"The Soviet Union's Space Cannon That Actually Fired..." Topic
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Tango01 | 09 Sep 2020 10:04 p.m. PST |
… IN ORBIT "In the decades since the fall of the Soviet Union, many Americans have taken to assuming that victory for the United States was assured. From our vantage point in the 21st century, we now know that the Soviet Union was, in many ways, a quagmire of oppression and economic infeasibility — but in the early days of mankind's effort to reach the stars, it was the Soviets, not the Americans, who seemed destined for the top spot. On October 4, 1957, it was the Soviet Union that first successfully placed a manmade object in orbit around the earth, with Sputnik. Less than a month later, the Soviets would capture another victory: Launching a stray dog named Laika into orbit. While the dog would die as it circled our planet, Laika's mission seemed to prove (at least to some extent) that space travel was possible for living creatures. On September 14, 1959, the Soviet space probe Luna II would be the first manmade object to land on the moon, but the Soviet's greatest victory was yet to come…" Main page link Amicalement Armand |
Oberlindes Sol LIC | 09 Sep 2020 11:36 p.m. PST |
Fascinating. Too bad we'll never know the results of the cannon fire experiment. It would solve a lot of discussion in science fiction circles about whether guns will work in space. |
Legion 4 | 10 Sep 2020 7:23 a.m. PST |
Hmmm … why would they need a cannon to do that ? No … wait … never mind ! 😎 |
Tango01 | 10 Sep 2020 10:51 a.m. PST |
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John the OFM | 12 Sep 2020 8:31 a.m. PST |
Having to fire thrusters to counter the recoil… That sure gives me confidence in the accuracy! |
Tango01 | 12 Sep 2020 12:39 p.m. PST |
Ha!Ha!…. Amicalement Armand
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Legion 4 | 13 Sep 2020 9:25 a.m. PST |
It was made in case of an alien invasion of course … 👽🛸 |
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