Neil Armstrong vs Buzz Aldrin on the future of the space program?
(By Ed Morrissey, Hot Air) - I grew up in the space program, as the Admiral Emeritus worked for one of its main contractors (North American Aviation/Rockwell) from before my birth to the late 1980s, when he finally retired as a quality control engineer in the Space Shuttle program. The names Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Jim Lovell, and Eugene Cernan loomed large in that era as men who risked everything to push America to victory in the space race. When they speak with a united voice about the direction of the space program today, their words carry the weight of many years of sacrifice and honor.
Unfortunately, in this case, they 'may' not be correct — and they’re not quite united, either. Armstrong, the first man on the Moon, blasted Barack Obama’s decision to cut the Constellation program and focus on a “flexible” strategy for future space flights...
Unfortunately, in this case, they 'may' not be correct — and they’re not quite united, either. Armstrong, the first man on the Moon, blasted Barack Obama’s decision to cut the Constellation program and focus on a “flexible” strategy for future space flights...
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