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For the eyes of the world now look into space, to the moon and to the planets beyond…..” - John F. Kennedy, Rice University Speech, 1962

So, considering that the original project lacked support before it even got off the ground, I am going to try again.......and this time I hope I can finish. Welcome to the world of To The Planets Beyond!

Chapter 1: Beginnings (Part I)

"Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine by Norbert Wiener was considered by many to be the inventor of modern computer science, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, servomechanisms and reliable communications. This was especially true not only in the West, but in the Soviet Union as well. When the book was first published back in 1948, Stalin had the opportunity to read the First Edition, although in the months that followed, various factions emerged and when TIME Magazine published its cover story on the Harvard Mark III computer in January 23rd, 1950, Boris Agapov, whom later published a work condemning the scientific field, was removed from his post and replaced by a pro-cybernetics science editor: Petia Nikolaev. Of course, Agapov's article would be removed, and Stalin would use the Literarturnaya Gazeta as a tool to help expand Soviet technological innovations. Had Agapov not been removed, the USSR would have had stagnated, and this decision by Stalin is considered by many historians to be one of the few good things the USSR would have under his rule." - Cybernetics in the USSR; Chapter 2: Early History

"To many historians, President Kennedy's "We Choose to go the Moon" Speech is considered one of the most ironic speeches in human history. However, it also considered to be the speech that ushered in humanity's expansion into the Solar System. After Kennedy had given his speech, it became the front-page news of the American media at the time. The USSR, shortly after this speech became concerned of losing its technological advantage to the Americans, and as a result: Khrushchev turned to the OKB-1 Design Bureau of the Soviet Space Program, and Sergei Korolev, already working on what would become the N1 rocket. This was a rocket that would be the most powerful rocket ever built, with a 75 tonne payload capability and over 24 NK-15 engines (which were unreliable at the time), and 33,927.50 kN of thrust. Khrushchev allowed Korolev to provide time to develop the 75 tonne version of the N1, which was originally designed to be a sort of super-ICBM, now turned into the launch vehicle that would send the Soviet Union to the Moon....." - Kennedy's Legacy in the Modern World, Chapter 4: Space Exploration

Now, I know, same start as last time, but mainly because I am trying to get it finished this time around. Either way, hope you enjoy the rest. :p
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