>However, very little energy was spent on questioning whether spending in space was right thing to do. There was considerable energy spent questioning it and t

>However, very little energy was spent on questioning whether spending in space was right thing to do. There was considerable energy spent questioning it and the project was almost scrapped numerous times. It also never had the support of the majority of Americans at any point until the actual launch itself: https://www.academia.edu/179045/_Public_Opinion_Polls_and_Perceptions_of_US_Human_Spaceflight_ https://www.academia.edu/179045/_Public_Opinion_Polls_and_Pe...