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if capitalism is so good why did communists beat private enterprise to crewed spaceflight by 59 years

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@noiob say it again for the people in the back

@noiob (also their Soyuz rocket was vastly superior to the Saturn 5s and is actually still used today over the Saturn 5s by NASA eat a diiiick capitalism :D )

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@Nine @noiob exactly

so tru facts, before the infamous shuttle design they used since the 80s etc (the one with the orange tanks?)hhaha

the US decided to use the CHEAPEST shuttle design that was pitched in 70-72

so IF CAPITALISM IS SO GOOD THEN W(is cut off)

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@joshua @noiob their fucking space shuttle variant is a thing of fucking beauty too but it NEVER GOT FUCKING USED and just sits, RUSTING IN A HANGER FOREVER.

capitalism fuels innovation my fuckin' ass. it MURDERS it the moment it's not profitable.

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@joshua @noiob I mean, granted, the current NASA space shuttles are like the biggest waste of goddamn money ever too and for every single one they send up they could have sent up like... what... five or six Soyez rockets instead? In the same period of time between launches? like, holy goddamn fuck.

and the reason the space shuttle is such a garbage fire is, once again "oh we want this to make more money so make it do everything at once so we can do it cheaper"

@Nine yea this is it exactly

like

ive heard this more of less for 30 years from my fam

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