Word: space
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Unless something dramatic happens, such as the Challenger explosion, people simply aren't interested in the space shuttle...
...Space Shuttle Atlantis landed last week at Edwards Air Force Base in California, successfully completing the second post-disaster flight...
...easy to see why. After all, the shuttle is simply a glorified tow-truck, carting satellites into space. The shuttle was never meant to be exciting--it was designed as a less expensive method for placing military and communications satellites in orbit...
Most people think it's great that we can zap transmissions across the globe and tell time from the watches of Soviet citizens, but these capabilities don't make them excited about space itself. People may find the end-results of satellite technology--such as additional TV stations--exciting, but they aren't really interested in how the signal reached them. The idea that we depend on space for these innovations is lost...
...program in space exploration is scientifically valuable, but the propaganda value of Americans boldly going forth in the service of all mankind is no longer really necessary, since the ideological failings of communism now seem obvious to even the Chinese and Soviets themselves. Pure research, "for all people" is best conducted together with as many nations as have the resources to participate. Our allies are ideal partners in this effort, and larger missions like a Mars landing--if they are attempted at all--naturally suggest cooperation with the Soviet Union...