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As impressive as Starship is or will be, Saturn V has definitely earned a place in the history books that cannot be undone. The first airplane flew in 1903. J
by rootusrootus 4y ago
As impressive as Starship is or will be, Saturn V has definitely earned a place in the history books that cannot be undone. The first airplane flew in 1903. Just 64 years later, Saturn V was launched for the first time. The fact that it has taken us 56 more years since then to outdo it says a lot.
- mschuster91 4y ago> The fact that it has taken us 56 more years since then to outdo it says a lot. Mostly that people stopped caring after it was proven that, yes, the US can land a person on the moon.
- cubefox 4y agoAnd by all excitement and history and nostalgia, if we are honest, the moon landing program was a massive waste of money. Like the Egyptian pyramids. The are impressive, yes ...
- vkou 4y agoYou're correct. On the scale of vanity projects of questionable utility, manned space flight is definitely up there.