I wouldn't call it vaporware. RM2 and WK2 testing proceeds apace. They *did* have their own AS-204 incident some time back, and it's not like you've got the entire American government doing a cold-war crash program behind you, it's one very small (albeit dedicated and well-funded) company. (They *are* hiring for their first production manager, so I'd say that's a very LOUD signal that they're pretty close to not just unveiling a working SS2, but a whole BUNCH of them (cf. the reveal at the end of "And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place").
The Apollo program was a freaking miracle on the scale of the Parting of the Red Sea.... or the buildup of the American military 1942-1944. And we do not have Nazis breathing down our necks nor the specter of Soviet missiles pointed at us from space to kick us in the butt... only a twinkle in the eyes of Burt, Paul, and Sir Richard. It will get us there... just not at Warp Nine. Modern miracles are considerably more subtle. Like, say, a book.
Patience. With good medicine, we'll all live long enough to see some Really Cool Stuff. Maybe even participate. I hope.
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The Apollo program was a freaking miracle on the scale of the Parting of the Red Sea.... or the buildup of the American military 1942-1944. And we do not have Nazis breathing down our necks nor the specter of Soviet missiles pointed at us from space to kick us in the butt... only a twinkle in the eyes of Burt, Paul, and Sir Richard. It will get us there... just not at Warp Nine. Modern miracles are considerably more subtle. Like, say, a book.
Patience. With good medicine, we'll all live long enough to see some Really Cool Stuff. Maybe even participate. I hope.