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Perhaps they simply couldn't get there for whatever reason and didn't want anyone to know. And now the space program is an endless money maker for other projects they would rather we didn't know we were paying for. It would take a fair bit of international coordination but it could be done and the benefits are obvious.

I had questioned the Falcon 9 launch last winter because a lot of things didn't make sense.

Perhaps they're coving up a flat earth.

https://steemit.com/conspiracy/@aboutyourbiz/did-the-spacex-falcon-9-launch-just-prove-the-flat-earth-flagstaff-vantage-point

Hmmm. Flat Earth. Never been to space myself, so I can't chime in. 😁

Thanks for the link. Will check this after I am done here.

There are so many things which don't make sense...

Ok, then what would keep The USSR from calling out the USA? There was a space race. It’s odd that of two rival countries, one “wins” the race and both countries basically quit.

How does Russia benefit from covering for their “enemy”?

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There was a lot of money dumped into the space programs on both sides of that race...a win win for both sides. Who would ever tell?

yeah, all you would have to do was to get the Soviet Union to cooperate in the hoax with the US at the height of the cold war!

They were happy enough to sign the Antarctic Treaty during the cold war, so why not? I understand this is the longest standing and most successful treaty in history.

The Antarctic Treaty was signed in Washington on 1 December 1959 by twelve nations: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Chile, France, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States and USSR

The Russians had a spy in Goddard's office and up until a certain point he actually collaborated with the Germans who later developed the V2. The same year as that treaty American engineers broke into an exposition and stole a Russian satellite and took the whole thing apart rebuilt it and returned it in one night.
That's not working together! ;)
https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/satellite-hijack/