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The Apollo program cost the United States $25.8 billion between 1960 and 1973, which is equivalent to about $318 billion in 2023 dollars. The Apollo 11 mission
by ForOldHack 2y ago
The Apollo program cost the United States $25.8 billion between 1960 and 1973, which is equivalent to about $318 billion in 2023 dollars. The Apollo 11 mission alone cost about $355 million in 1969 dollars, They had over 23,000 engineers on the ground. Now there are less than 3,000.
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- conception 2y agoWe could have had 3 Apollo’s but got one f35 instead. :/
- redeux 2y agoFor other's reference, the F-35 program is expected to cost $2 trillion dollars [0], and each jet costs roughly $100 million [1]. We have about 1,100 of them [2]. Conclusion, money isn't preventing us from sending people to the moon. [0]https://www.defensenews.com/air/2024/04/15/f-35s-to-cost-2-trillion-as-pentagon-plans-longer-use-says-watchdog/ https://www.defensenews.com/air/2024/04/15/f-35s-to-cost-2-t... [1]https://simpleflying.com/how-much-does-an-f-35-cost/ https://simpleflying.com/how-much-does-an-f-35-cost/ [2]https://www.f35.com/f35/about/fast-facts.html https://www.f35.com/f35/about/fast-facts.html
- me_me_me 2y ago[dead]
- jessekv 2y agoIt seems there are diminishing returns after the sixth helping of moon.