After Apollo, space program loses magic: Unmanned flights fail to captivate public.(A) From: The Washington Times | Date: July 19, 1999| Author: Larson, Ruth | COPYRIGHT 1999 News World Communications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The U.S.-Soviet race to the moon ended when Apollo 11 landed on the Sea of Tranquility's magnificent desolation. Thirty years later, what has become of our bold quest into space?

Not as much as hoped.

Since NASA ended its expeditions to the moon in 1972, astronauts have had to content themselves with short trips to space. "A generation of space explorers [has] languished in Earth orbit," astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, the second man to set foot on the moo...

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