When the Space Race (and arms dealing) came to the NEK
Brave Little State
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Using a Big Gun to Launch Satellites Into Space
James adams talks about the idea of using a big gun to shoot satellites into space. In 19 63, this mammoth gun fired for the first time an barbadoes, and it reached 85 thousand feet. The canadian government starts to get a bit wary of this object in part because the us. Military are also involved. They have an interest in trying to understand how these satellites could be used specifically for the c i a um in more military applications. Author: "It's just being pushed up into the atmosphere really, really"
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