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In Event of Moon Disaster (1969)
It is hard to imagine them just giving up. Why not try to fix the problem, even if it is a long shot.
Waterluvian
on April 8, 2017
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Some problems are very clearly impossible to fix, especially without a planet of tools and resources.
Can't really synthesize fuel, can you?
concede_pluto
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The one that got to me was the Lunar Module Ascent Engine. You only get one and the fuel is so corrosive that it couldn't be test fired. It works on the first try, or it doesn't.
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