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minus-squareComment105@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down7·3年前You strike me as an academic that struggles to appreciate the value of applied physics and engineering.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·3年前Because Von Braun came up with the concept of the reusable rocket in the 50s?
minus-squareComment105@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·edit-23年前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.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·3年前Yes, because Von Braun’s idea wasn’t funded. It would have worked had it been funded. That’s the whole point.
minus-squareComment105@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-23年前Too bad he didn’t have a rich asshole without a clue about engineering to accidentally stumble upon him and his work then.
You strike me as an academic that struggles to appreciate the value of applied physics and engineering.
Because Von Braun came up with the concept of the reusable rocket in the 50s?
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.
Yes, because Von Braun’s idea wasn’t funded. It would have worked had it been funded. That’s the whole point.
Too bad he didn’t have a rich asshole without a clue about engineering to accidentally stumble upon him and his work then.