As the Cultural Revolution threw China into chaos, no institution was immune, not even their highly-secretive rocket program. In this episode we talk to Tom O'Mahony, host of the 33rd County and Beneath The Skin podcasts, about how China's rocket scientists spent the late 60s brawling in the streets and assassinating each other over office politics.

Check out our guest, Tom (@gotitatguineys)

• Host of 33rd County and Beneath The Skin
• Producer of What a Hell of a Way to Die and Lions Led By Donkeys

Sources

• Making Breakthroughs in the Turbulent Decade, Chengzhi Li
• Thread of the Silkworm, Iris Chang
• China in Space, Brian Harvey