
[Encore] Feet on the Ground, Eyes on the Stars: The True Story of a Real Rocket Man with G.A. “Jim” Ogle
User Defenders – UX Design & Personal Growth
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The Importance of College Experience
In 1958, the U.S. was trying to catch up with Russia's development of a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile. The Soviets had already developed an ICBM that they could hit us with if nuclear war ever broke out between them. NASA purchased 12 Thor missiles from England and used them as boosters for their new rocket program. In 1959, President Eisenhower signed a bill changing the NACA Association into the National Aeronautics Administration.
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