Hints the Space program under Reagan may have been even more elaborate and expansive then what was public knowledge. So much so that not even Reagan knew the details Example from Reagans Diary. June 6, 1985.
Lunch was with 5 top space scientists. It was fascinating. Space truly is the last frontier and some of the developments there in astronomy etc. are like science fiction except they are real. I learned that our shuttle capacity is such we could orbit 300 people.
Source: https://www.reaganfoundation.org/ronald-reagan/white-house-diaries/diary-entry-06111985/
Max crew, according to public knowledge at any rate, of the NASA shuttles was 8. By June 1985 we had 4 confirmed functional Shuttles. And 1 Scheduled for it’s maiden launch in October of that year. That’s 40 people total.
Granted context for the entry is for the most part lacking. They could have been referring to in the event of an emergency they could theoretically throw together enough shuttles to get that many people into orbit or something similar. But the wording seems to indicate they had the ability to do so at anytime in the present tense.
Hints the Space program under Regan may have been even more elaborate and expansive then what was public knowledge. So much so that not even Regan knew the details Example from Regans Diary. June 6, 1985.
Lunch was with 5 top space scientists. It was fascinating. Space truly is the last frontier and some of the developments there in astronomy etc. are like science fiction except they are real. I learned that our shuttle capacity is such we could orbit 300 people.
Source: https://www.reaganfoundation.org/ronald-reagan/white-house-diaries/diary-entry-06111985/
Max crew, according to public knowledge at any rate, of the NASA shuttles was 8. By June 1985 we had 4 confirmed functional Shuttles. And 1 Scheduled for it’s maiden launch in October of that year. That’s 40 people total.
Granted context for the entry is for the most part lacking. They could have been referring to in the event of an emergency they could theoretically throw together enough shuttles to get that many people into orbit or something similar. But the wording seems to indicate they had the ability to do so at anytime in the present tense.