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Nov 1, 2019 6 min

Stealing the Lunik

from Stories beneath the Stars Hosted by Micah Wullschleger

In 1960 the Soviet Union toured around some of their industrial achievements. Among them was a satellite called the Lunik. This satellite was the crowning achievement of the USSR space program and is what allowed the Soviets to get ahead of the Americans in the space race. Soon, however, the satellite would be the very thing that gave the Americans the advantage in the race. Undeterred by the risk the CIA was determined to steal and study the satellite all without anyone knowing. If pulled off right then they could turn the tide of the race, but if done wrong then they could very well spark another world war. This podcast is based on the information from, https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/kent-csi/vol11no1/html/v11i1a04p_0001.htm https://www.popsci.com/cias-bold-kidnapping-soviet-spacecraft/ https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/04/02/luna-3/

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