Weirder election than Battlestar Galactica's

"Robert J. Kolker" wrote in message
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It was contemplated and studied by NASA. It took congress with the
inspiration of JFK to come up with nearly ten years of funding to do the
job. Over 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.

On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 19:27:23 GMT, in a place far, far away, "Steven
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"Rand Simberg" wrote in message
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All that meant was that they issued some feasibility study contracts.
NASA does this all the time with many things that never happen (in
fact, most of the time, the project fails to go forward).


It means the Apollo project existed at an earlier date than JFK would have
been in a position to initiate it, thus it means that JFK did not initiate
the Apollo project.

Then by that logic, Reagan didn't initiate the space station program,
either.

There would have been no moon landing unless it became national policy, in
May of
1961.


By what instrument did a moon landing become national policy in May 1961?

http://history.nasa.gov/moondec.html

"On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced before a special
joint session of Congress the dramatic and ambitious goal of sending
an American safely to the Moon before the end of the decade."

Steven P. McNicoll wrote:



The point is Kennedy did not initiate the Apollo program.


His proposal to Congress made it possible. No funding, no landing.

Bob Kolker

On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 19:38:26 GMT, in a place far, far away, "Steven
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"Rand Simberg" wrote in message
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President Kennedy proposed the project to the nation in May of 1961.
Had he not done that, there would have been no moon landings.


The project had been proposed in the fifties.

Not by anyone in a position to make it happen.

Steven P. McNicoll wrote:

That may be, but it doesn't change the fact that the Apollo project was
initiated before JFK was even president-elect.

Not a single valve, nut, screw or pump was built until there was
funding. Not one. Without JFK and his my dick is bigger than Kruschev's
dick proposal none of this would have happened.

Bob Kolker

On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 19:39:52 GMT, in a place far, far away, "Steven
P. McNicoll" made the phosphor on my
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"Rand Simberg" wrote in message
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http://history.nasa.gov/moondec.html

"On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced before a special
joint session of Congress the dramatic and ambitious goal of sending
an American safely to the Moon before the end of the decade."


By what instrument was that goal made national policy?

By what instrument is *any* goal made national policy? The president
announces a policy, requests funding for it from Congress, and
receives it. Or not. In this case, he did.

Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
"Robert J. Kolker" wrote in message
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That's the first time I've heard someone call Nixon a liberal.


Most of the work was done during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations.

Nixon was as liberal as Kennedy.

If youu look at what happened under the Nixon administration he was
liberal by today's very conservative standards.

However, his only goal was being president. Most of his liberal
decisions were to ensure his re-electability with various groups as
well as the public.

Joe

Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
"Rand Simberg" wrote in message
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By what instrument is *any* goal made national policy?


I'll take that response to indicate you haven't the slightest idea.

And apparently, neither do you.

"Robert J. Kolker" wrote in message
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His proposal to Congress made it possible. No funding, no landing.


That's not the issue.

"Robert J. Kolker" wrote in message
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Not a single valve, nut, screw or pump was built until there was funding.
Not one. Without JFK and his my dick is bigger than Kruschev's dick
proposal none of this would have happened.


That may be, but it doesn't change the fact that the Apollo project was
initiated before JFK was even president-elect.