>struggle for years to build a rocket with a lifting capacity that can send men to the moon
>finally say 'fuck it this isn't working' and scrap the whole thing
>decide to build their own space shuttle instead, it actually turns out alright
>'damn this thing is really big we're gonna need a big rocket to get it into orbit'
>design and build a successful rocket that has MORE lifting capacity than your failed moon rocket
>none of these platforms ever put a single human into orbit
Damn. Wtf happened to the Soviet Space Program? It seems like everything went downhill for them after they put the Mir up.
>finally say 'fuck it this isn't working' and scrap the whole thing
>decide to build their own space shuttle instead, it actually turns out alright
>'damn this thing is really big we're gonna need a big rocket to get it into orbit'
>design and build a successful rocket that has MORE lifting capacity than your failed moon rocket
>none of these platforms ever put a single human into orbit
Damn. Wtf happened to the Soviet Space Program? It seems like everything went downhill for them after they put the Mir up.
