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Mr.Bill

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3. I can't remember which one,

Reply to viva la (Original post)

Fri May 26, 2023, 05:58 PM

May 2023

but one of the first seven astronauts said the scariest part of the whole thing was sitting on the launch pad on top of the rocket knowing every part beneath you was built by the lowest bidder.

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Meanwhile, back in 1969... [View all] viva la May 2023 OP

Government did not own the corporate manufacturers. It did oversee them. Marcus IM May 2023 #1

Massive government effort-- viva la May 2023 #2

Ispace sees lunar orbit insertion as practice for deploying satellites around the Moon. Goonch May 2023 #5

I can't remember which one, Mr.Bill May 2023 #3

LOL-- at least there was prestige at stake viva la May 2023 #4

IIRC it was John Glenn who said that. Boomerproud May 2023 #6

I did some googling and you are correct. Mr.Bill May 2023 #7

Funny, I've always heard it was Grissom. malthaussen May 2023 #8

Not that you're wrong, exactly... malthaussen May 2023 #9