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[–] [email protected] 204 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (53 children)

And fifty years later we still mope around in low earth orbit. Progress has slowed down a lot since the billionaires took over.

[–] [email protected] 105 points 22 hours ago (20 children)

Fifty years later we have reached mars with drones and created space probes to expand our knowledge of space.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 17 hours ago

Actually the rate of major mission launches and new "firsts" was highest in the late 60s/70s, slowed significantly in the 80s/early 90s, and resumed at a moderate and consistent pace from the mid-90s until today (although today missions became far more complex and focused on detailed science rather than just achieving things).

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