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In Apollo 13 the movie, there is a scene where the NASA representative is walking politicos on a tour: JIM LOVELL - I'm slated to be the commander of Apollo 14
by Agustus 11y ago
In Apollo 13 the movie, there is a scene where the NASA representative is walking politicos on a tour:
JIM LOVELL
- I'm slated to be the commander of Apollo 14 sometime late
next year.
CONGRESSMAN
- If there is an Apollo 14... Now, Jim, people in my state
have been asking why we're continuing to fund this program -
now that we've beaten the Russians to the Moon. [1]
The chasm between what NASA wanted, pilots down, was to keep on its trajectory, but the politicians saw monies to tender.
[1] https://sfy.ru/?script=apollo13 https://sfy.ru/?script=apollo13
- golergka 11y agoWhy people blame politicians that accurately represent people's views? If you have a bigoted, stupid, awful politician who's popular without fraud or dishonest competition practices in general, may be you should blame education, may be the media, but the politician himself is just doing his job — representing the people. The bigoted, stupid, awful people.
- Agustus 11y agoI am not blaming the politician, just noting the chasm in the NASA projections and what the politicians are pivoting on.
- curiouscats 11y agoTo some extent what you say has merit. But remember we are a republic, we elect people to lead us. They are not meant to raise only to the level of the average person. At least they were not until maybe the last 20 or 30 years. It is true the main blame for our policies rests with those continuing to elect them. But those actually representing us and making the decisions are responsible also.