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Soviets Planned 'Invulnerable' Moon Base
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| 9/20/04
| Carl Limbacher
Posted on 09/20/2004 5:39:43 PM PDT by wagglebee
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Please correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't the Soviets unsuccessful in getting a man to the moon and then back alive?
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posted on
09/20/2004 5:39:44 PM PDT
by
wagglebee
To: wagglebee
They never attempted a manned moon landing. They did put a robot on the moon, I think in 1972.
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posted on
09/20/2004 5:44:48 PM PDT
by
demlosers
(The FreeRepublic Pajama Press!)
To: wagglebee
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't the Soviets unsuccessful in getting a man to the moon and then back alive? That would be true. Besides, a military base on the moon with Earth as the target makes not the least bit of sense, zero sense tactically, zero sense strategically. It says right here that any military person that would plan otherwise more than about sizteen seconds should be busted down to E-1 and today.
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posted on
09/20/2004 5:46:10 PM PDT
by
stevem
To: wagglebee
> ... weren't the Soviets unsuccessful in getting a
> man to the moon and then back alive?
As far as I know, they never actually tried. Their Saturn-
class booster was a disaster. Here's Oberg's summary on
dead cosmonauts. I haven't read it, although I did read
Oberg's "Red Star in Orbit" many years ago.
http://www.igs.net/~hwt/oberg/deadcosm.htm
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posted on
09/20/2004 5:46:59 PM PDT
by
Boundless
To: wagglebee
They also planned to bury the West. That worked out real well too.
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posted on
09/20/2004 5:47:07 PM PDT
by
horse_doc
To: demlosers
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posted on
09/20/2004 5:47:30 PM PDT
by
Teflonic
Comment #7 Removed by Moderator
To: wagglebee
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posted on
09/20/2004 5:48:41 PM PDT
by
Boundless
To: wagglebee
![](http://www.space1999.org/images/gallery/magazines/charltoncomics_space1999_no3.jpg)
MOONBASE ALPHA!
< |:)~
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posted on
09/20/2004 5:49:08 PM PDT
by
martin_fierro
(Fred Mertz is THE MAN.)
To: wagglebee
There main error in judgement was forgetting the simple fact that all their base are belong to us.
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posted on
09/20/2004 5:49:22 PM PDT
by
Brett66
(http://www.scifiartposters.com)
To: wagglebee
We basically planted our flag on the moon, and own it.
The Russians knew this, and were going to try and undo the damage.
Whoever really gets a base on the moon runs the planet.
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posted on
09/20/2004 5:49:39 PM PDT
by
Kornev
To: Rome2000
Send all the ragheads to the moon! Nah, we might want to colonize the moon someday. Send them all into space in a rocket with no destination, 3 months of fuel and a bomb set to go off when the fuel runs out. Oh and only put pork on for them to eat.
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posted on
09/20/2004 5:50:04 PM PDT
by
wagglebee
(Benedict Arnold was for American independence before he was against it.)
To: wagglebee
The project was abolished only due to its enormous cost This is an extremely lame statement. The writer is trying to imply that the moon base came close to being realized when obviously enormous cost is the primary reason we don't have to worry about things like this.
To: wagglebee
The soviets did have a moon rocket, the N1. And did indeed have a lander designed for a single astronaut. The N1 had several failures however. Pics here...
http://www.russianspaceweb.com/lk.html
To: wagglebee
I believe it is a misconception that the Soviets were trying to do this for military purposes. More likely is was for the endless supply of
cheese.
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posted on
09/20/2004 5:50:58 PM PDT
by
spodefly
(A bunny-slippered operative in the Vast Right-Wing Pajama Party.)
To: wagglebee
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't the Soviets unsuccessful in getting a man to the moon and then back alive? That is true. That's why they came up with the idea for a moon base. That way, they didn't have to worry about bringing them back.
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posted on
09/20/2004 5:52:30 PM PDT
by
SamAdams76
(Bush 53%)
To: wagglebee
The US Army had planned a moon base before 1960. The plan, not the base.
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posted on
09/20/2004 5:54:37 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Withdraw from the 1967 UN Outer Space Treaty and establish property rights)
To: martin_fierro
Or prior to Space:1999, Gerry Anderson's other mixed puppet/people 1969 cult hit series "U.F.O". It had a great Moonbase, manned by beautiful but smart women in tight silver catsuits and purple wigs. I think the Soviets would have been envious.
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posted on
09/20/2004 5:54:52 PM PDT
by
plushaye
(President Bush - Four more years! Thanks Swifties.)
To: stevem
a military base on the moon with Earth as the target makes not the least bit of senseYou never read "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress", did you?
Stable launch platform, and you dont even need nukes, just throw rocks at 'em
To: martin_fierro
"
MOONBASE ALPHA"
![](http://www.space1999.org/images/gallery/magazines/charltoncomics_space1999_no3.jpg)
You gotta love science fiction. Aliens can travel all the way to the moon, but don't seem to make it to earth.
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posted on
09/20/2004 5:55:21 PM PDT
by
z3n
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