#77: The Space Shuttle, Part III
Ghosts of Arlington Podcast
English - February 06, 2023 08:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsHistory history military cemetery army navy marine corps air force coast guard arlington Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Following the first several shuttle missions, particularly after Sally Ride's historic flight on the seventh mission, public interest in the shuttle program dropped off much as it had following Apollo 11 and the first successful moon landing. In an attempt to rekindle public interest, President Reagan announced that the 25th shuttle mission would include a non-astronaut. NASA would be sending the first private citizen to space, a teacher who be selected following a nationwide application period.
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