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Thank you Michel

It is true that the failure of the Soviet manned moon programme was a key factor in bringing Apollo moon missions to a halt.

The public were unaware of this of course.

Mars without the nuclear Nerva and the paraphernalia of earth and moon orbital stations does seem impossible.

The unmanned science lobby in NASA delivered some triumphs like Viking and Pioneer Voyager.

For the Von Braun dream to happen Korolyev sorry about spelling needs to stay alive as his competitor.

The Russians saw the space shuttle asa serious military threat which was probably what Nixon hoped.


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