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NY Times Retracts 1920 Article Saying Spaceflight Impossible

Barbara Cockburn
 on July 22, 2009 8:16 PM | | Comments () | TrackBacks (0) |
It's always good to set the record straight, even if it's embarrassing.

On 17 July 1969, the day after Apollo 11's launch, the New York Times issued this correction over a 1920 story it ran saying spaceflight is impossible.

NYTCorrection.jpg[via @mathewi on Twitter]

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