The Apollo space program relied on hydrogen fuel cells, which work by stripping electrons from hydrogen atoms.
No American commercial space program has yet proven it has the chops to handle the duty.
The Challenger disaster had made us that much more committed to our space program.
On a more earthbound note, the space program's money could be put to other uses.
Since then the space program has had nearly countless ups and downs (no pun intended).
After all, that priority really got our space program off the ground from its inception.
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But for 25 years the United States space program has been doing just that.
India's space program began in the 1970s, and the country launched its first satellite in 1983.
So, you know, the manned space program or, I should say, piloted space program, some problems.
The Obama administration's decision to redirect the civilian space program to a private-public partnership is smart.
The U.S. space program launched a rhesus monkey into space from New Mexico in 1948.
At that time, America answered the challenge, developing the greatest space program on Earth.
In the end, New York beat out places like Houston, which has ties to the space program.
Yes, he did continue his involvement in the space program but not as a supervisor, manager, etc.
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Ouyang says the aim of China's space program is clear: to advance the country's economic and scientific development.
The commercial efforts to low Earth orbit, which SpaceX achieved, are only a piece of the U.S. space program.
Many have lamented the seeming decline of the US space program.
If America wants to rekindle its space program, it must follow the talent.
Three weeks later, in a living room in Brigham City, Utah, a proud space program engineer watched the scene again.
The seven pilots had been just that -- fighter pilots, test pilots -- before being selected for the space program.
The decision was harshly criticized by former NASA astronauts, including Neil Armstrong, saying it would sideline the American space program.
The undeniable truth is that America's space program no longer gets the first cut of science, engineering and management talent.
Its civilian space program has already brought China economic benefits in the fields of communications, navigation systems and resource exploration.
Of particular interest about this white paper is a definite focus on moving the Chinese space program past just orbital concerns.
Until NASA can garner the vocal support of the American public again our manned space program will be lethargic and uninspiring.
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One edge that the United States does have in its space program, though, is its embrace of the private space industry.
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I've always had great faith in and respect for our space program, and what happened today does nothing to diminish it.
Instead, he used the occasion to express condolences to the families of the victims and confidence in the U.S. space program.
NASA's had problems, unfortunately quite a few problems, with the manned space program, but the unmanned program continues to go gangbusters.
As a reporter and anchor at WFTV in Orlando, Florida, Allen anchored the top-rated morning show, 'Daybreak' and also covered the U.S. Space program.
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