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No, the Soviets lost simply because we wasted more metal than they did. Consider that just the Apollo programme had twenty one (21) launches in a span of about
by Dalewyn 2y ago
No, the Soviets lost simply because we wasted more metal than they did.
Consider that just the Apollo programme had twenty one (21) launches in a span of about just 8 years before Apollo 11 landed the first men on the Moon.
Gemini had twelve (12) launches in a span of just 2 years, and Mercury had twenty six (26) launches in a span of just 4 years.
Contrast 4 launches of N1, 6 launches of Voskhod, and 13 launches of Vostok from records we know of.
If anything, Musk should waste more metal.