I apologize for this off topic subject. Recently I heard an interesting story that was a new one on me. It has all the undertones of a "modern myth" but I wonder if you have heard it? According to the story, the first human launched orbital object was not Sputnik but an iron slab capping a well housing an A-bomb on a Nevada test site. The story goes on to say it was photographed ascending at a multiple of escape velocity at the time of a weapon's test back in the early 50's. Is this an old "Art Bell" story or is their an element of truth? Did it go straight up and come straight down? Is it a myth? Again, I apologize for this off-topic note. Thanks ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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