy of Wernehr von Braun

  • 34:20 McCarthyism and the future of space exploration

  • 38:24 Chinese space program and rivalry

  • 44:19 Is it reckless to send humans to space?

  • 48:54 Outro

Additional resources:

➡️ Follow Chris Hadfield:

✖️ Twitter: https://x.com/cmdr_hadfield?lang=en
📚 Explore Chris Hadfield’s books: https://chrishadfield.ca/books/

➡️ My new book:

📖 Into the Impossible Volume 2: Focus Like a Nobel Prize Winner: Lessons from Laureates to Concentrate Your Creativity and Ignite Your Career: https://a.co/d/hi50U9U

➡️ Follow me on your fav platforms:

✖️ Twitter:⁠ ⁠https://twitter.com/DrBrianKeating

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✍️ Check out my blog:⁠ ⁠https://briankeating.com/cosmic-musings/

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Astronaut and bestselling author Chris Hadfield joins me to discuss his new Cold War thriller Final Orbit and the real history behind it—UAPs, Operation Paperclip, and the exiled genius who built China’s rocket program. Along the way, we debate the moon landing hoax, the cost of the ISS, and why humans—not robots—must carry our story into the stars.

Key Takeaways:

  • 00:00 Intro

  • 03:06 The Cold War and space exploration

  • 05:40 Conspiracy theories, UAPs, and whistleblowers

  • 10:38 Checklists as a survival tool

  • 16:06 Moon landing denial

  • 21:26 Judging a book by its cover

  • 26:38 Apollo-Soyuz collaboration

  • 30:59 The legacy of Wernehr von Braun

  • 34:20 McCarthyism and the future of space exploration

  • 38:24 Chinese space program and rivalry

  • 44:19 Is it reckless to send humans to space?

  • 48:54 Outro

Additional resources:

➡️ Follow Chris Hadfield:

✖️ Twitter: https://x.com/cmdr_hadfield?lang=en
📚 Explore Chris Hadfield’s books: https://chrishadfield.ca/books/

➡️ My new book:

📖 Into the Impossible Volume 2: Focus Like a Nobel Prize Winner: Lessons from Laureates to Concentrate Your Creativity and Ignite Your Career: https://a.co/d/hi50U9U

➡️ Follow me on your fav platforms:

✖️ Twitter:⁠ ⁠https://twitter.com/DrBrianKeating

🔔 YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeating?sub_confirmation=1

📝 Join my mailing list:⁠ ⁠https://briankeating.com/list

✍️ Check out my blog:⁠ ⁠https://briankeating.com/cosmic-musings/

🎙️ Follow my podcast:⁠ ⁠https://briankeating.com/podcast

Into the Impossible with Brian Keating is a podcast dedicated to all those who want to explore the universe within and beyond the known.

Make sure to follow/subscribe so you never miss an episode!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  continue reading

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