The 1960s were an optimistic time for space exploration – so much so that a team designed a rocket called the Sea Dragon that was big enough to launch an entire space station from the sea in one go!
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Sources:
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Image Source:
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SeaDragonRocket.gif
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saturn_v_schematic.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SVSD-4.png
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Buzz_Aldrin_by_Neil_Armstrong.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sea-Dragon.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vostok_8K72K.svg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Comparison_of_Sea_Dragon_to_ITS.png
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aerial_view_of_the_Apollo_9_space_vehicle_on_the_way_from_the_Vehicle_Assembly_Building_to_Pad_A.jpg
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