> NASA took up a good chunk of the US economy at the time. This is not true, even if it is often repeated. Many other programs took far larger chunks, such tha

> NASA took up a good chunk of the US economy at the time. This is not true, even if it is often repeated. Many other programs took far larger chunks, such that NASA's moon budget would not have greatly affected taxpayers. And the benefits were felt in every single industry, from the bra industry to project management to teaching methods to computers and most obviously to the science and aeronautics communities.