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Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
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That is probably true, but Nixon had little to do with the success of
Apollo.



Nor did Kennedy.


It was JFK who proposed the mission. NASA took him up on it.

Bob Kolker


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On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 13:14:28 -0500, "Robert J. Kolker"
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It was JFK who proposed the mission. NASA took him up on it.


You mean Congress authorized the funds...

Werner was talking about a manned landing back in the 1950s.



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On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 12:05:23 -0500, "Robert J. Kolker"
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Nixon was as liberal as Kennedy.


That is probably true, but Nixon had little to do with the success of
Apollo.


Nixon tried to get even with leftist academics by cutting off their
funds. By 1970 NASA was essentially out of business. Seattle was
almost a ghost town.


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Then who do you fantasize did?


I don't know, but I do know that NASA announced Project Apollo on July 28,
1960, when Senator JFK was busily running for president.


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"Robert J. Kolker" wrote in message
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It was JFK who proposed the mission. NASA took him up on it.


NASA announced Project Apollo on July 28, 1960. When did Senator Kennedy
propose the project to NASA?


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On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 20:49:26 GMT, h (Rand
Simberg) wrote:

Not did any president, for that matter, but it wouldn't have had a
chance to be successful if Kennedy hadn't initiated the program.


JFK did not initiate the program. Congress did.


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On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 21:58:44 GMT, h (Rand
Simberg) wrote:

President Kennedy proposed the project to the nation in May of 1961.
Had he not done that, there would have been no moon landings.


Please, you are making a real fool out of yourself with all this
made-up history.


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On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 22:01:41 GMT, h (Rand
Simberg) wrote:

JFK did not initiate the program. Congress did.


This is nonsense. What is your problem with giving JFK appropriate
credit for initiating the Apollo program?


Please, enough is enough.

You are beginning to sound like a troll.


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