• IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world
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    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
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      2 years ago

      So aliens, got it.

      That will be the takeaway for everyone reading this.