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I really think the lesson is one of competition. Without it, we'd never have the V2, and even if we did have the V2 we would still never have had the Saturn roc
by wallace_f 9y ago
I really think the lesson is one of competition. Without it, we'd never have the V2, and even if we did have the V2 we would still never have had the Saturn rockets. The Russians would never have developed the RD-180, and so SpaceX and BO would never exist.
- na85 9y agoWWII is what gave us the V2. Reducing the deadliest conflict in human history to "competition" is... Troubling. Ultimately what seems to drive us forward (IMHO), is finding new ways to kill each other.