Forget space ships, those who inherit the heavenly kingdom will get around safely, easily, and conveniently and see far more than things in outer space with angelic speed.-Watchtower, November 15, 1959

Imagine those Governing Body members whizzing about in space at angelic speed and meeting God! I bet they can't wait. They really can’t celebrate human achievement at all - space travel gets downgraded, with rockets and engineering treated as inferior to “angelic” travel. This article is still available in the WT online library as it is post 1950 Watchtower.

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