EPISODE 24: Heavenly Palaces

Shortly after the first US Moon landing, the Soviet Union placed the first space station in low Earth orbit. While the United States responded with their own "Skylab" station later, the Russian "Salyut" stations would soon surpass them. As the Cold War drew to an end, the massive Soviet "MIR" station would eventually become an international hub for cooperation in outer space. But along the way, many space station crews would face a life and death battle to keep the station in orbit... EDITED BY: Jilyana Solis REFERENCES: "Off the Planet: Surviving Five Perilous Months Aboard the Space Station MIR" by Jerry Linenger "The Forgetten Rescue of the Salyut 7 Space Station" ASTRONOMY.com, by Doug Adler October 23, 2020 MUSIC: "Shores of Avalon" Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License "Nonstop" Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License "Lost Time" Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License "Perspectives" Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License "Air" Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License "Ossuary 1: A Beginning" Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License "Crypto" Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License "Pepper's Theme" Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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EPISODE 24: Heavenly Palaces is an episode from Universe University by Universe University Production.

This episode is 42:25 long.

This episode was published on Jan 6, 2026.

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