That was number of online users, not total population. And 50% of internet companies are Chinese, only 6% are American. I’m sure you’ll twist that fact to suit you too :)

You’re third, after China and India. Now tell me how those don’t count ;)

Perhaps look into the DC-X program, fully 20 years before SpaceX Falcon: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_DC-X

The Milky Way isn’t stationary 😉

The Sun isn’t stationary 😉