It was expensive in the 1960s. The economy and the federal budget are both many times larger now, so it would be much more affordable today.Rum wrote:Me too, but people simply had no idea how expensive it would be and how little political will there would be to do this stuff.Warren Dew wrote:I wouldn't have called 2012 the "near future" back in 1962 - and I would have been extremely disappointed to hear that we wouldn't be anywhere near a permanent moon base, and would be piddling around with tiny robots on mars instead of sending manned missions to the outer planets.Coito ergo sum wrote:1962 doesn't seem that long ago to those of us who are in our forties and up. It's the blink of an eye.
Unfortunately, the only person who seems to have realized that is Newt Gingrich, and he was ridiculed for his statements on the matter.