Perhaps.
But it bears honorable mention that the Saturn V - to which they were both comparing and gaslighting supremacy - had a perfect launch record.
I’ve never seen anything like that display. It was rather insulting.
Um, no. Look up Apollo 1 and Apollo 23.
And while we're at it, lets remember Apollo 13.
Perhaps.
But it bears honorable mention that the Saturn V - to which they were both comparing and gaslighting supremacy - had a perfect launch record.
I’ve never seen anything like that display. It was rather insulting.
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Apollo 1 wasn’t even supposed to launch, and still managed to kill the crew. The Apollo safety record is not as good as you imply. We learned a lot from that disaster, too. but it was much more costly data. This one is just lost hardware and money.