Don’t think he ever said, or even slightly implied, that the world “only” cares about rocket missions. And I don’t understand the point more broadly. Because t

Don’t think he ever said, or even slightly implied, that the world “only” cares about rocket missions. And I don’t understand the point more broadly. Because the US did some unpopular things, it doesn’t matter if it also looks impotent trying and failing to launch a big rocket? I don’t see how that follows at all. It seems to me that the opposite perspective is just as plausible: the American space program is one of the most important things the US does to build and maintain its global credibility, so it really matters if it fails on a global stage.