Voices From Orbit: A Cold War Ghost Story

Podcast: Cold War Cast · Cold War Cast

Opublikowano: 2026-10-29

During the early space race, two Italian radio enthusiasts claimed to hear final transmissions from dying Soviet cosmonauts on secret missions. In this year‘s Cold War Halloween special, I’ll discuss these cryptic messages and the debate on their authenticity. This is one of the great urban legends of the Cold War. This story is a chilling intersection of secrecy, man’s incomprehension of advanced technologies, the foreboding nature of space and the highly personal sense of helplessness in the face of disaster.