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I remember reading that LBJ said that, once we'd landed on the moon,
the USA could get to work on domestic problems. The clear implication appeared to be that space travel wasn't necessary or desired. The question is: did I imagine that? If I did not, can someone point me to where I can find the exact context and quote? Thanks. |
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On May 11, 10:02 am, "
wrote: I remember reading that LBJ said that, once we'd landed on the moon, the USA could get to work on domestic problems. The clear implication appeared to be that space travel wasn't necessary or desired. The question is: did I imagine that? If I did not, can someone point me to where I can find the exact context and quote? Thanks. I read in a book once that he commented to a space official at Huntsville or Michoud after seeing all of the Apollo Saturn infrastructure that "it was too bad that all of this will be ****ed away" after the Apollo Program ended. |
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M wrote: I read in a book once that he commented to a space official at Huntsville or Michoud after seeing all of the Apollo Saturn infrastructure that "it was too bad that all of this will be ****ed away" after the Apollo Program ended. What else could you do with it? You could build a giant space station (pretty pointless, as we found out with the ISS). Build a base on the Moon, (again, what for? Need more rocks?). Or set off on a manned expedition to Mars (we haven't figured out the details of how to do that yet, much less in 1970). Pat |
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On May 12, 2:40 am, Pat Flannery wrote:
M wrote: I read in a book once that he commented to a space official at Huntsville or Michoud after seeing all of the Apollo Saturn infrastructure that "it was too bad that all of this will be ****ed away" after the Apollo Program ended. What else could you do with it? That's not the point, here, and that changes the subject. My direction is straightforward: what did LBJ (and his administration) say that indicated a lack of interest in space travel? |
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On Mon, 12 May 2008 01:40:47 -0500, in a place far, far away, Pat
Flannery made the phosphor on my monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that: M wrote: I read in a book once that he commented to a space official at Huntsville or Michoud after seeing all of the Apollo Saturn infrastructure that "it was too bad that all of this will be ****ed away" after the Apollo Program ended. What else could you do with it? You could build a giant space station (pretty pointless, as we found out with the ISS). It's only pointless if you can't afford to get to it. Which in fact would have been the case if we were constrained to Saturn. |
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On Sun, 11 May 2008 10:02:23 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote: I remember reading that LBJ said that, once we'd landed on the moon, the USA could get to work on domestic problems. The clear implication appeared to be that space travel wasn't necessary or desired. The question is: did I imagine that? If I did not, can someone point me to where I can find the exact context and quote? ....On a side note, the LBJ Library will be hosting a special exhibit on LBJ and the Space Race starting in mid-August. Since it's just up the road, I plan to see it, hopefully on opening day. OM -- ]=====================================[ ] OMBlog - http://www.io.com/~o_m/omworld [ ] Let's face it: Sometimes you *need* [ ] an obnoxious opinion in your day! [ ]=====================================[ |
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On May 12, 12:10 pm, "Jorge R. Frank" wrote:
wrote: I remember reading that LBJ said that, once we'd landed on the moon, the USA could get to work on domestic problems. The clear implication appeared to be that space travel wasn't necessary or desired. The question is: did I imagine that? If I did not, can someone point me to where I can find the exact context and quote? Found something similar; it was in a 1966 State Department memo: “If we can de-emphasize or stretch out additional costly programs aimed at the moon and beyond, resources may to some extent be released for other objectives which might serve more immediate, higher priority interests.” Yeah, because the much greater cost in money, not to mention lives in Vietnam was so much more worth it... not. Don't expect consistency in the utterances of politicians. As its only sometimes, when they fail to be careful, that they say what they really believe... Andre |
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