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Strangely enough the MOL astronauts only knew of the cover story that the program would be a space laboratory for military experiments and did not learn of the reconnaissance role until after selection.
Manned Orbiting Laboratory
Mockup of MOL
Gemini B Heat Shield with Hatch
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NASA feasibility studies determined that a research space laboratory could be placed in orbit by 1967. However, to fund such a project it had to be justified by achieving a national goal, or an important science goal, or test of technology.
X-20 Dyna-Soar
MOL Configuration
Gemini B
