“Well, Benny, now that we know the thing can fly, all we have to do is improve its range a bit.”

— Simon Ramo

Ramo (1950s, quotes in: Hantos, Peter. Software Technology Readiness Assessment. (2010).
During a series of key experiments of ballistic missiles in the 1950s at Cape Canaveral, Florida, at which Ramo and Air Force General Bernard Schriever were observers, test rockets kept blowing up on their launch pads. The quote is Ramo's comment, after one missile rose about 6 inches before toppling over and exploding.

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