Friday, January 5, 2018

Nixon Announces Space Shuttle Development 1972


In an amazing move, President Nixon announced the development  of the space shuttle program, January 5, 1972.  Scientists realized that the huge expense of a one-time use of a space vehicle was prohibitive, so the idea was to come up with a "reusable" spacecraft.  It would give the U.S. better access to space and give man a working presence in orbit.

Read his announcement here:

https://history.nasa.gov/stsnixon.htm


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