Re: Paper on early space programs

From: OM (om_at_our_blessed_lady_mary_of_the_holy_NASA_research_facility.org)
Date: 02/03/05 

Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2005 10:15:12 -0600

On 03 Feb 2005 15:53:14 GMT, mattwriter@aol.com (MattWriter) wrote:

>>Matt, do you have any leads on the soviet envolvement in the u.s.
>>space program from 1954 until 1969 or 1970?
>
>Afraid not. I think there is an interesting story to be written on just how
>the Soviets followed US work , and whether they ever considered interfering in
>it. But in the 1950s, Soviet intelligence stunk. They got Vanguard and
>Jupiter C mixed up even though they were discussed in open literature.

...Drat. I was also hoping you'd have proof for my long-held theory
that the reason dipshits like Proxmire and Mondale were able to
successfully lobby enough to kill off Apollo was that they were
secretly Commie plants ;-(

                                OM 

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