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by loourr 244 days ago
Can you name a rocket program that was delivered ahead of schedule? I'm not aware of one that exists.
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The first moon landing? Kennedy wanted it done before the end of the decade and they landed in 1969. I guess you could argue that it was on schedule rather than ahead.
Kennedy's speech is hardly "a schedule". There were definitely delays in the Apollo project, like the Apollo 4 launch that was delayed by (almost?) a year.
Their actual internal deadlines were significantly missed
Moving the goalposts. They hit the deadline that mattered.