no tshirts, no souvenirs, no fanfare, no politics. just respect....and leadership. How far we’ve slipped in 25 years.
Yes, but it was also Reagans bottom point as a supporter of capitolism. In the wake of the dissaster, He caved to pressure from the left and walls were put up seducing the partnership between the space program and civillian industry.
Not only did this cause almost the entire weight of the space budget to now fall on the taxpayer - it sent those industries tied to satelite use to join with other countries to get their requirements met, and lead to succesful space programs being implemented in places where the western world really didn't need there to be space capable programs.
This really was not the Gipper's finest hour.