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  1. Space Exploration: 1986 - beyond | Different Approach

    The timeline will continue, I just haven't had enough time to devote to this lately. Thank you all for the expressed interest. My website is in my profile, I don't want to advertise it here as it may violate the forum rules. I need to specify that this timeline is unrelated to what you will find...
  2. Space Exploration: 1986 - beyond | Different Approach

    October 18, 1987 Delegation of Aerospace Industry lobbyists appealed to Vice President Bush to find a replacement for Carl Sagan. Bush, as one of the advocates of the Freedom space station, has opposed Reagan's choice for the head of NASA. Aerospace industry is losing lucrative contracts with...
  3. Space Exploration: 1986 - beyond | Different Approach

    October 1, 1987 NASA reveals a prototype remote-controlled planetary rover that is intended for us on both the Moon and Mars. Series of such rovers will conduct long-term in-situ exploration while being piloted from Earth. NASA press center points out that this is not the the final design...
  4. Space Exploration: 1986 - beyond | Different Approach

    July 25, 1987 Carl Sagon, NASA Administrator, was interviewed regarding NASA's future plans. Excerpt of the interview is provided for your enjoyment: Journalist: Dr.Sagan, it's been over 9 months since your appointment to head NASA. What direction is the agency taking under your leadership...
  5. Space Exploration: 1986 - beyond | Different Approach

    Thanks. You're absolutely right, this is an unlikely scenario. My timeline is based on the premise that the Reagan Administration chose to take the heat off itself by appointing a NASA Administrator that is a popular, positive public figure that would be well received by the population as a...
  6. Space Exploration: 1986 - beyond | Different Approach

    Thanks for your comments. April 2, 1987 Criticism mounts for the direction that NASA is taking, as the worlds eyes are focused on the Soviet space station's MIR second module Kvant-1 docking. Others point out the technical difficulties being experienced by the Soviet cosmonauts with the...
  7. Space Exploration: 1986 - beyond | Different Approach

    Hi, everyone. I'm new here, this community seems unusually intelligent and pleasant, unlike much of the rest of the Internet. I have a website that is somewhat similar in style to your wonderful forum, but I only speculate on the future there, not the past. It's interesting for a change to...
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