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Source: Centre Daily Times (PA)

1/18/2022

The Dark Side of NASA Under James Webb

by Ken Lawrence

Evidence suggests that NASA cut corners on safety to beat the Soviets in the space race; the phrase "the lowest bidder" resonated throughout the space community in the early 1960s.