[airborne]

We put someone on the moon and then decided that the next step was merely orbiting the earth so we could do lab work in a reentry vehicle.

It's almost like we intentionally stopped trying, and waited for the rest of the world to catch up and pass us.

[RightWhale]

It's almost like we intentionally stopped trying, and waited for the rest of the world to catch up and pass us.

It isn't almost like, it's exactly like, and deliberate policy.