The presence of social media means you hear of a lot more attempts than before. Russia used to only announce its successes and none of their failures in space.

The presence of social media means you hear of a lot more attempts than before. Russia used to only announce its successes and none of their failures in space. In making anything new, the only way to truly make it is to try a lot and the failures tell you the US tries at scale. Decline comes when you stop trying.