Posted on 08/31/2018 11:21:05 AM PDT by Starman417
America - First moon landing.
Canada - First flagless man cuz socialism fails.
China - First collective.
1964 was when Project Orion was killed; motto: Mars by 1965, Saturn by 1970. Solar system exploration ships (10,000 tons) would be have crews 150; interstellar proposals were in the discussion stage - crews in the thousands (40 million tons).
The bigger these ships were, the better they would preform. Would use water in the millions of gallons as insulation from external radiation; spin gravity; nuclear propulsion.
Many videos on YouTube from artist conceptions to documentary videos made at the time as well as interviews with the people involved.
Reasons killed: Government interagency infighting, NASA Apollo conflict, perceived treaty obligations, lack of political leadership. “...the first time in modern history that a major expansion of human technology has been suppressed for political reasons.” - Freeman Dyson.
So we got 12 guys walking the moon for something like 80 hours total in one general area and called it good ‘because there was nothing to see except rocks’ 45 years ago. Sic transit spes; Eheu fugaces labuntur anni
PS: my step dad was a bomber pilot in the AAC; service - WWII, Korea, Nam
Yes, I remember reading about Project Orion - shockwaves from nuclear explosions for propulsion.
According to the sources that I read, the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty played a significant role in the cancellation of Orion.
Did they not include the US flag patch on the space suit too?
I meant no quibble. I was stating that out of the varied reasons, the NTB Treaty is said to be the most significant.
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