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ArsTechnica has a great story about NASA's early space program and how the tragic fire during Apollo 1's testing was a turning point for the program.
As Gus Grissom said, "The conquest of space is worth the risk of life." He was one of the astronauts who died in the Apollo 1 fire.
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The Greatest Leap, Part 1: How the Apollo Fire Propelled NASA to the Moon
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(Score: 3, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Saturday December 09 2017, @02:43AM (2 children)
I'm skimming, and looking at photos. One of the things I notice is, the authors don't claim credit for "firsts", so much as "first US space walk" etc. There really is no point in robbing the Russians of their proper dues. They beat us to many firsts. In fact, we were pretty damned late to the game, so it's hard to claim very many firsts. First to the moon was a pretty big one, and that's good enough, from a historical perspective.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Saturday December 09 2017, @03:37AM (1 child)
The distance between Earth and Mars ranges from 3 to 22.4 light minutes. SoylentNews should allow Martian IPs 6 to 45 minutes of early access to articles.
There are number of Martian firsts coming. First backflip on Mars. First people to have sex on Mars. First sandwich eaten on Mars. First murder mystery on Mars. Etc.
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(Score: 3, Funny) by Runaway1956 on Saturday December 09 2017, @03:51AM
First 69, while doing a backflip and eating a sandwich? OK, I guess that would be a furburger. Yeah, I'm up for that. But, it wouldn't be much of a murder mystery. I just broke my neck while attempting to get into the Guinness book of Solar System Records. ;^)