According to one of the scientists on the project, Sputnik 1 came about not because of any Soviet desire to beat the US into space, but because they were looking to test out a rocket designed to deliver a military payload. _________________ "I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat." -Edgar Allen Poe"I knew there was something special about you, but I never realized you were really a cat." Wolfwood to a random cat (Trigun)
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Posted: 18-Oct-2007 11:38 Post subject: Sputnik was actually a fluke?
That conclusion was always my understanding of Sputnik. It was not designed to 'beat' us to space. It was designed to test their rockets and had the added benefit of scaring the crap out of most Americans.
Posted: 19-Oct-2007 01:43 Post subject: Sputnik was actually a fluke?
And you think that soviets ever poured money into anything like this without having another use for it in military? _________________ The dragon NEVER sleeps!
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