USA ONE@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 years agoElon Musk’s Shadow Rule, Told Pentagon He Spoke to Putin Directlywww.newyorker.comexternal-linkmessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up1437arrow-down116file-textcross-posted to: 196@lemmy.blahaj.zonenews@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.world
arrow-up1421arrow-down1external-linkElon Musk’s Shadow Rule, Told Pentagon He Spoke to Putin Directlywww.newyorker.comUSA ONE@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square73fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: 196@lemmy.blahaj.zonenews@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.world
minus-squareComment105@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·edit-22 years agoBecause 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-down1·2 years agoYes, 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-22 years agoToo bad he didn’t have a rich asshole without a clue about engineering to accidentally stumble upon him and his work then.
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.