Moonlight mirage over the Potomac

Листвинов Ю.Н. ( Listvinov Y. )

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After the United States lost its so-called "atomic monopoly," American militarists included outer space in their sphere of activity, in the course of which they hoped to create a new "total weapon. Believing in their technical "superiority," they believed that the United States was the "chosen" country to be the first to penetrate the vastness of space. The advent of Soviet satellites dealt a crushing blow to these illusions. The failed "masters of the world" had to learn the bitterness of humiliating impotence. As in the days of the atomic bomb, they were forced to turn to foreign scientists for help - this time to von Braun and his colleagues at Peenemünde. Miscalculations, self-promotion, and efforts to overtake the Soviet Union by any means could not, of course, contribute to the scientific and technological prestige of the United States. However, one should not underestimate the technical capabilities of the United States, much less discount the danger that Washington's course in space exploration poses to the world. The author offers readers a brief history of space exploration by the United States, shows the difference between the goals of the USSR and the United States in space exploration, vividly presents interesting material based on original sources.

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