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You should read more about failures than happened during Apollo program. Apollo 1, Apollo 13 being most famous, but even during Apollo 11 multiple things failed
by justapassenger 2y ago
You should read more about failures than happened during Apollo program. Apollo 1, Apollo 13 being most famous, but even during Apollo 11 multiple things failed.
- dark-star 2y agoI am aware, but they went from Apollo 1 to Apollo 11 on the moon in like 2 years. This is now after what, 10+ years? With billions of cash and 60+ years of additional know-how and technology?
- yencabulator 2y agoOn the contrary, there's a knowledge about spaceflight that was lost because the funding dropped so low in between, and the older generation retired without having a steady flow of projects to train the new generation(s) with. Also, with this round of space enthusiasm, everyone is trying to improve on what was done before, to make the cost of ongoing operations finally more sustainable. For example, EVA suits are built more maneuverable and agile, while at the same being more modular, repairable, and no longer custom fitted to each individual.