Trouble was, that thing tookoff as much on euphoria as on rocket fuel,because the public...
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Trouble was, that thing took
off as much on euphoria as on rocket fuel,
because the public understood it as a great adventure. And how many great adventures
are you going to pay for, when the plot's
the same every time? So the taxpayer lost interest,
and Apollo became this
off as much on euphoria as on rocket fuel,
because the public understood it as a great adventure. And how many great adventures
are you going to pay for, when the plot's
the same every time? So the taxpayer lost interest,
and Apollo became this
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Trouble was, that thing took
off as much on euphoria
00:00:04.107 --> 00:00:06.081
as on rocket fuel,
because the public understood it
00:00:06.081 --> 00:00:07.843
as a great adventure.
00:00:08.791 --> 00:00:10.628
And how many great adventures
are you going to pay for,
00:00:10.628 --> 00:00:12.352
when the plot's
the same every time?
00:00:13.001 --> 00:00:16.941
So the taxpayer lost interest,
and Apollo became this.
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Movie Summary
Follow James Burke through the history of science and technology in this collection of 10 1-hour episodes, starting with "The Trigger Effect."
