On Mar 12, 8:55*am, wrote:
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On Mar 12, 7:28*am, wrote:

Get a clue people. *Eisenhower was advised that the National Academy
of Sciences should operate as a board directing NASAs strategic
direction and growth - a Space Council that recieves a set amount of
funding each year for five or ten year terms. *Eisenhower ignored
this.

To the best of your knowledge, or alternatively, in your opinion, what
was Reagan's attitude toward or relationship with the National Academy
of Sciences?

Does anyone know where the phrase - to boldly go where no man has gone
before - came from?

It did not come from Gene Roddenberry.

I will give the pointer to the source to anyone who asks.

Okay, thanks in advance.

JTM

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/report61.html

The Weisner Report briefing President Elect Kennedy on our space
capabilities.

Given time, a desire, considerable innovation, and sufficient effort
and money, man can eventually explore our solar system. Given his
enormous curiosity about the universe in which he lives and his
compelling urge to go where no one has ever been before, this will be
done.- Hide quoted text -

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You not so neatly avoided my question about Reagan's relationship with
the National Academy of Sciences.

JTM