How the U.S. government came to rely on the tech billionaire—and is now struggling to rein him in.

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    1 year ago

    You strike me as an academic that struggles to appreciate the value of applied physics and engineering.

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        1 year ago

        Because Von Braun’s contribution was small in comparison to what SpaceX R&D contributed.

        But that seems lost on you, it was certainly not obvious to you.

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          Yes, because Von Braun’s idea wasn’t funded. It would have worked had it been funded. That’s the whole point.

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            1 year ago

            Too bad he didn’t have a rich asshole without a clue about engineering to accidentally stumble upon him and his work then.