106: The Lost Cosmonauts

This week we're looking at a space race conspiracy. For years, people have believed that during the space race, the Soviet Union launched several secret, manned test missions that ended in disaster. Are there really lost Russian space capsules orbiting Earth? Listen in to find out more! FURTHER READING: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Cosmonauts (Lost Cosmonauts - Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Space_Race (Timeline of the Space Race - Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judica-Cordiglia_brothers (Judica-Cordiglia brothers - Wikipedia) https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/lost-cosmonaut-conspiracy (Ivan Ivanovich and the Persistent Lost Cosmonaut Conspiracy | National Air and Space Museum) https://allthatsinteresting.com/lost-cosmonauts (The Haunting Mystery Of The USSR's Lost Cosmonauts) https://www.ranker.com/list/ussr-phantom-cosmonauts-facts/erin-wisti (Did The USSR Cover Up The Gruesome Deaths Of The First Humans In Space, The Phantom Cosmonauts?) https://www.livescience.com/yuri-gagarin-conspiracy-theory.html (Yuri Gagarin: How the first man in space sparked a conspiracy theory | Live Science) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Gagarin (Yuri Gagarin - Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Ilyushin (Vladimir Ilyushin - Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentin_Bondarenko (Valentin Bondarenko - Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Ivanovich_(Vostok_programme) (Ivan Ivanovich (Vostok programme) - Wikipedia) https://text.npr.org/134597833 (Cosmonaut Crashed Into Earth 'Crying In Rage' (NPR)) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Komarov (Vladimir Komarov - Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baikonur_Cosmodrome (Baikonur Cosmodrome - Wikipedia) ----------------------------------------------- https://square-mile-of-murder.captivate.fm/listen (Like the show? Give us a rating and review!) Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/squaremileofmurder (Patreon) Check out our merch store: https://squaremileofmurder.store/ (Squ