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Old July 4th 10, 08:47 AM posted to sci.space.policy
Pat Flannery
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Default Are we a space faring nation or not!?

On 7/3/2010 8:06 PM, David M. Palmer wrote:
In , Michael
wrote:

Forty years ago, we wnt from zero to Moon landing in less than 8
years. KSC did not exist when President Kennedy issued his challenge!
And yet by the end of 1969 we'd landed twice.


The difference now is that KSC does exist.


I still like the idea of Kennedy naming the space center after himself.
LBJ on the other hand would have done something just like that given
half the chance.

Pat