In article , lcb11211
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"Mike Marlow" wrote in message
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J. Clarke wrote:


Except that it wasn't turning out rocket scientists, it was turning
out Hippies. You have to go back to WWII or before to find a system
that was turning out rocket scientists.


Huh? The advances surrounding the space race were largely a product of
young minds coming out of engineering schools in the 60's. That era sure
did turn out rocket scientists.


That is what I was thinkining, not to take away proper credit to those with
great accomplishments prior to that.

Never forget that it was Von Braun's program, and he graduated before
WWII. It wasn't a bunch of fresh-out-of-school kids doing the work.