Unexplained sightings in space. Strange formations on the surface of Mars. And lunar missions rumoured to have secret agendas. Is NASA sharing all that it knows about the universe? Or is it protecting us from the truth? Ancient Aliens s4e5: The Nasa Connection, History 2012
Why were these symbolic messages sent up into space? Who was NASA expecting to meet on the moon? ibid.
1996: Video recorded aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia STS80 seemed to show a number of fast-moving objects just outside the craft. ibid.
In 1985 Soviet cosmonauts aboard the Salyut 7 reported seeing 7 celestial beings as they orbited Earth. ibid.
A visionary scientist. A single-minded obsession. And a mysterious past. He developed the means to put a man on the moon. But was Wernher von Braun’s passion fuelled by his own ambition? Or might he have had some external influence? Ancient Aliens s10e2: NASA’s Secret Agenda, History 2015
Considered by many to be the father of rocket science, Von Braun is credited with either inventing, or helping to develop, many of the aerial technologies that exist today. ibid.
There is evidence that NASA encountered more on the moon than they have revealed. ibid.
‘Wernher von Braun famously said that the next world war will be the war against the ETs. He remarks were hugely controversial.’ ibid.
Earth, 2026: 4 civilian astronauts begin their 150-day journey to the Red Planet. The voyage will take them deeper into space than any human has ever travelled, over 128 million miles. 200 times further than the distance to the Moon. Ancient Aliens s11e2: Destination Mars
NASA Confirms Evidence That Liquid Water Flows on Today’s Mars. ibid. NASA online article 28th September 2015
Search for Past Life on Mars: Possible Relic Biogenic Activity in Martian Meteorite ALH84001. ibid. research article
Life on Earth seeded from Mars: Ancient Astronaut theorists think it may be possible. ibid.
‘The environment will change the structure of the human body.’ ibid. candidate
So you’re telling me that NASA is going to kill the president of the United States with an earthquake? Conspiracy Theory 1997 starring Julia Roberts & Mel Gibson & Patrick Stewart & Cylk Cozart & Steve Kahan & Terry Alexander & Pete Koch & Dean Winters & Sean Patrick Thomas & Joan Lunden et al, director Richard Donner, Roberts to Gibson
This is the bizarre case of a penniless student’s cosmic crime. He thought he was James Bond and boasted he’d had sex on the moon. He roped in accomplices to steal NASA’s priceless moon rocks ... A brazen crime of astronomical stupidity. Million Dollar Moon Rock Heist, National Geographic 2012
Thad Roberts, a science student who also ran the university’s [Utah] astronomical society. ibid.
NASA’s high security vaults contain the priceless rocks collected on the moon. ibid.
FBI and NASA investigators were hot on his trail. They were posing as his email contact called Lynn. ibid.
On 25th May 1961 US president John F Kennedy committed the resources of his nation and launched Project Apollo: one of the greatest technological undertakings in the history of mankind. Apollo 17: The Untold Story, Discovery 2013
But only two years later, in 1972 public and political interest in Apollo had dwindled. NASA was forced to cancel their last three missions ... Nasa’s final mission: Apollo 17. ibid.
NASA owes it to the citizens from whom it asks support to be frank, honest and informative. And so that these citizens can make the wisest decisions for the use of their limited resources for a successful technology. Reality must take precedence over public relations for Nature cannot be fooled. Professor Richard Feynman
There was already a parallel space program, and it had been continuing from even before the time that NASA was created in 1958. October 1958 NASA were incorporated by President Eisenhower. The secret space program was run by the Department of Defense. It took its original form in Project Horizon which was established in 1959: the colonisation of the moon. Marcus Allen, Nexus Magazine
July 1958: America establishes the National Aeronautics and Space Administration – NASA – it’s a direct reaction to their cold war enemy the Soviet Union, who less than a year before had launched the first man-made satellite Sputnik to the shock of the West ... NASA’s brief is to beat the Russians ... The Space Race is on ... Project Mercury is born ... Its objective to put a man in earth orbit. NASA Triumph and Tragedy
There’s the ever-present smell of coffee and cigarettes ... You can walk in and pick it up instantly. Then there’s the sound of the room, there’s a hum, a noise level, somehow you can feel the atmosphere just crackling in there. Male witness
There are parts of NASA that even we have to admit are ... Bullshit! Penn & Teller, Bullshit! s6e3: NASA, Showtime 2008
Is NASA inspiring today’s kids? ibid.
[James] Oberg is critical of a NASA culture that frowns on dissent of any kind. ibid.
Just how complacent were they? The Columbia accident was caused by a piece of foam insulation that broke off during take-off ... Several shuttle missions before the Columbia had reported the foam debris damage. ibid.
Branson is selling tickets already to go into sub-orbital space for just $200,000. Snacks included. ibid.
Everything that NASA did was connected to the symbology of the ancient mystery religions of Babylon, Egypt, Greece, India and many others. Bill Cooper
For NASA, space is still a high priority. Dan Quayle
To most people in the UK, indeed throughout Western Europe, space exploration is primarily perceived as ‘what NASA does’. This perception is in many respects a valid one. Superpower rivalry during the Cold War ramped up US and Soviet space efforts to a scale that Western Europe had no motive to match. Martin Rees
In 1966, NASA took over in space, and it has been a bureaucratic mess ever since. Chuck Yeager
Many of us in Congress have been calling on the Administration to articulate a bold mission for NASA. It seems that the President is answering that call. I wholeheartedly support his vision for going back to the moon, and from there to worlds beyond. Sheila Jackson Lee
The most hazardous and dangerous adventure on which mankind has ever embarked. For All Mankind, Kennedy, 1989
Today is not the game we’ve been playing in training to years: this is reality. ibid. astronaut Harrison Schmitt
What a ride! What a ride! ibid. astronaut
What a view! ibid.
You’re the representative of humanity at the point in history. ibid.
This is really a rugged planet. ibid.
I felt very welcome there. ibid.
Man must explore. ibid.
We felt an unseen love; we were not alone. ibid.
Some believe Nasa has encountered evidence of UFOs, and some UFO researchers say they are covering it up … Official Nasa videos capture possible anomalous objects on film but Nasa dismisses the sightings. UFO Hunters s1e13: The Nasa Files, History 2008
‘The picture of a shuttle coming apart will live with me for ever.’ Days that Shaped America: Challenger Disaster, History 2018
‘A hyper media event because of the school-teacher.’ ibid.
‘It’s very loud. The ground begins to shake.’ ibid.
‘The loss of seven astronauts and a national tragedy.’ ibid.
In 1985 Concord MH high school teacher Christa McAuliffe is chosen to be American’s first private citizen to fly into space. In the months leading up to the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger, the mother of two rehearses lesson plans that will be broadcast live from the spacecraft. She is 37 years old. Challenger Disaster: Lost Tapes, captions, National Geographic 2018
Space flight today really seems safe. ibid. McAuliffe television interview
Between January 22 and January 27 1986 the launch is delayed due to mechanical problems, weather, and delays from another shuttle mission. ibid. caption
The temperature here at the Kennedy Space Centre dropped down into the twenties. ibid. news commentary