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The USA committed to landing on the moon without having "field[ed] a single manned orbital vehicle".
by nickff 5y ago
The USA committed to landing on the moon without having "field[ed] a single manned orbital vehicle".
- PeterisP 5y agoThe issue here is that for a commercial venture, cost matters a lot. USA in 1960s did not have an alternative option of using someone else's launch vehicle for a fraction of what it would cost to build one themselves; companies who want to build a commercial space station do have an option to buy launch capacity from SpaceX instead of Boeing/BlueOrigin, which would still be more expensive even if all their plans and promises materialize on the scheduled time.