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A comment on Just another Apollo? Part two (2005).

Re:Just another Apollo? Part two (2005) by gumby on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @08:26AM (#31738220)
> The only reason it was not done is because politically it was inexpedient for the Nixon administration to continue supporting the Apollo program, which it saw a legacy of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations.

What shortsighted thinking! Yet another reason to hate the Nixon administration.

The one month limitation due to CSM seems crazy. I can’t imagine spending a month in the CSM.

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Re:Just another Apollo? Part two (2005) by messe on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @08:34AM (#31738347)
> The one month limitation due to CSM seems crazy. I can’t imagine spending a month in the CSM.

From the article, it sounded like the CSM would be unmanned during that time, as they planned to carry a crew of three down to the surface.

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Re:Just another Apollo? Part two (2005) by chernevik on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @02:22PM (#31743681)
It's a sleight-of-hand to shift blame for NASA's failure to articulate a mission to Nixon.
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