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NASA’s Overestimates of Soviet Lunar Capabilities During the Moon Race
Many times NASA officials used the national security intelligence on the Soviet Union to sustain their case for an aggressive effort to complete Apollo by the end of the 1960s. In a few instances these public statements aroused within the … Continue reading
Posted in Apollo, Cold War Competition, History, Politics, Space
Tagged Apollo, Donald Hornig, History, James E. Webb, Lyndon B. Johnson, Moon race, NASA, public perceptions, space race, U.S. Civil Space, Zond, Zond 5
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