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MOON: Landing was a waste of time

| February 28, 2024 1:00 AM

I hate to rain on Tom Mueller’s parade, although I admire his interest and knowledge of rocket engines. Before he sets off to go on an adventure in space, he needs to consider a few things. 

I worked for Aerojet General in Sacramento building 5-inch rocket engines used on satellites and other space vehicles. I worked at Martin Marietta building the Sky Lab and at Boeing building the Minuteman Missile and the Viking that went to Mars. I also worked on the SST Supersonic Transport until they scrapped it. Our shop built all the landing gear for the 747. 

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