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7 Space Concepts That Were Too Wild for NASA

The space agency has toyed with big ideas over the years, but some things are even too NASA for NASA.
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It boggles the mind to think of all the wondrous things that NASA has achieved since its inception in 1958, but it’s equally astounding to think about all the projects that could’ve been. Here are seven impressive concepts that died on the vine, whether because of huge cost, technological intractability, or just being too weird, even for NASA.

This article was originally published on March 9, 2022.

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