Subj : Re: Man On the Moon
To   : kirkspragg
From : Mortar M.
Date : Fri Jul 18 2025 23:09:45

  Re: Re: Man On the Moon
  By: kirkspragg to Utopian Galt on Fri Jul 18 2025 17:16:56

 > It blows my mind that it is taking so long to do something we did multiple
 > times in the late 60s and 70s...

The only reason that was possible was the Moon missions were backed by the US Government.  These missions were not scientifically motivated, but rather political, thanks to Russia's string of successful trips to space.

But the American people are a fickle bunch.  By Apollo 15, the public was bored with Moon landings.  If not for A13's malfunctions, it probably would've been sooner.  So because of lack of interst and budget cuts, A17 was the last Moon landing.  Once the Space Shuttle program took hold, interest in the Moon was pretty much gone.
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