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Rand Simberg wrote:
Yes. I did. I even shook Werner von Braun's hand. Well, whoop-de-doo. This is the same Werner v Braun who famously said: "I aim for the stars but sometimes I hit London and Antwerp." Bob Kolker |
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Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
"Rand Simberg" wrote in message ... This is nonsense. What is your problem with giving JFK appropriate credit for initiating the Apollo program? My guess would be the fact that JFK did not initiate the Apollo program. Why do you insist on revising history? Without JFKs pushing and Congress backing him, no Moon landings. It took twentyfour billion 1960s dollars to put a footprint on the Moon. Bob Kolker |
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"Robert J. Kolker" wrote in message ... 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. Not announced. Proposed. Announcements follow proposals. |
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On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 17:46:33 GMT, in a place far, far away, "Steven
P. McNicoll" made the phosphor on my monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that: "Robert J. Kolker" wrote in message ... That is probably true, but Nixon had little to do with the success of Apollo. Nor did Kennedy. 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. |
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"Robert J. Kolker" wrote in message ... Without JFKs pushing and Congress backing him, no Moon landings. It took twentyfour billion 1960s dollars to put a footprint on the Moon. That may be, but it doesn't change the fact that the Apollo project was initiated before JFK was even president-elect. |
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On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 22:17:23 GMT, h (Rand
Simberg) wrote: Please, enough is enough. You are beginning to sound like a troll. I think psychological term for this "projection." Troll is the correct term. -- "The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant: It's just that they know so much that isn't so." --Ronald Reagan |
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On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 18:08:53 GMT, in a place far, far away, "Steven
P. McNicoll" made the phosphor on my monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that: "Rand Simberg" wrote in message ... 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. Kennedy did not initiate the program. Then who do you fantasize did? |
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On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 22:39:15 GMT, h (Rand
Simberg) wrote: The project had been proposed in the fifties. Not by anyone in a position to make it happen. Werner von Braun was. -- "The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant: It's just that they know so much that isn't so." --Ronald Reagan |
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On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:37:09 -0500, "Robert J. Kolker"
wrote: Twentfour billion 1960s dollars to leave a foot print on the Moon. Not a very good deal, was it? It was priceless. A lot better than all the money we have thrown down that rathole called Israel. -- "The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant: It's just that they know so much that isn't so." --Ronald Reagan |
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On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:39:21 -0500, "Robert J. Kolker"
wrote: I did. I even shook Werner von Braun's hand. Well, whoop-de-doo. This is the same Werner v Braun who famously said: "I aim for the stars but sometimes I hit London and Antwerp." When's the last time you shook hands with a mass murderer? -- "The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant: It's just that they know so much that isn't so." --Ronald Reagan |
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