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Redstone carried the very first american satellite into earth orbit

Raoul — 1/2/2009 10:58:42 PM (archived)

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Obama Moves to Counter China in Space With Pentagon-NASA Link - Buck Galaxy - 1/2/2009 2:48:06 PM
- re: Obama Moves to Counter China in Space With Pentagon-NASA Link - phil - 1/2/2009 6:01:18 PM
  - I'm Skeptical of Your Skepticism - Marsby - 1/3/2009 8:30:05 PM
  - Obama team making all the right moves on space policy. - Buck Galaxy - 1/3/2009 6:41:51 AM
- re: Obama Moves to Counter China in Space With Pentagon-NASA Link - gbaikie - 1/2/2009 4:56:00 PM
- NASA Charter Prohibits Mil Involvement - carl - 1/2/2009 4:25:15 PM
  - Not really. - TB - 1/3/2009 4:04:37 AM
  - 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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