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Apollo 11 and the top secret weather satellite that saved the astronauts

TB — 7/15/2009 6:34:25 AM (archived)

Today was the first time I'd heard this story.

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Apollo 11 and the top secret weather satellite that saved the astronauts - TB - 7/15/2009 6:34:25 AM
- Amazing how little we had in 1969 - dtb - 7/16/2009 4:29:09 AM
  - You don't miss what you don't have - Socrates II - 7/16/2009 1:18:09 PM
    - Makes One WONDER of TODAY'S Top Secret TECH - carl - 7/16/2009 3:12:14 PM
      - Not so true anymore - dtb - 7/16/2009 10:22:56 PM
      - As Tom Clancy said in The Hunt for Red October - Socrates II - 7/16/2009 3:23:16 PM
        
        mid 70's Penatgon TECH - carl - 7/16/2009 6:12:21 PM
- Fascinating. Thanks for posting. (n/t) - Eri - 7/16/2009 1:15:33 AM
- And if Apollo 11 had to abort its lunar landing - Socrates II - 7/15/2009 3:45:06 PM
  - Great speech. Glad he didn't have to give it!!!!! (n/t) - Eri - 7/16/2009 1:14:50 AM
    - Sadly, in some parallel universes... - Socrates II - 7/16/2009 7:31:23 PM
      - And in ALTERNATE REALITIES - carl - 7/17/2009 5:16:55 PM
- re: Apollo 11 and the top secret weather satellite that saved the astronauts - JimO - 7/15/2009 3:28:03 PM
  - Like the Australian "Dish" story - TB - 7/15/2009 5:10:28 PM
    - Relevant new book - Socrates II - 7/16/2009 8:20:25 PM

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