"Everything we do ought to really be tied in to getting on to the moon ahead of the Russians... otherwise we shouldn't be spending that kind of money, because I'm not interested in space... The only justification (for the cost) is because we hope to beat the USSR to demonstrate that instead of being behind by a couple of years, by God, we passed them. " -- J. F. Kennedy
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Written by DieZel Posted Online: Jul 16, 2005 Last Modified: Jul 16, 05
Postponed by America's race to The Moon, nearly defeated by politics, almost overcome by technogical challenges. The triumphs and tragedy of America's first Space Shuttle, Columbia.