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Old November 29th 11, 03:32 AM posted to sci.space.policy,sci.space.history
Greg \(Strider\) Moore
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"Jorge R. Frank" wrote in message
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On 11/28/2011 08:00 PM, Matt Wiser wrote:

Thanks for the update. Then it's LBJ we should blame for shutting down
Saturn. You may now print out a pic of LBJ at leisure and throw
however many darts at the man as you see fit.


Nixon bears about as much responsibility for the end of Apollo/Saturn as
Obama does for the end of shuttle. In both cases it was not a decision to
cancel the program; it was a choice not to reverse a predecessor's
decision. Which still means that both men "bought into" the decisions, in
my opinion.

"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice" - Neil Peart



You know, it just dawned on me. Of the 13 launches of the Saturn V, 10 of
them occurred under Nixon's watch.




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