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		vkou on July 13, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The many planned moon landings of 2023 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 on July 13, 2023 [–]

In 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.

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