[Ads-l] "Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades."

[Peter Morris]

A variation from 1958 or 9.

http://tinyurl.com/hq3pnjc

A near miss usually scores points only in the game of horseshoes, 
but the near miss in last weekend's moon shot by the Air Force is 
being hailed as almost equal to complete success. Pioneer came 
close enough to its goal- an orbit around the moon ... 

Probably taliking about Pioneer 1, October 11 1958

http://www.lunarland.com/pioneer-moon-missions

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