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mechoman444@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

The technology from the Apollo program is gone. It was destroyed and can be developed again but that takes time. Now couple that with the fact that private companies are trying to create a completely new tech with reusable rockets that return to earth intact and you have several engineering hurdles to say the least.

I have to admit it’s a beautiful thing seeing it happen! We’re going to get there again! We must explore space or become stagnant as a species.

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tamal3@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
What do you mean the tech was destroyed?

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- Saganaki@lemmy.one ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  There was no need to produce the items in question, so we lost the expertise and the underlying manufacturing facilities/experience/etc. Stuff like: The company that made the windows no longer exists. The company that made the panels still exists, but they can no longer source the strictly defined % alloys as that company no longer exists. Stuff like that.
  
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- mechoman444@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Also to add to the other person the literal paper files were accidentally destroyed when they were in storage in NASA.
  
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