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Re:Hollywood Movie Aside, Just How Good a Physicist Was Oppe... by usrbinbash on Friday July 21, 2023 @04:16AM (#36811354)
No, it didn't.

What got people to the moon was working together instead of against one another, trusting science instead of beliefs, and valueing knowledge over money.

Oh, and remind me: Who was in charge of the Saturn rocket project again?

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Re:Hollywood Movie Aside, Just How Good a Physicist Was Oppe... by bena on Friday July 21, 2023 @09:52AM (#36813775)
Yeah. Operation Paperclip is a thing. It's really weird to take a Nazi and say, "Hey, could you shoot us to the moon please?"
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