Americans know Russia won the space race right? Asking because of something someone here said.

Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space. Therefore winning the space race. What’s the confusion?

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The USA had the technology to put a man on the moon and come back - many times. When many 3rd worlders were still swinging from tree vines to travel from one village to another.

Repete · 61-69, M

Yes but then we stopped. Finally now we begin again with potentially even higher 🙃 goals .@MarmeeMarch

MarmeeMarch · M

@Repete Right - after all of the moon landings, I think we have done all that we can do with our money. So now successful mars rovers that are still exploring the surface.

Repete · 61-69, M

Yet that’s where they are headed again hopefully only a stop off place
Apollo 13 was a close one but they got back. @MarmeeMarch

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MarmeeMarch · M

@Repete I dont know about getting there maybe - they can build something more powerful - it's the getting back that I am wondering about. They need enough power to blast off an orbiting rocket into a trans- earth injection from mars. IDK - maybe in 100 years.

Repete · 61-69, M

We need Captain Kirk and the whole crew. Scotty can do it. 🙃 @MarmeeMarch