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Topic: Trump's space history nods in July 4 speech
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328KF Member Posts: 1234 From: Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 07-06-2019 10:52 AM
During his speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on the July 4th holiday, President Trump made several references to the U.S. space program, and had Gene Kranz on hand as a special guest: Our quest for greatness unleashed a culture of discovery that led Thomas Edison to imagine his lightbulb, Alexander Graham Bell to create the telephone, the Wright Brothers to look to the sky and see the next great frontier. For Americans, nothing is impossible. Exactly 50 years ago this month, the world watched in awe as Apollo 11 astronauts launched into space with a wake of fire and nerves of steel, and planted our great American flag on the face of the moon.Half a century later, we are thrilled to have here tonight the famed NASA Flight Director who led Mission Control during that historic endeavor: the renowned Gene Kranz. Gene, I want you to know that we are going to be back on the moon very soon. And someday soon, we will plant the American flag on Mars. ...America's fearless resolve has inspired heroes who defined our national character — from George Washington, John Adams, and Betsy Ross, to Douglass — you know, Fredrick Douglass — the great Frederick Douglas, Harriet Tubman, Amelia Earhart, Douglas MacArthur, Dwight Eisenhower, Jackie Robinson, and, of course, John Glenn. During his highlighting of the U.S. Air Force's historic accomplishments, just before one of the flyovers, Trump said: It was airman Chuck Yeager who first broke the sound barrier. It was airmen like Gus Grissom and Buzz Aldrin, who traded their Sabre jets for rockets to the stars... |
denali414 Member Posts: 593 From: Raleigh, NC Registered: Aug 2017
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posted 07-06-2019 03:26 PM
Trump also mentioned the creation of the Space Force as a new part of the military during the speech. |
Jonnyed Member Posts: 396 From: Dumfries, VA, USA Registered: Aug 2014
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posted 07-07-2019 08:02 PM
Thanks for the mention of the "Space Force" concept.I have to confess that it is not clear to me what "problem" we are trying to "solve" here with the USSF and what issues it will be tackling. Would love to see a charter and white paper which led to the decision to create a "Space Force." I remember as a kid in the 1960s that the politicians of the day went to great lengths to emphasize that no one wanted to "militarize" space. |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 07-07-2019 08:09 PM
We have a topic dedicated to the formation of the Space Force. Please see and direct further discussion to the thread here. Thank you. | |
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