But lots of tritium reactors and moon mining as well.
It was all a cover-up (just in the opposite direction from Hollywood moon landing conspiracies. There really was something out there, no aliens needed, just stuff we didn't have resources-wise). Because of science and civil unrest and politics and money, it "failed" in our world, that we know of. Minus the MLK:BDF parts.
F'ing hippies really did lose that peace on war thingy, didn't they?
They still don't know how bad they lost, they lost it that badly...... F'ing hippies...... I could be a spaceman right now if it wasn't for them!
(playing devil's advocate on the copulation of hippies, and steering right clear of MLK:BDF. But it would be a very interesting time period for alternate timelines, regardless of what thing Project Augustus focuses on, even as an entry narrative to the main game. I still think it'll be humanity's attempt at being not only emperors on Earth, but the solar system as well. Then, perhaps, the stars. From 1973 onwards, and awesome high-thrust VASIMR plasma propulsion being done (it was), tritium reactors finalized (they were), and technology that we're only "barely" able to utilize now in "our timeline" in real life. And a host of agreements being made on "Use of the Moon", by exactly 2 powers. Yeah, right. The moon is sweet. Has been for 40 years.)