Doesn’t every dollar given to NASA net a fairly large return? Through government contracts they’re definitely increasing shareholder value for several companies.
Sputnik 1 was the first artifical satellite put into orbit. Based on how you define “first rocket in space”, it might have been Nazi Germany with their V2 rockets
NASA after failing to create new stockholder value every single year.
Doesn’t every dollar given to NASA net a fairly large return? Through government contracts they’re definitely increasing shareholder value for several companies.
Sputnik 1 was the first rocket in space though?
Made by russia
Sputnik 1 was the first artifical satellite put into orbit. Based on how you define “first rocket in space”, it might have been Nazi Germany with their V2 rockets
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_spaceflight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaceflight_before_1951