I disagree, kinda. There are lots of possible reasons for progress, or lack thereof. Political will is the easy answer, but it's not always true... or the bigg

I disagree, kinda. There are lots of possible reasons for progress, or lack thereof. Political will is the easy answer, but it's not always true... or the biggest factor. Space programs did get a ton of funding for the few short years of the moon race. Unsustainable funding really, given the gdp in 1965. But... they were still funded. NASA's budget is currently 2/3 of what it was in the 60s in constant dollars. Maybe they hit a plateau with the tech. Maybe it was the lack of Russian competition. Maybe it was the lack of a massive goal. Maybe organisations age, and get less creative over time. Maybe in the 60s NASA just hit a genius groove that happens occasionally but can't be sustained forever.