Breathtaking??? Only to the Communist News Network.
It is interesting to see the Soviet Union copied of the U.S. Space Shuttle program.
Although to be frank, the U.S. Space Shuttle was a copy of 1930s Nazi Germany Space proposed space program. The Space Shuttle is a very old design.
Former Nazi Scientist like Von Braun helped make our rocket program a reality.
Most of NASA (80% more or less) is a secret to the public. The Shuttle program was primarily there to win people over and give the public something that we can all love. Yes it had usefulness, but it’s primary a show piece.
I think NASA is great, and know they are well worth thetax payer money IMO.
Think of it this way. If mankind was thinking of the Space shuttle in the 1930s that was not released in the public until 50 years later. Imagine what they have today....
Here is another way to look at it. We are still told the SR71 is the fastest/or one of the fastest planes around. That plane was secretly flying around in the 1950s. Thinking about other technologies that have come to the public since the 1950s. So you can only imagine what they have now.
Trust me they do not show us the good stuff.
So for all you UFO freaks..... That’s not UFOs. That’s secret U.S. technology okay? It’s also why some of our politicians are so confident.
Pre-press unveiling, they were testing the triangle shaped stealth bombers over the white sands missile range in NM, people in Las Cruces and El Paso would call in UFO sightings.
Good thought provoking comments about technology. However one point I would take issue with is ‘confidence’ in our politicians. Based on the sad state our country is in today and decades of numerous failures and miscalculations, their arrogance and hubris seems completely unjustified. After all, they are pandering politicians first and foremost, not proven leaders with great strategic foresight. Its far more likely that that they have chosen to reduce/minimize funding for the “good stuff” so there will be more money to channel to favored political constituencies.
I don’t see a whole lot of competence in government. We seem surprised by everything. The only thing they are good at is fleecing the people and accelerating the steady decline of our once great nation.
The Shuttle program was primarily there to win people over and give the public something that we can all love.
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In the design phase the Shuttle was a military project disguised within a civilian program. The Shuttle had to be able to launch into polar orbit, grab a Soviet satellite and return to the launch site all in one orbit without the Soviets detecting it.
That’s probably the biggest reason it ended up being so dangerous.