> Was landing people on the moon economics? No it was an investment. Military and civil research (in so many fields), as well as propaganda (to USSR, US and th

> Was landing people on the moon economics? No it was an investment. Military and civil research (in so many fields), as well as propaganda (to USSR, US and the world). It was the cold war. See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Aeronautics_and_Space... > Why climb a mountain? Sports, hobby, in some cases I am sure also inferiority complex. Neither were done by companies though, so the question still holds, when there appear to be more viable options. I am not going to judge what makes economic sense, but these questions really don't seem related.