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

  • DanicaTheRebel [comrade/them,she/her]
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    1 day ago

    "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 [she/her]
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      1 day ago

      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 [comrade/them]
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        1 day ago

        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 [he/him, comrade/them]
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          1 day ago

          "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 "