Why on earth did the USA lose so miserably to the USSR in the race to build the first satellite and the first living being in space?
Even though they had access to German rocket specialists such as Wernher von Braun?
Is it totally megalomaniacal when Elon Musk announces a (manned!) space mission to Mars for 2029, and should we therefore stop buying a Tesla?
I am not a psychiatrist but if someone thinks that science fiction is no longer science fiction but becomes reality through him then there is something wrong with that https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX#:~:text=A%20first%20manned%20Mars mission%20%E2%80%93%20initially, will%20now%20f%C3% BCr%202029%20 aimed for.&text=Launched%20will%20be%C3%A4chst%20from%20the%20company's own, suborbital%20test flight%20of%20the%20rocket%20instead. The first manned Mars mission—initially envisioned by Musk for 2024—is now targeted for 2029. The launch will…
Does humanity have to destroy the moon to escape from Earth?
Well, the Van Allen Belt makes it impossible to escape from Earth? (Or can you safely enter space from the North South Pole?) If the moon were gone, the Van Allen belt would be destroyed