oh I know! It’s just that some humans throughout history had this insane amount of intelligence and creativity and they jumped our level of technology, and our understanding of the universe by decades, or arguably even more! It always blows my mind that there are people like that
NASA was never gonna figure out reusable rockets.
Von Braun came up with the concept for a reusable rocket in the 50s. Not being able to figure it out was not the issue.
Von Braun was a true genius!
And a horrible Nazi. Let’s not forget that. The U.S. tried to make everyone forget that.
But yes, he was a genius.
oh I know! It’s just that some humans throughout history had this insane amount of intelligence and creativity and they jumped our level of technology, and our understanding of the universe by decades, or arguably even more! It always blows my mind that there are people like that
You strike me as an academic that struggles to appreciate the value of applied physics and engineering.
Because Von Braun came up with the concept of the reusable rocket in the 50s?
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.