Yugoslavia put a man on the moon?

Jimbuna · 01-11-12, 03:20 PM

That smallest of planets up there was misnamed....it should have been called 'Tito' not 'Pluto'

TLAM Strike · 01-11-12, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

That smallest of planets up there was misnamed....it should have been called 'Tito' not 'Pluto'

Excuse me, there is a slight problem with that statement...

Betonov · 01-11-12, 05:27 PM

Well, it's been officially confirmed as a mockumentary soooo...

No serbian hog roast on the moon

TLAM Strike · 01-11-12, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Betonov

Well, it's been officially confirmed as a mockumentary soooo...

Got a link?

If true: darn. I was hoping Yugoslavia got farther on its space program than Zambia...

Dowly · 01-11-12, 06:01 PM

Maybe the US was getting desperate

TLAM Strike · 01-11-12, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

Maybe the US was getting desperate

WRONG!!!

America sent the first animal in to space:

http://spacechronology.com/1940s.html#1947

We also launched the first interplanetary mission, first probe to land on Mars, and first probe to the outer planets.

Too be fair the Soviets had some other firsts... they were the first to lose a crew in space.

Dread Knot · 01-11-12, 06:59 PM

If Yugoslavia -- a country not previously recognized as an engineering powerhouse -- sold the United States a "complete" space program, then why did it take so many years of development to build it? One of the key evidences, in any other case, that something has been bought and paid for (rather than invented) is that it suddenly springs into fruition without any clear history. American academic journals from 1959 up through 1975 are replete with the history of the U.S. space program development. Many engineers today can recount in great deal what they did to invent their portion of the Apollo technology.

You also have to consider that 1961 was not the genesis of the Apollo idea. It actually started back in 1959 under the Eisenhower administration, and by 1961 much of the system design was already on paper. Kennedy, in 1961, merely gave it a new and ambitious goal. That makes it hard to argue that Yugoslavia sold the United States a space program two years after it had already begun development. When you set out to tell the "secret" story of something, you can't rely on the popular misconception of its timeline to provide the backbone of your story. You have to deal with the actual timeline as historians see it.

Betonov · 01-11-12, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Got a link?

If true: darn. I was hoping Yugoslavia got farther on its space program than Zambia...

Well, maybe officially is not the right word

01-11-12, 03:20 PM	#1
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,014 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	That smallest of planets up there was misnamed....it should have been called 'Tito' not 'Pluto' __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Well, it's been officially confirmed as a mockumentary soooo... No serbian hog roast on the moon

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Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,056 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Maybe the US was getting desperate

01-11-12, 06:59 PM	#7
Dread Knot Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,288 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	If Yugoslavia -- a country not previously recognized as an engineering powerhouse -- sold the United States a "complete" space program, then why did it take so many years of development to build it? One of the key evidences, in any other case, that something has been bought and paid for (rather than invented) is that it suddenly springs into fruition without any clear history. American academic journals from 1959 up through 1975 are replete with the history of the U.S. space program development. Many engineers today can recount in great deal what they did to invent their portion of the Apollo technology. You also have to consider that 1961 was not the genesis of the Apollo idea. It actually started back in 1959 under the Eisenhower administration, and by 1961 much of the system design was already on paper. Kennedy, in 1961, merely gave it a new and ambitious goal. That makes it hard to argue that Yugoslavia sold the United States a space program two years after it had already begun development. When you set out to tell the "secret" story of something, you can't rely on the popular misconception of its timeline to provide the backbone of your story. You have to deal with the actual timeline as historians see it.