Pictures of moscows moon rocket images that were to be among the soviet unions most closely guarded state secrets. And pictures of cosmonauts training for a moon landing in the socalled star city near moscow the soviet union was determined to beat the United States in the race to put a man on the moon a race that would cost russian and american lives. The russians and always set the pace but in the end they ultimately lost the 20th centurys most prestigious race. I am. Opened in 1957 Baikonur Cosmodrome was moscows gateway to the stars. After the launch of several sputnik satellites and unmanned moon probes in the late 1950 s. The whole world assumed that the soviets would also be using baikonur to send cosmonauts to the moon. There were certainly concrete plans but nothing was leaked there were no official statements nothing to indicate the soviet unions plans hippest. All decisions on the Space Program were classified top secret including the moon program. Should one day program much
Cspan radio app. Next, a conversation on the u. S. China relationship during the coronavirus pandemic. Well hear from former Trump Administration National Security advisor hr mack master. Mcmaster. This event forum hosted by the Hoover Institute was held by video conference. For more than a century our mission has been dedicated to generating policy ideas that promote individual, economic and political freedom, private enterprise and representative government. Today we bring you our newest online virtual series entitled hoover capitol conversations. This series will bring Hoover Institution fellows together with policymakers for indepth informed discussions examining some of the major policy challenges facing the United States and the world. By bringing together the players in policy development and policy execution, we hope to pull back the curtain on some of the discussions that happen behind closed doors traditionally. I hope you enjoy this fireside chat between those who generate t
Opecs cuts may be draining the glut. The bank of japan prepares for unscheduled talks as the coronavirus keeps extra pressure on the economy. Help for Small Business tops the agenda. Downside are seeing a start to trading on this final friday session of the week. Overwhelmingly, the concern over these escalating tensions between washington and beijing, and now also, beijings expected move to impose the National Security law on hong kong and we are watching, in particular, the start of mainland trading as well as hong kong trading and trading in the hong kong dollar but in the meantime, we are seeing a downside view when it comes to nikkei futures as well as kospi. Sydney futures looking to extend losses of. 4 in the previous session although we could expect to see some modest gains when it comes to the Energy Sector given the gains and that story when it comes to the continued rally in oil prices. We are also watching trading in new zealand. We had retail Sales Numbers out in the last
You to our event with the assistant secretary of defense for into security affairs. We have been fortunate to engage him on several aspects of our policy research over the past decade and while he is serving in the Administration Since 2017 and randy thank you for your service to our country an Important Role you play in the administration. Randall shriver was appointed as assistant secretary of defense i President Donald Trump on january 82018 previously having served as Deputy Assistant secretary for Pacific Affairs under which portfolio he covered china taiwan hong kong and australia all the easy stuff. Earlier he held the role of chief of staff to the deputy secretary of state from 2,122,003 and served as an activeduty nato Intelligence Officer deployed in operation Desert Shield and desert storm. Beyond his government career randy has been a leading thinker on wings of issues in u. S. China relationships over two decades and a robust voice on the future of that relationship asking
Pictures of moscows moon rocket images that were to be among the soviet unions most closely guarded state secrets. And pictures of cosmonauts training for a moon landing in the socalled star city near moscow the soviet union was determined to beat the United States in the race to put a man on the moon a race that would cost russian and american lives. The russians had always set the pace but in the end they ultimately lost the 20th centurys most prestigious race. Last. Opened in 1957 Baikonur Cosmodrome was moscows gateway to the stars. After the launch of several sputnik satellites and unmanned moon probes in the late 1950 s. The whole world assumed that the soviets would also be using baikonur to send cosmonauts to the moon. And. There were certainly concrete plans but nothing was leaked there were no official statements nothing to indicate the soviet unions plans hippest. All decisions on the Space Program were classified top secret including the moon program. That one day program m