NASA just landed a highly advanced rover on Mars, with a helicopter that exceeded all expectations. They do new stuff all the time. And do you know how much fun

NASA just landed a highly advanced rover on Mars, with a helicopter that exceeded all expectations. They do new stuff all the time. And do you know how much funding they had during the moon landing era? Even then, the Lunar service module, LM, etc. were developed amd built by outside companies (North American, Northrup-Grumman, etc.). And then there's the political SLS debacle which soaks up so much of their funding.