<description>&lt;div&gt;In 1973, while the world watched the Apollo missions end, something extraordinary happened in the Amazon jungle. A rocket carried humanity's most advanced spacecraft toward Mars, crewed by familiar names: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Ilyushin.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Project Redsun united Cold War enemies to pursue a singular goal - establishing a human presence on Mars. The mission succeeded, but the crew discovered something that changed everything.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Decades later, whistleblowers emerged with photographs, documents, and footage that paint an astonishing picture of space exploration's hidden history.&lt;/div&gt; </description>

The Why Files: Operation Podcast

The Why Files: Operation Podcast

574: Project Redsun: NASA's Secret Manned Missions to Mars

NOV 2, 202433 MIN
The Why Files: Operation Podcast

574: Project Redsun: NASA's Secret Manned Missions to Mars

NOV 2, 202433 MIN

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<div>In 1973, while the world watched the Apollo missions end, something extraordinary happened in the Amazon jungle. A rocket carried humanity's most advanced spacecraft toward Mars, crewed by familiar names: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Ilyushin.<br> <br> Project Redsun united Cold War enemies to pursue a singular goal - establishing a human presence on Mars. The mission succeeded, but the crew discovered something that changed everything.<br> <br> Decades later, whistleblowers emerged with photographs, documents, and footage that paint an astonishing picture of space exploration's hidden history.</div>