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The great American dream machine runs out of fuel

Nature volume 271, pages 599–600 (1978)Cite this article

David Dickson discusses the dilemmas facing the Carter administration over the future shape of the US space effort

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Dickson, D. The great American dream machine runs out of fuel. Nature 271, 599–600 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1038/271599a0

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