From: "Geo." 

"Monte Davis"  wrote in message
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> The fact is that it was the ICBM and military satellite race, costing
> 3x Apollo in 1953-1963, that created nearly all the core technologies:
> big rockets that didn't blow up too often, exotic materials needed for
> same, high-speed and high-reliability avionics, re-entry methods and
> materials, global radar/tracking nets, etc. etc.

So the Apollo program was just a clever way to cover up how much we were
spending on defense?

Geo.

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