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> It was “only” 12 years between Sputnik and Apollo 11. 12 years, and 4.4% of the federal budget (in the peak). In 2007 dollars they spend around $136 billion

> It was “only” 12 years between Sputnik and Apollo 11. 12 years, and 4.4% of the federal budget (in the peak). In 2007 dollars they spend around $136 billion to get to the moon.

asaph 7y ago
How much is that in 2019 dollars?
- archgoon 7y ago
  About 166 billion, based off of CPI.
  - ben_w 7y ago
    On the other hand, fixing it to 4.4% of the Federal Budget makes it $208.8 billion.
varjag 7y ago
That sounds like a huge amount of money, until you consider the Shuttle programme alone cost the taxpayer apporx $196 billion, inflation adjusted.
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