Sputnik, why Russia launched before us.

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For Eisenhower Lovers or haters, the reason Russia beat us to putting a satellite in orbit was the Generals decision reguarding the precidence we live by today.

Long Video, Nova program, but worth watching. Deals with rocketry and politics.

I had always admired what I had seen of Von Brun's rocketry. What happened to shut him down, how he worked arround it, the real story.

Makes me think about a few things.

http://youtu.be/6WMBPYWQ7EA
 

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