1. It wasn't frictionless re-entry, hence the heat shields
2. It wasn't "hand-knitted" code, but complex, cutting-edge maths & computing
3. It wasn't achieved by "can do" spirit, but years of planning by experts
4. The solution to frictionless trade does exist: it's called the EU
"If they could use hand-knitted computer code to make a frictionless re-entry to Earth’s atmosphere in 1969, we can solve the problem of frictionless trade at the Northern Irish border" -- Boris Johnson in Monday's
@Telegraph