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Old 09-18-2020, 11:41 AM   #12
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It took 9 years to develop? It took the Apollo program less time to land people on the moon.
The Apollo program made 17 vehicles (ok, like 30-40 if you count each vehicle segment separately) that had to work for a maximum of 2 weeks, were operated by the smartest test pilots/engineers in the US, and were continuously monitored by ~30 engineers. Also, didn't need to turn a profit.
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