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Failson desperately tries to explain why the primitive Slavic hordes actually didn't beat the superior Anglo-Saxon ubermensch in the space race. rage-cry cope yuri

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[–] DanicaTheRebel@hexbear.net 30 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"Soviet scientists, under intense government pressure, had essentially made their rocket out of spit and band aids, and hurried to hide their work as soon as their worldwide demonstration was complete"

HOLY SHIT! Based Soviet Union defeated the evil empire with spit and band aids. pit sputnik

[–] Wheaties@hexbear.net 32 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The Soviet supply chain was a disaster, and many of its machines barely worked.

this "disaster supply chain" lasted beyond the collapse of the government and was delivering US astronauts to the ISS long after NASA lost that capacity

[–] fox@hexbear.net 27 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Soviet machines barely worked which is why the Soyuz has a pathetic safety record compared to the space shuttle. Hang on, I'm getting a memo.

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 17 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

"Ah, you silly leftist, you forget that there could be many dead cosmonauts we don't know about! Did you think about that?! Heh, the Soviets made everything secret, they must have killed many! smuglord "

[–] Hexamerous@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

Cosmonauts die on the way down. Astronauts die on the way up.