He was instrumental in gaining funding for the program while chairing the Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences from 1963 to 1973 .
Anderson 's main accomplishment as a senator was being one of the most outspoken proponents of the space program .
Anderson was instrumental in gaining funding for the program while chairing the Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences from 1963 to 1973 .
Anderson 's main accomplishment as a senator was being one of the most outspoken proponents of the space program .