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The entire Apollo program was a political stunt to upstage the USSR.
by colechristensen 1y ago
The entire Apollo program was a political stunt to upstage the USSR.
- NoMoreNicksLeft 1y agoIt was a semi-covert program to be able to get to the USSR in 25 minutes with 150ktons of carryon luggage.
- dboreham 1y agoThat was Mercury. All the ICBM systems predate Apollo.
- jjk166 1y agoA political stunt for America to upstage the USSR, not to stroke the ego of a particular American.