Fifty five years ago, the Russian Soyuz moon program was several years ahead of the US Apollo Moon Program.Fifty five years ago, the mighty Russian Soyuz-1 spacecraft powered by the huge, powerful N-1 rocket stood on the launch pad at the Baikanur Cosmodrome in the Soviet state of Kazakhstan. The stage was set for the Russians to win the race to the moon.
ROBB FELDER is a Vietnam Veteran. He attended the University of Alaska and the University of Minnesota. He grew up in the brewery and on the farm talked about in the story. Robb is retired from a successful career as a computer applications software designer. He and his wife Barbara live in a suburb of the Twin Cities of Minnesota.