As SpaceX Knows All To Well, Space Is Hard

Getting to space is hard, really really hard. Getting back from space can be just as hard or even harder. This post chronicles some past and present events which show how hard space really is. Why talk about space? Well, you can thank the space race in the 1960s for the majority of technology we enjoy today like integrated circuits, smart phones, etc. Television, global communications, weather forecasting, navigation/travel, and other areas exist because we conquered the frontier of space….
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