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FAB Facts: Fireball XL5’s Influence on Rocketry, Aviation, and SpaceX?!

The shows of Gerry Anderson are known to have inspired all kinds of things in our real world culture, and Fireball XL5 is no exception. The Hotol project was a rocketry project that was very similar to one particular launch sequence – discussed in the FAB Facts section of this week’s edition of the Gerry Anderson Podcast!

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Chris Dale

Writer, editor & voice actor on Big Finish's Doctor Who, Terrahawks, Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet audio ranges. Host of the Randomiser on the Gerry Anderson Podcast.

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