• IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      10
      ·
      2 years ago

      It was the 1950s version of Star Wars. As my dad put it decades after the fact, it was a project to “identify, track, and destroy a hostile satellite”. It was a direct response to Sputnik.

      • ameancow@lemmy.worldBanned from community
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        2 years ago

        So aliens, got it.

        That will be the takeaway for everyone reading this.