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RE: The manned space program . . .

Posted by DrChaos on March 16, 2011 at 12:21:11:

The manned space program was sublimated military competition/boasting.

The technology and logistics to propel a manned space program---and in particular put a large payload into orbit in the right place and right time---are the same as that necessary to put a warhead on-target on the USSR.

In particular the technological requirements for compact communication and especially embedded computation in the manned space program have immediate applications in weaponry.

The logistical efforts necessary to run a large space program are equivalent to the same necessary to run a large technological military program.

The USSR believed, correctly, for some time, that they were substantially ahead in that area. It was necessary to demonstrate that it wasn't true.