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Americans will still cope and seethe but it was a space race buddy not a moon race and the USSR sent several people there before you did. (hexbear.net)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net to c/memes@hexbear.net
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Imagine claiming victory after being eight years late lmao. Typical US.

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[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 32 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I care less about the propaganda and more about reality. The reality is that the USSR got to space first. That's all. I don't see how correcting a misconception is cope.

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 26 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Samsies. Apollo was the USA's only real "win". Dude's walking around on the moon is cool, it really is, but then sometimes i also look at the images from Venus, taken in 100 atmos of pressure, at 500 degrees, in a seething atmosphere of 300 km/h acid winds.

Idk if it's true, but i believe the soviets went to space to see what was up there, and the americans went to space because they saw sputnik overhead and felt terror in their hearts.

[–] Vncredleader@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As Amber said, the USSR kept us honest. We went to space because we faced an actual nation building project with aspirations and dreams