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d_silintoday at 6:02 PM4 repliesview on HN

1969 was truly the pinnacle of US aerospace industry - Concord, Boeing 747 and Apollo 11 all happened during this year.


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ceejayoztoday at 6:04 PM

The Concorde wasn't made in the US. It was a UK/France partnership.

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AnimalMuppettoday at 6:05 PM

Concorde wasn't the US aerospace industry.

mrcwinntoday at 6:23 PM

This is such an absurd statement. What US aerospace has created post 1969 is nothing short of remarkable in comparison. (And we can be proud of the Apollo era too.)

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