While I get the point the article is trying to make, and I think Falcon 9&#x27;s landing deserves more coverage, the premise is horse shit.<p>SpaceX couldn&#x27;t do what it&#x27;s doing without NASA&#x27;s prior accomplishments in space flight, including Apollo 11.<p>Saying the Apollo mission &quot;was never going to lead to anything sustainable&quot; is absolute nonsense. It lead precisely to where we are today.