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An important possibility if Kennedy had lived: Johnsons political power would of course have been sidelined, and thus *perhaps* the "Great Society" programs which have grown to consume a monstrous portion of the federal budget might not have come to pass. Coupled with *perhaps* bailing out of Viet Nam by the mid 60's, these two might have left NASA with somewhere closer to the 4% peak spending.When Nixon wins the White House in 1968, he does what the Real World Nixon does... continue the prior administrations Apollo program. Given that Johnson had killed Apollo/Saturn in 1968, in the Kennedy-lived timeline, Apollo/Saturn might still be on the production line when Nixon takes over in early 1969, and thus Apollo keeps cranking along. The Apollo program probably wouldn't have sped up any, but it would have lasted longer. Apollo 11 in '69, Apollo 25 and lunar "camps" in 1975, partially reusable Saturns by '76, permanent bases in '78, a decent space station by '81.
An important possibility if Kennedy had lived: Johnsons political power would of course have been sidelined, and thus *perhaps* the "Great Society" programs which have grown to consume a monstrous portion of the federal budget might not have come to pass. Coupled with *perhaps* bailing out of Viet Nam by the mid 60's, these two might have left NASA with somewhere closer to the 4% peak spending.
When Nixon wins the White House in 1968, he does what the Real World Nixon does... continue the prior administrations Apollo program. Given that Johnson had killed Apollo/Saturn in 1968, in the Kennedy-lived timeline, Apollo/Saturn might still be on the production line when Nixon takes over in early 1969, and thus Apollo keeps cranking along. The Apollo program probably wouldn't have sped up any, but it would have lasted longer. Apollo 11 in '69, Apollo 25 and lunar "camps" in 1975, partially reusable Saturns by '76, permanent bases in '78, a decent space station by '81.
