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

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