OT Things that would never have happened

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Originally Posted by Bullet Magnet

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5) Again, economic conditions of the time and after the war runs down. I'd expect in the decade or two after the war ends, NASA would be running on a tight budget. However, I think as soon as monetary conditions allowed, the US would want to get back into that game, expecting the Soviets are doing the same.

I think that the shuttle fleet would still be flying, and maybe even have an upticked flight schedule. But a majority of their flights would be military or partially-military.

Here's a possibility: a few new shuttles out west at Vandenburg.

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11) Cooperation between East and West in space exploration.
12) Most civilian space research