Yeah, Mercury REDSTONE and Atlas were ICBM's

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carl — 1/2/2009 5:20:39 PM (archived)

And developed with the DOD and used for manned flight, however don't wnt to have a mil-spec lunar base that takes orders from the Pentagon to set aside the tru ideal of peaceful exploration of space

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- re: Obama Moves to Counter China in Space With Pentagon-NASA Link - phil - 1/2/2009 6:01:18 PM
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  - Weren't Titan III and IV used for space probes like Viking and Cassini? (n/t) - Raoul - 1/2/2009 4:31:19 PM
    - Yeah, Mercury REDSTONE and Atlas were ICBM's - carl - 1/2/2009 5:20:39 PM
      - Not the Redstone..It only had a range of 200-300 miles with a nuke. (n/t) - Jacob - 1/2/2009 5:27:05 PM
        
        Redstone carried the very first american satellite into earth orbit (n/t) - Raoul - 1/2/2009 10:58:42 PM
        
        Sub-Orbital with Shepard, No? - carl - 1/2/2009 9:08:19 PM
        
        The REDSTONE was a MRBM, not an ICBM.. - Jacob - 1/3/2009 6:45:57 PM

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