To the Moon!!!
It is an exciting time. The president is expected to make an announcement in the next few weeks directing NASA on a course. He wants to see a return to the moon in the next 15 years, and the establishment of a permanent moon base.Story is here!!. I mean NASA lost their way after Apollo and the benefits of that program far outweigh the costs. And it should be noted that while Apollo did cost 20 Billion dollars, it was not like it went into a lock box and sat on the moon. But rather it was invested into contractors and sub-contractorsw which provided jobs. And these people learned skills that were invested into other jobs as well. But the point is that 500,000 people were employed directly as a result of the Apollo program with a million more working for subcontractors.
It will also be exciting to see a race between ourselves and the Chinese, and the potentials we have in developing new craft make this an exciting time indeed. Lets just wait and see where this all goes...
It is an exciting time. The president is expected to make an announcement in the next few weeks directing NASA on a course. He wants to see a return to the moon in the next 15 years, and the establishment of a permanent moon base.Story is here!!. I mean NASA lost their way after Apollo and the benefits of that program far outweigh the costs. And it should be noted that while Apollo did cost 20 Billion dollars, it was not like it went into a lock box and sat on the moon. But rather it was invested into contractors and sub-contractorsw which provided jobs. And these people learned skills that were invested into other jobs as well. But the point is that 500,000 people were employed directly as a result of the Apollo program with a million more working for subcontractors.
It will also be exciting to see a race between ourselves and the Chinese, and the potentials we have in developing new craft make this an exciting time indeed. Lets just wait and see where this all goes...
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