Re:What Made the SR-71 Blackbird Such a Badass Plane (2015)
by greenhouse_gas on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @01:09PM
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>there was some question that orbiting spacecraft would violate airspace
Almost. He didn't want to avoid launching satellites, he wanted to avoid launching _military_ satellites, which is why they had to use Vanguard (which was a civilian rocket). Once Sputnik launched on an R-7, there was no more need.
Almost. He didn't want to avoid launching satellites, he wanted to avoid launching _military_ satellites, which is why they had to use Vanguard (which was a civilian rocket). Once Sputnik launched on an R-7, there was no more need.