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Putting a man on the moon was relatively simple in comparison, actually. All the resources focused down to a single task, a single vessel, and a single mission
by zdragnar 5y ago
Putting a man on the moon was relatively simple in comparison, actually.
All the resources focused down to a single task, a single vessel, and a single mission.
In comparison, there are countless jurisdictions and hundreds of millions of lives being effected, plus well established property lines that need to be redrawn all over the place.
I'm not saying I approve of how much it costs to do reasonable infrastructure related projects at all, but the meme of "things were so much better back then" has never not been old.
- mikewarot 5y agoAt its peak, the Apollo program employed 400,000 people and required the support of over 20,000 industrial firms and universities.
- zdragnar 5y agoPurchasing goods and services from companies and universities who seek to be a part of the program is, logistically, a hell of a lot easier than buying millions of property rights across thousands of different municipalities from people who don't want to be displaced for what would likely be below market value.