CONCLUSIONS REACHED BY SPACE INTELLIGENCE PANEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79R00904A001200030011-6
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 1, 2006
• Sequence Number: 11
• Content Type: REPORT

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Conclusions Reached b y S ace Intelligence Panel
It is clear that the Soviet space grogram is big
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generally competitive, and versatile. Its major objective
enhance the technological and military image ~' of the
omplishments in space. It is notes pcsible to
determine with certainty the specific direction the Soviets
will take in attempting to meet this major objective. In
bility afforded Soviet planners by__thefrangewof-propulsion
systems under development in the USSR. Those actions
visible to us to date are not inconsistent with a manned
lunar landing program competitive with Apollo. Neither
aarethey ~inconsistent with a major manned space station
circua-lunar flight aimed at reducing the world impact of
a successful Apollo landing. Since this focus of the
program is not as yet evident, the possibility that it
may competitive manned lunar landing cannot be ruled
out. If this is in fact the case, we are quite certain
they are not ahead of the United States in this program
but are rather from 0 to 18 months behind.
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