A Cold War mystery: Why did Jimmy Carter save the space shuttle?
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Jimmy Carter unexpectedly saved the space shuttle program from cancellation in the late 1970s by approving crucial funding. Despite initial skepticism toward human spaceflight, Carter supported the shuttle to maintain U.S. space dominance and verify arms control agreements with the Soviet Union.
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