1986

by | Nov 27, 2012 | Cosmic COINTELPRO Timeline

The 25th US Space Shuttle mission vehicle “Challenger” explodes a few seconds after take off. The Reagan Administration sells arms to Ayatollah Khomeini’s Iran and uses money illegally [i.e., contrary to the so-called Boland Amendment] to fund...

1984

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Ronald Regan is re-elected. The Boland Amendment – The last of a series of Boland Amendments is passed. These amendments have reduced CIA aid to the Contras; the last one cuts it off completely. However, CIA Director William Casey is already prepared to...

1981

by | Nov 26, 2012 | Cosmic COINTELPRO Timeline

Orbit Maneuvering System Part of the plan to build the SPS space platforms was the demand for reusable space shuttles, since they could not afford to keep discarding rockets. The NASA Spacelab 3 Mission of the Space Shuttle made, in 1981, “a series of passes...