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The Apollo program was announced in in 1961. The moon landing was in 1969.
by VMG 15y ago
The Apollo program was announced in in 1961. The moon landing was in 1969.
- rplnt 15y agoApollo was driven by politics. It had almost no budget limits. You really can't compare these two.
- yardie 15y agoDuring the Apollo program NASA's budget was 5% of the federal budget. Today it is less than .4%.
- mikeash 15y agoAnd the cost was staggering and the technology was never truly debugged. (Fun fact, Apollo 13 nearly became famous for a completely different reason, as resonance caused the rocket to come within seconds of tearing itself to pieces during the launch, only prevented by sheer luck when the massive vibrations tripped a fuel sensor and shut off the offending engine.)