How the U.S. government came to rely on the tech billionaire—and is now struggling to rein him in.

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    Von Braun came up with the concept for a reusable rocket in the 50s. Not being able to figure it out was not the issue.

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        And a horrible Nazi. Let’s not forget that. The U.S. tried to make everyone forget that.

        But yes, he was a genius.

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          oh I know! It’s just that some humans throughout history had this insane amount of intelligence and creativity and they jumped our level of technology, and our understanding of the universe by decades, or arguably even more! It always blows my mind that there are people like that

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      You strike me as an academic that struggles to appreciate the value of applied physics and engineering.