karnalover:

moonlandingwasfaked:

mojav:

tilthat:

TIL as a reaction to slipping behind in the space race, the United States Air Force developed a plan to detonate a nuclear bomb on the moon. The main objective was to cause a nuclear explosion that would be visible from Earth, boosting the morale of the Amercian people.

via reddit.com

Fellas really wanted to blow up the moon just for kicks back then huh

operation fuck the moon