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Re:SpaceX SN9 Explodes on Landing by waiseristy on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @04:54PM (#26007382)
These smart people did not have any semblance of control in the USSR. The Soviet space program was 95% political, heavily influence by the politburo and Soviet interests. Smart people would not have developed the Buran if all options were on the table
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Re:SpaceX SN9 Explodes on Landing by willyt on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @06:22PM (#26008496)
Surely that’s the same with NASA pork barrel politics affecting who gets to build it and therefore the particular companies and manufacturing capabilities the engineers have to work with. The space shuttle wasn’t engineering lead either.
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Re:SpaceX SN9 Explodes on Landing by waiseristy on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @07:23PM (#26009034)
Exactly. Funny how similar the two space programs were when it came to their political, uh, troubles.
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