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Cosmo.org- Everything Under the Stars

Penetrating the Iron Curtain- CIA.gov

Resolving the Missile Gap- Paywall

STS-120 NASA.gov

The Mississippi Test Facility

The Final Free Flight of the Enterprise

Saturn I- First Flight

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Subcommittee on Space Hearing - An Update on NASA Commercial Crew Systems Development

SpaceX and customers defend Falcon 9 performance after Zuma mission

Powering Up NASA’s Human Reach for the Red Planet

From NASA-
Thursday, Jan. 18, Noon: NASA and partners discuss power for future space exploration. From the National Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas, NASA and its partners will discuss a recent experiment involving a new power source that could provide the safe, efficient and plentiful energy needed for future robotic and human space exploration missions. Live streaming audio of the news conference and presentation slides will be available on this page.

Here's the Forbes piece. I didn't have time to address everything in the article, but you can read it here and check it out. Thompson admits he's a bit biased because he's worked for Boeing and Lockheed Martin in the past. The difference between SpaceX and ULA is that ULA and its parent companies have been around since the beginning of the space age, not just 2002 like SpaceX.
Doubts About SpaceX Reliability Persist As Astronaut Missions Approach

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Star Trek: First Contact- IMDb

Star Trek: First Contact- Memory Alpha

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Special Message to Congress on Urgent National Needs, 25 May 1961

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STS-129 Mission Overview

SpaceX Press Release

The Story Behind This Astronaut's Viral Photo Is Even Cuter Than His Dogs- Rae Paoletta

Museum of Flight- Goodwill Launch

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4th Presidential Debate- October 21st, 1960: C-SPAN

Penetrating the Iron Curtain: Resolving the Missile Gap with Technology

CORONA

"Program for Aquatone Coverage of the USSR"

Future Plans for Project Aquatone

What was the Missile Gap? CIA.gov

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Audio- Address at 18th U.N. General Assembly, 20 September 1963

Address at 18th U.N. General Assembly, 20 September 1963

NASA Mission Page- Surveyor 2

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New US-Russian Crew Launches to Space Station on Soyuz Rocket

Discovery's Theme Takes Cue From The Past

Hydrothermal Activity on Enceladus

John F. Kennedy Moon Speech - Rice Stadium

Astronaut Frank Culbertson Letter from September 11, 2001

If you check out one link, make it the 7 Minutes of Terror video! The skycrane lander that was used is crazy to think about. Worth the 5 minutes or so to watch.
7 Minutes of Terror: The Challenges of Getting to Mars
Curiosity Rover Home Page

Phoenix Lander In Depth
Toxic Mars: Astronauts Must Deal with Perchlorate on the Red Planet

ULA Atlas V Information Page
Juno- NASA Mission Page

Biography of Neil Armstrong

Mariner Missions
SpaceX- AsiaSat 8 Launch Webcast

Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water

JFK Rice University Speech
JFK Urgent National Needs

President Nixon's 1972 Announcement on the Space Shuttle

Challenger: President Reagan's Challenger Disaster Speech

President Obama's April 2010 Remarks on Space Exploration in the 21st Century
President Obama Speech Transcript

NASA Provides Coverage of Vice President Pence’s Visit to Kennedy Space Center
Trump Executive Order on Reviving the National Space Council

On its third try, SpaceX delivers a heavy satellite to high orbit