134 - Blood, Sweat, and Rockets (feat. MG Lord)

WeMartians Podcast by Jake Robins

Jan 29, 202300:41:46Science & Medicine

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has a storied history of exploration, but if you go back far enough the stories get pretty wild. Its early days feature a gutsy team of rocket engineers blowing up engines in the hills ar...

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