Posted by naughtyhector on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/Concorde-Europe-bashing-etc-tp1504822p1504832.html


How about plausible deniability?!

Who's going to believe that a top secret alien defence organisation
is hiding under a movie studio in England? And to divert attention
perhaps Harlington-Straker studios put out a series of movies
featuring all the SHADO vehicles so that they can then claim that
they are just out shooting the next installment!

Also SHADO is working under tight budget management with Henderson
having to approve or bully the money into their coffers. I do not see
the need for SHADO to have to run any facilities for heavy lift
launches. Once Moonbase was established frequent small resupply trips
would be all that was needed and only the occasional exceptional
heavy launch (provided by NASA etc). Having to run such a facility
would increase the number of people that work for SHADO and that is
something I believe needs to be kept small. I believe the pad in
front of Moonbase is supposed to be for other larger vehicles to
land.

Personally I wouldn't like to go to the Moon in an Apollo capsule
(and that didn't land). I would rather prefer a reusable system to
get into space such as the BAC MUSTARD.