The US Air Force, not NASA, first planned to go to the moon in 1967

The Dhaka Times Desk Although NASA is currently leading the world in space exploration, it would be wrong to think that the US government-run agency was the first to plan for the conquest of space. The United States Air Force (USAF) was the first to plan America's conquest of space.

NASA was first established by US President Eisenhower in 1958. America has been planning space conquest long before this organization was established specifically for space research. And at that time, the United States Air Force (USAF) planned not only to conquer space, but also to send America to the moon. The project undertaken by the United States Air Force (USAF) to send humans to the moon is called Lunex. The planned space expedition was far ahead of its contemporary technology. Lunex also plans to send a man to the moon and bring him back.

The plan by the United States Air Force (USAF) proposed the use of a three-stage rocket to reach the moon. According to this organization engaged in air defense, it will be possible to land on the chest of the moon very easily with this kind of rocket. The most significant part of this plan is the module that the United States Air Force (USAF) plans to return to Earth. The Trikon vehicle, named 'Earth Return Vehicle', was planned to carry a weight of about 134,000 pounds at that time, which was completely impossible at that time. The whole expedition is divided into six stages starting from the journey from Earth till the return.

It is said that if the American government approved this plan proposed in 1967, the Russians would never have touched their space technology. On the other hand, many also praised the responsibility of space research in the hands of civilian organizations rather than in the hands of a military force.

References: The TechJournal