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Were Concorde and Apollo good for the future of aerospace?






KEY TAKEAWAYS OF FIRST LINK ABOVE:

  • In this op-ed, Blake Scholl, CEO of Boom Supersonic, argues that government-led “glory projects” ultimately hurt the aerospace industry they were meant to advance.

  • He writes that both the Apollo and Concorde programs chased prestige over practicality, producing technological marvels with no sustainable path forward.

  • Scholl believes the future of aerospace depends on entrepreneurial builders who pair bold ambition with economic discipline.

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