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.
Pyongyang argued it had launched a satellite as part of its civilian space program.
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.
The execution of China's space program has led to "tortoise and hare" comparisons with the United States.
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.
He says the Chinese military's role in the space program has been minor.
Three weeks later, in a living room in Brigham City, Utah, a proud space program engineer watched the scene again.
Nonetheless, in his zeal to cut spending and eliminate the federal budget deficit, Clinton nearly wrecked the military space program.
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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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