Yugoslavia put a man on the moon?

TLAM Strike · 01-10-12, 04:46 PM

Well they built the darn thing apparently, then sold it to us!

Link to trailer...

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Docudrama revealing one of the biggest secrets of space race during cold war - Yugoslavian space programme.

"Yugoslavs made rapid development based on unknown diaries of Yugoslav space pioneer Herman Poto***269;nik - Noordung after 2nd world war. Technical solutions described in Potocnik's unpublished papers were the basis for establishing secret Yugoslav space
programme in 1948, after Josip Broz Tito's conflict with Stalin.
In late 1960, CIA discovered that Yugoslavia already had an operational space-flight technology.
In March 1961 Yugoslavia secretly sold complete space programme to USA.
In May 1961, Kennedy announced USA choose to go to the Moon.
In this documentary we will reveal how Tito built the biggest secret underground space centre in Europe in army base Željava with code name "Object 505".

Researched and written by Boštjan Virc

Directed and co-written by Žiga Virc

Production Studio Virc

.... WHAT???

Betonov · 01-10-12, 04:54 PM

This I got to see

We'll, we were smart enough back then to pull a stunt like this, but I doubt we could handle the operation logistic wise

Plus (if this is true) those yankee billions sure found better use than some prestige to be gained by going up there.
And unfortunately, even a Yugoslav flag on the moon would not prevent the bloodbath of 1991-1996

kraznyi_oktjabr · 01-10-12, 04:55 PM

WTH!

That is candidate for "must see" document of the year.
EDIT: ...for 2013/14.

Rhodes · 01-10-12, 05:23 PM

Oh, so it was not a weather ballon after all...

TLAM Strike · 01-10-12, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Betonov

...even a Yugoslav flag on the moon would not prevent the bloodbath of 1991-1996

Saw this image on another website:

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Originally Posted by Rhodes

Oh, so it was not a weather ballon after all...

Dear God; it was one of these the Air Force scraped off the New Mexican desert...

Rhodes · 01-10-12, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Dear God; it was one of these the Air Force scraped off the New Mexican desert...

You got it!

nikimcbee · 01-10-12, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Well they built the darn thing apparently, then sold it to us!

Link to trailer...

.... WHAT???

You mean Kim Jong Il thought of the idea, then sold it to Yugoslavia.

Betonov · 01-10-12, 05:37 PM

Oh my god, the Yugo

A car that's so bad it's legendary

My neighbour had one, the funnest thing to drive, you'd mash it and bash it and break a light hitting someone's house and the thing would go on

TLAM Strike · 01-10-12, 09:49 PM

This stuff is almost too strange to not be true. So I've sent an email to NASA...

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Today a trailer for a documentary titled: Houston, we have a problem!, researched and written by Boštjan Virc and directed by Žiga Virc was posted on youtube...

The trailer in question:

it alleges that the US Government in March of 1961 purchased via economic aid to Marshal Tito's Yugoslavia data and material vital to Project Apollo and that parts of the Apollo spacecraft may have been built in an underground air base at Zeljava in the former SFRY.

Can NASA confirm or deny any of this?

I sort of doubt I'll get any real response...

razark · 01-10-12, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Well they built the darn thing apparently, then sold it to us!

At least it's something different from the whole "We never went to the moon" bullcrap.

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

I sort of doubt I'll get any real response...

Having grown up less than 1.5 miles from the gates of JSC, in the middle of a neighborhood full of people who designed, built, tested, controlled, and flew the spacecrafts, I must say that we never really saw any eastern Europeans of any sort around here until the 90's.

TLAM Strike · 01-10-12, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by razark

...I must say that we never really saw any eastern Europeans of any sort around here until the 90's.

I figured the place must have been crawling with commies!

No doubt driving cars with diplomatic tags...

Betonov · 01-11-12, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by razark

Having grown up less than 1.5 miles from the gates of JSC, in the middle of a neighborhood full of people who designed, built, tested, controlled, and flew the spacecrafts, I must say that we never really saw any eastern Europeans of any sort around here until the 90's.

How do you know there werent any, Yugoslavs spoke fluent English (unlike the Russians)

Plus, we only sold the parts to you, it didn't say we sent the tech crews there too

Sailor Steve · 01-11-12, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by razark

"We never went to the moon"

WE NEVER WENT TO THE MOON!

I know it's true because I just read it on teh interwebs!

Oh, wait. I pulled that one before. Well, it's been a long time. Maybe nobody will notice.

MH · 01-11-12, 12:58 PM

Interesting ....
It quite possible that USA could have some dealing with Yugoslavia considering Tito's stance against Stalin.
Quite possibly USA wanted to bring Yugoslavia as close as possible to the west which possibly could mean lots of money.
As for the space program NASA was heavily "brain storming" at the time hunting for, testing and researching even most outrageous proposals.
If the Yugoslav research included some practical ideas they could had been used....why not.

01-11-12, 01:27 PM

Waiting for Oprah to chime in with Yugo Girl!

01-10-12, 04:55 PM	#3
kraznyi_oktjabr Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Republiken Finland Posts: 1,803 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	WTH! That is candidate for "must see" document of the year. EDIT: ...for 2013/14. __________________ You talk to God, you're religious. God talks to you, you're psychotic. - Dr. House Last edited by kraznyi_oktjabr; 01-10-12 at 05:07 PM.

01-10-12, 05:23 PM	#4
Rhodes Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Figueira da Foz, Portugal Posts: 4,515 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	Oh, so it was not a weather ballon after all... __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/16416646@N05/

01-10-12, 04:54 PM	#2
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	This I got to see We'll, we were smart enough back then to pull a stunt like this, but I doubt we could handle the operation logistic wise Plus (if this is true) those yankee billions sure found better use than some prestige to be gained by going up there. And unfortunately, even a Yugoslav flag on the moon would not prevent the bloodbath of 1991-1996

01-10-12, 05:37 PM	#8
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Oh my god, the Yugo A car that's so bad it's legendary My neighbour had one, the funnest thing to drive, you'd mash it and bash it and break a light hitting someone's house and the thing would go on

01-11-12, 12:58 PM	#14
MH Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,184 Downloads: 248 Uploads: 0	Interesting .... It quite possible that USA could have some dealing with Yugoslavia considering Tito's stance against Stalin. Quite possibly USA wanted to bring Yugoslavia as close as possible to the west which possibly could mean lots of money. As for the space program NASA was heavily "brain storming" at the time hunting for, testing and researching even most outrageous proposals. If the Yugoslav research included some practical ideas they could had been used....why not.

01-11-12, 01:27 PM	#15
Randomizer Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Waiting for Oprah to chime in with Yugo Girl!