About this episode
Patrick Hicks discusses the connection between a secret concentration camp and NASA's moon race.
What is the connection between a secret concentration camp built deep inside a German mountain and NASA's race to the moon in the 1960s? Novelist Patrick Hicks takes us on a journey from humanity's deepest despair to our greatest heights.
People in this episode
Guest: Patrick Hicks
Topics covered
- history
- space exploration
- World War II
- literature
- human resilience
Keywords
- Dora-Mittelbau
- NASA
- moon landing
- concentration camp
- humanity's despair
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Moon
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