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Decatur Daily in Decatur, Alabama

06 Sep 1964

Page 20

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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1964

Page

20

Moon trip seen as unnecessary in public forum

A reader letter from August 1964 argues man’s Moon voyage is unnecessary given Earth’s life-supporting environment. The writer discounts space travel as impractical, urging focus on improving Earth rather than venturing to the Moon. The missive, signed H H Watson of Opelika, Alabama, also notes the value of earthly life over celestial exploration.

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Phil Campbell Ala Decatur Daily Tor Cer Islain Slito Earth Decatur Daily Decatur Alabama Alabama Recreation Society Opelika Kenneth C. Vance
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Gegenschein Explained by Space Scientists and NASA Study

Space scientists outline the gegenschein a faint glow about 20 times the moon visible overhead at midnight when the sun is opposite. NASA researchers aboard a Kennedy Space Center launch plan to use ultraviolet green and infrared observations to test if it lies in a space trap about 980000 miles from Earth. The gegenschein may be built from long dead comet fragments and remains fixed in the sky. The note also mentions the U S ten thousand dollar bill bearing Salmon P Chase.

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NASA Orbiting Geophysical Story Kennedy C. L. Wolf K. L. Jam NASA Goddard Flight Center S. P. Wyatt University of Pore Iaco Earth
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Pustic Forum H. H. Watson Sun U.S Salmon P. Chase Daiby Decatur Chamber of Commerce Pauline McFarland Alabama State Restaurant Association Johnnie Kiehl George Hall Hartselle Railroad Street Admiral Refrigerator Grandma Rockers Fabric Command RCA Victor
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