Tag Archives: James C. Fletcher

Gerard K. O’Neill and the Great Disappointment

Posted on September 16, 2016 by launiusr

Disappointments must not be forgotten. One of the great disappointments of those interested in the use and development of human space capabilities has been the inability to colonize the solar system. Emerging from the Apollo program of the latter 1960s … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Space | Tagged 1960s, ames research center, Apollo, Gerard K. O’Neill, Hans Mark, History, James C. Fletcher, L-5 Society, NASA, NASA's Advanced Programs Office, politics, Princeton University, public perceptions, public policy, U.S. Civil Space | 5 Comments

What Do You Do for an Encore after You’ve Been to the Moon?

Posted on November 20, 2015 by launiusr

As early as January 1964 NASA administrator, James E. Webb, had been asked by President Lyndon B. Johnson for a well-developed proposal of future space objectives after the Apollo Moon landings. Webb did not want to respond; instead he tried … Continue reading →

Posted in Apollo, History, Politics, Space | Tagged 1960s, Apollo, cold war, History, James C. Fletcher, James E. Webb, Lyndon B. Johnson, Moon, Moon race, NASA, politics, President’s Science Advisory Committee (PSAC), presidential power, public perceptions, public policy, Richard Nixon, Soviet Union, space shuttle, Space Task Group, Spiro T. Agnew, The Space Program in the Post-Apollo Period, U.S. Civil Space, Vietnam War | 1 Comment

The Declining Significance of the Frontier in Space History?

Posted on July 30, 2012 by launiusr

It began to be perceptible in the late 1960s, and was certainly recognized in the 1970s, that the intermix of frontier imagery, popular culture expectations, and Cold War concerns was beginning to break-down. This was true across broad swaths of … Continue reading →

Posted in Apollo, Cold War Competition, History, Politics, Space, Space Shuttle | Tagged 1960s, American exceptionalism, American West, Apollo, cold war, frontier, Gemini V, History, international relations, International Space Station, James C. Fletcher, John Glenn, manifest destiny, Moon race, NASA, Patricia Nelson Limerick, presidential power, public perceptions, public policy, space shuttle, U.S. Civil Space | 18 Comments

Tag Archives: James C. Fletcher

Gerard K. O’Neill and the Great Disappointment

What Do You Do for an Encore after You’ve Been to the Moon?

The Declining Significance of the Frontier in Space History?

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