Quote:
Originally Posted by Turn Prophet
lol
I imagine a failure would likely have had a very adverse effect on the space program, but I am thinking with a modern mindset with 24-hour news and hyper-partisan capitalization... they space program did survive the Apollo 1 disaster, which I'm not sure it would have in modern times.
I basically agree.
But in the heart of the cold war i honestly think it would have increased the resolve and there would be tremendous pressure and support to press on with even more effort.
Today I agree fully agree that it might cause space exploration to be put off for decades.