Success And The Realization Of A Nightmare: The Space Shuttle Era
- By
Marcus Lowth
- April 11, 2021
- September 29, 2021
- 23 min read
- Expert Opinion
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- Space, History
As the 1970s morphed into the 1980s and the Reagan era of the United States, in what would prove to be the last decade of the Cold War as well as the last remnants of competitiveness in the Space Race, NASA looked to unleash its Space Shuttle program. The general drive was to have spacecraft that were reusable and could be used for multiple missions, not least to assist in the building of a planned United States Space Station. And indeed, the initial plans and hopes for the Space Shuttle - that they would launch on a weekly basis - show how advanced those plans and ideas were.
The Space Shuttle era, despite the tragedies, is a classic era in space exploration
Operating from 1981 to 2011 NASA launched a total of 134 shuttl...
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Marcus Lowth
Marcus Lowth is a writer with a love for UFOs, aliens, and the Ancient Astronaut Theory, to the paranormal, general conspiracies, and unsolved mysteries. He has been writing and researching with over 20 years of experience.
Marcus has been Editor-in-Chief for several years due to his excellent knowledge in these fields. Marcus also regularly appears as an expert on radio talk shows including Troubled Minds and Unexplained Radio discussing these topics.
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