12.144.5.32: Stub,discrediting the revisionist claim that NSI did not become the NSS until the merger

2008-08-20T19:42:13Z

Stub,discrediting the revisionist claim that NSI did not become the NSS until the merger

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The '''National Space Institute''' was a space advocacy group established by [[Wernher von Braun]] in 1974,initially as the ''National Space Association''.It was headquartered over the years at various addresses in the metropolitan Washington,DC area.

[[Hugh Downs]] succeeded von Braun as president,and was in turn succeeded by [[Ben Bova]],who negotiated a merger with the [[L5 Society]].Shortly before the merger was consummated,the NSI changed its name to [[National Space Society]] at Bova's insistence,and this name has been used since by the merged organization.

It is,however,an oversimplification clearly contradicted by the historical record to say that the NSI and L5 merged to become the NSS.

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National Space Institute - Revision history

12.144.5.32: Stub,discrediting the revisionist claim that NSI did not become the NSS until the merger