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2. Massive government effort--

Reply to Marcus IM (Reply #1)

Fri May 26, 2023, 05:47 PM

May 2023

I wonder if JFK actually had any belief when he said, "We'll be on the moon by the end of the decade."

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Meanwhile, back in 1969... [View all] viva la May 2023 OP

Government did not own the corporate manufacturers. It did oversee them. Marcus IM May 2023 #1

Massive government effort-- viva la May 2023 #2

Ispace sees lunar orbit insertion as practice for deploying satellites around the Moon. Goonch May 2023 #5

I can't remember which one, Mr.Bill May 2023 #3

LOL-- at least there was prestige at stake viva la May 2023 #4

IIRC it was John Glenn who said that. Boomerproud May 2023 #6

I did some googling and you are correct. Mr.Bill May 2023 #7

Funny, I've always heard it was Grissom. malthaussen May 2023 #8

Not that you're wrong, exactly... malthaussen May 2023 #9

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