"How the CIA Hijacked a Soviet Spacecraft in 1959" Topic

"With the Cold War raging and the Soviets securing victory after victory in the Space Race, America's CIA wasn't sitting on the sidelines. The Soviet Union's space technology was beating America's in just about every appreciable way, and America's intelligence agencies were working overtime to monitor and decipher data spilling out of Soviet rockets as they poured into the sky. It was a time of uncertainty–and perhaps even a bit of desperation–for the burgeoning superpower that was America in the 1950s. So, when a Soviet Lunar satellite was sent out on a global tour to parade their successes before the world, it offered a unique opportunity for the CIA to hijack the satellite for a bit of research while it was still firmly planted on the ground.

From our vantage point in the 21st century, we have a habit of looking back on the Space Race as though America's ultimate victory was a sure thing. After all, in the decades that followed World War II, America was uniquely positioned to help rebuild the Western world, gaining diplomatic, economic, and military leverage around the globe and rapidly ascending to the lofty position of the planet's only remaining superpower by the close of the century…"
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Armand

Excellent read!!! Well done Tango!

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A votre service mes amis!.

Armand