No president has ever made space exploration a campaign issue

Space/Science » in reply to Let's face it, the Space Program is hosed

Larry J — 3/9/2004 4:30:27 PM (archived)

Kennedy didn't announce his plans for the moon until he was in office. No other president has talked much about space either, not even during a campaign. It just isn't seen as much of an issue outside of the fringes.

The whole thread (15 posts)

No bucks, no Buck Rogers... - McFly - 3/8/2004 7:04:38 PM
- Let's face it, the Space Program is hosed - Gary - 3/9/2004 5:17:35 AM
  - Manned exploration has done nothing for unmanned exploration since Apollo - pwokenyaw - 3/11/2004 1:25:38 AM
  - No president has ever made space exploration a campaign issue - Larry J - 3/9/2004 4:30:27 PM
    - I agree with you but ..... - Gary - 3/9/2004 5:04:38 PM
      - The way Bush was gang tackled, I wouldn't be surprised if he never mentioned space again - Larry J - 3/10/2004 2:05:57 AM
        
        Being gang tackled is part of his job - Gary - 3/10/2004 6:29:37 AM
        
        Political Risk verses Benefit Analysis - Larry J - 3/10/2004 5:00:45 PM
      - re: I agree with you but ..... - gbaikie - 3/9/2004 8:12:21 PM
        
        You're right, of course... - McFly - 3/9/2004 11:05:21 PM
  - I think you're overly negative - Buck Galaxy - 3/9/2004 5:49:19 AM
    - Initiative makes abandoning space easier, not harder - dtb - 3/11/2004 2:21:47 AM
    - Uh huh.... - Gary - 3/9/2004 7:05:14 AM
- They have higher priorities for the money, don't you know... - Larry J - 3/8/2004 7:32:59 PM
  - Don't forget naked aggression, tax cuts for the wealthy, Halliburton, etc. - Bowser - 3/9/2004 12:44:51 AM

Recent posts

On this day in Space/Science

The whole thread (15 posts)