I found this trying to Google around for NASA scientists pay during the space race. Turns out maybe money wasn’t the biggest factor involved. tldr; Korolev, th

I found this trying to Google around for NASA scientists pay during the space race. Turns out maybe money wasn’t the biggest factor involved. tldr; Korolev, the lead Soviet engineer during the space race died in the middle of it from colon cancer and they never recovered. https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2019/07/11/this-is-why-the-soviet-union-lost-the-space-race-to-the-usa/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2019/07/11/this...