HOW CLOSE IS THE MOON NOW? - Richard H Sedliacik - June 1967

Richard H Sedliacik

Suddenly the moon seems farther away! Tragic accidents in U.S. and Soviet moon programs have pushed schedules behind by one year. What does it all mean? Will man someday travel to the moon and the planets and stars? Will mortal men CONQUER the universe? This exciting article reveals the astounding answers. On April 24, the U.S.-Soviet moon race was dealt another tragic blow! The first step of a proposed new Soviet space venture turned into a DISASTER as Russian Cosmonaut, Vladimir Komarov, was dashed to his death! Komarov's orbiting spacecraft, Soyuz I, had finally reentered the atmosphere - only to become entangled in its parachute and plunge earthward at hundreds of miles per hour! - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library