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To: rstrahan

Well Nixon really wounded the shuttle program when he told NASA to go cheaper than the cheap option. Also keep in mind that the shuttle program was designed to have a 20 year lifespan AND NASA wanted at least 15 years (preferably a full 20, the wanted the replacement greenlit right after the first launch) to develop its replacement. So the death of our manned program really starts with Reagan. Obie was little more than the 5th president in a row to not bother to make a decision.


22 posted on 08/21/2015 12:52:46 PM PDT by discostu (It always comes down to cortexiphan)
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To: discostu

I think it was Gordo Cooper who laid blame almost squarely at the feet of Sen. William Proxmire as to why NASA was largely stopped dead in its tracks in the ‘70s when it should’ve pushed on for a manned mission to Mars. We’re decades behind where we should be at today, and “Zero’s Mohammadan Outreach” program shows how truly moribund it is. So much for a guy who claimed to be a Star Trek fan who should’ve been pushing to reinvigorate NASA.

I heard Gene Roddenberry’s widow, Majel Barrett, speak on the subject 20 years ago and she told the crowd to contact their federal elected Reps to fully support and fund NASA and get on with longer-range missions. Who knows, maybe we’ll get Trump on the bandwagon to reinvigorate the old “New Frontier” agenda for space, though with our $20 trillion debt, an almost impossible dream now.


27 posted on 08/21/2015 1:10:27 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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