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		mschuster91 on April 20, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SpaceX Starship rocket explodes minutes after laun... > The fact that it has taken us 56 more years since then to outdo it says a lot. Mostly that people stopped caring after it was proven that, yes, the US can land a person on the moon.

cubefox on April 20, 2023 [–]

And by all excitement and history and nostalgia, if we are honest, the moon landing program was a massive waste of money. Like the Egyptian pyramids. The are impressive, yes ...

vkou on April 21, 2023 | [–]

You're correct. On the scale of vanity projects of questionable utility, manned space flight is definitely up there.

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