Historian Douglas Brinkley predicts SpaceX launch will begin a ‘new era of space’ exploration

Historian Douglas Brinkley told “The Story” Wednesday that the upcoming launch of a manned, privately built SpaceX rocket will mark the beginning of a new era for American space exploration following the demise of the “elongated” shuttle program.

Wednesday’s scheduled launch was postponed to Saturday due to inclement weather. Brinkley told host Martha MacCallum that while he was “disappointed that the launch didn’t happen,” the safety of the astronauts should be the highest priority.

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“[The Apollo I fire in 1967] almost stopped us going to the moon,” he said. “Then in 1986 with President Reagan we had the Challenger blow up on takeoff, and then we had a setback in 2003 with the Columbia.

“I could not wait for take-off today … but, alas caution is important.”

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Brinkley told MacCallum that the United States is “entering a new era of space exploration with privatization and we want this to be as perfect as possible, so I hope everyone is watching this Saturday. It’s a big deal.”

MacCallum noted that Brinkley had previously compared the advancements in space technology to the advancements of Henry Ford or the Wright Brothers.

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