A Year of Surprises.

Abstract

American and Soviet space experiments are compared. The Americans at first lagged behind the Soviet Union in space experiments, but with the Soviet lead the Americans began intensive crash programs to catch up to the Soviets and surpass them. Some American experiments have not been duplicated by the Soviets, but the Soviets still maintain an overall lead. The Soviet secrecy of space and rockets is judged to be a weakness rather than a strength. Possible moon landings and extremely stupendous space projects are discussed. The second era of the Space Age will end with a moon landing as the first era ended with a man in space. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0842882

Entities

People

  • Emil Klesl

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Communist Countries
  • Continents
  • Czechoslovakia
  • Eastern Europe
  • Geographic Regions
  • Ussr

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space