Of course, it was America's innovation that made us go into sub-orbit first. We made warheads smaller and more explosive, So the missles didn't have to be very powerful. But The mercury capsules were larger, so we couldn't go into orbit at the start. The Russians had more powerful rockets, so they could orbit a semi if they wanted to.
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tsns1 3 months ago
Of course, it was America's innovation that made us go into sub-orbit first. We made warheads smaller and more explosive, So the missles didn't have to be very powerful. But The mercury capsules were larger, so we couldn't go into orbit at the start. The Russians had more powerful rockets, so they could orbit a semi if they wanted to.
LegosPL0X 3 years ago
A beautiful video. Thank you!
nanogirl 4 years ago
"Godspeed John Glenn."
"Freedom 7 is still go!"
It's movies like this that make me wish I could go back in time and relive the 60's.
thehoaxbuster 4 years ago