Astrospies on Nova, February 12th, 2008
Written by Fraser Cain
If you're going to be anywhere near a TV on Tuesday, February 12th, you might be interested in watching the upcoming episode of Nova called Astrospies. Here's what it's about:
Amid the countdowns, launches, splashdowns, and parades that heralded the race to the moon, both the United States and the Soviet Union ran quiet campaigns to launch military astronauts on spying missions. Highly classified for decades, these top-secret missions might easily have triggered a shooting war in orbit. In "Astrospies," NOVA travels to Russia for exclusive access to cosmonauts and their restricted space facility and obtains candid first-time interviews with American astronauts in the Air Force-run military space program.
And here's a little preview:
Check it out, I'll be watching.
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March 7th, 2008 at 11:53 am
The message is good, but the target is wrong. Heavy lifters are ready for the next Space Race to the Moon and Mars.
The race is… Back on.