What I’m Reading: 14 July 2016

Ars Technica has a fascinating article today about Jimmy Carter’s involvement in saving the Space Shuttle program. I was born during the waning days of the Carter administration and had no idea that he was fairly lukewarm on NASA’s manned spaceflight program. It is a wonderful glimpse into this key period of development for the shuttle, and the author even got a few words from President Carter himself for the story.

Check it out here.