The Shootdown Of Korean Airlines Flight 007 By: William Stephenson | - On September 1st, 1983, a Korean Airlines Boeing 747 was shot out of the skies over the Soviet Unions Eastern port area of Vladivostok near the Kamchatka Peninsula. The airliner purportedly drifted west of their intended flight path from Anchorage to Seoul, South Korea and violated the airspace of the Soviet Union. This event occurred during the height of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. The Cold War had many isolated casualties, but this indiscriminate killing of ... Tags:William D Stephenson, KAL 007, Flt 007, Korean Airlines, Soviet Union, Russia, Su 15, interceptor
From The Stars To The Streets By: James Gilbert Pynn | - Before the Eagle had landed, the Soviets had threatened to dominate space. When the Soviet Space Program successfully sent Sputnik into orbit in 1957, the so-called free world was in a panic. Congress reacted with swiftness reserved for a national crisis. Indeed, for many Americans, the perceived superiority of the Soviet program was tantamount to a crisis. President Eisenhower moved quickly to establish both NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and DARPA (Defense Advanced Re ... Tags:gps tracking, , automotive, , communication, , GPS,
