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Red Moon!
Vladimir Chelomei was given task of designing interplanetary probes such as "Red Mars" series and communication satellites. During next few years his works slowed down as Korolev's manned lunar mission was given top priority but after his death on 1973 Chelomei's probes began to penetrate other planets atmospheres, impacting their surfaces and returning scientific datas back to Earth. Despite his rivarly with Chief Designer he did good work for all humanity as - thanks to him we discovered erupting water plumes on Europa, water on Mars, conditions on Mercury and many others places in Solar Systems.
*We choose to go to the Moon and do other things not because it is easy but because it is hard. In these hard times, when our country is shattered by nuclear incidents and foreign revolutions we must show that we can unite and achieve even hardest aims! As President of the United States, I promise to you that until 1960s decade ends, American man will go to the Moon and return safely! Some historians argue that Kennedy address to the nation was caused by Tatyana Kuznetsova visit in United States.
"The Soviet Union must sent people on the lunar surface! We must show them that they no longer can treat as like nation of poor peasants but as developed, strong sup[erpower capable of sending man on the Mon and back. We must show them our strenght in order to survive these hard times. While they are bombing their own country, warmongering and attacking neighbors we will spearhead progress and socialism in the world! You think that Westerners are humiliated by Soviet orbital flights? Wait and watch until we place man on the Moon!" - member of Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union Tatyana Kuznetsova; 1961
After successful flights of Tatyana Kuznetsova on April of 1961 and Yuri Gagarin on July of 1961, death of Alan Shepard seconds after start of Mercury-Redstone-3 Americans sent their own manned mission into space when Gus Grissom performed his 15-minutes flight. Driven by desire to explore space Sergei Korolev began "Battle of the Moon" against Soviet Politburo. Supported by his new employee Sergei Khrushchev, son of First Secretary of the CPSU and worldwide celebrity Tatyana Kuznetsova, member of Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (after death of one of its members) he advocated for lunar manned missions until his death on 1971. When John F. Kennedy gave his famous speech "We go to the Moon!"* no one in Politburo believed it was truth - all thought that United States had not ability to launch such a heavy payloads into orbit. All changed when Soviet intelligence units confirmed that NASA is working on super heavy launcher called Saturn and are preparing various versions of them - to LEO and beyond missions. OKB-1 and few others aerospace construction bureaus were merged into Soviet Space Agency (named as Heavy Artillery Test Bureau in official documents) under Korolev's command. He refused to use Vladimir Glushko's engines and turned to Nikolai Kuznetsov who was ordered to create reliable engines for first stage of N-1 rocket while Chief Designer Sergei Korolev began to design Soyuz spacecraft which was intended to replace Vostok spaceship and be main Soviet manned operational craft - in Earth Orbit, Lunar and interplanetary manned missions. Work of his life - Soyuz capsules serves with minimal modifications until present day.Vladimir Chelomei was given task of designing interplanetary probes such as "Red Mars" series and communication satellites. During next few years his works slowed down as Korolev's manned lunar mission was given top priority but after his death on 1973 Chelomei's probes began to penetrate other planets atmospheres, impacting their surfaces and returning scientific datas back to Earth. Despite his rivarly with Chief Designer he did good work for all humanity as - thanks to him we discovered erupting water plumes on Europa, water on Mars, conditions on Mercury and many others places in Solar Systems.
*We choose to go to the Moon and do other things not because it is easy but because it is hard. In these hard times, when our country is shattered by nuclear incidents and foreign revolutions we must show that we can unite and achieve even hardest aims! As President of the United States, I promise to you that until 1960s decade ends, American man will go to the Moon and return safely! Some historians argue that Kennedy address to the nation was caused by Tatyana Kuznetsova visit in United States.
- Tal Shiar
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