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The resources weren't 'limited' at the time. A staggering portion of our GDP was poured into the space race. Better computers are nice, but most of the problem
by vkou 3y ago
The resources weren't 'limited' at the time. A staggering portion of our GDP was poured into the space race.
Better computers are nice, but most of the problems of going to the Moon don't have much to do with computers. The physics hasn't changed in 60 years.
- bumby 3y agoIn relative scales, I wouldn't call them 'staggering'. By percentage, they are roughly about what we spend (individually) on Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Dept. of Education, or Dept. of Agriculture today as a percentage of GDP.