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> Is being able to launch into orbit equivalent to being able to launch an ICBM? It's harder. Early space program rockets were all souped-up ICBMs, including t

by wazoox 14y ago

> Is being able to launch into orbit equivalent to being able to launch an ICBM? It's harder. Early space program rockets were all souped-up ICBMs, including the R7/Semiorka (Sputnik and Voskhod rocket) Redstone (Mercury rocket) and Atlas (Gemini rocket).