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Re:Declassified spacecrafts and orbital weapons of the USSR ... by jrumbut on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @04:14PM (#26171872)
A spy satellite program isn't worth much if your adversary can send astronauts up to mess with them and you can't.
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Re:Declassified spacecrafts and orbital weapons of the USSR ... by sandworm101 on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @05:40PM (#26172780)
Unless sending people up to mess with a sat costs more than launching its replacement, which would be true of everything short of massive weapons stations. And from day one everyone realized that sending men up to intercept wasnt practical, especially if the target didnt want to be intercepted.
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