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As long as it's all suborbital trajectories, the "space" designation, while technically correct, is pretty meaningless.
by jupp0r 3y ago
As long as it's all suborbital trajectories, the "space" designation, while technically correct, is pretty meaningless.
- anikan_vader 3y agoIt depends on your perspective. I would argue that the space race was fundamentally about two superpowers racing to develop the ability to accurately deliver munitions anywhere via suborbital trajectories. The fact that we got scientific probes out of it is sort of a happy accident and PR play.