My family has copy of Mr. President[1], a 1967 game that simulates a US presidential election in fairly detailed fashion. As part of the game, the Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates will have positions on a number of controversial issues, one of which is Space exploration, right up there with things like entitlement programs and Vietnam.
As a kid in the 80s, most of the issues made sense as "yeah, people still debate this", but seeing space exploration there as a big, controversial thing while living through the heyday of the pre-Challenger shuttle program always gave me this strong sense of cognitive dissonance.
As a kid in the 80s, most of the issues made sense as "yeah, people still debate this", but seeing space exploration there as a big, controversial thing while living through the heyday of the pre-Challenger shuttle program always gave me this strong sense of cognitive dissonance.
1. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/476/mr-president