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Originally Posted by mitch cumstein
also.....why haven't we gone back to the moon, especially in light of the major technological advances that have come about in the last 37 years? i'm not making any assertions, just wondering and need real answers....like the PM article talked about....you know, "healthy skepticism"
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I'll take this one (and I rarely post on WH) -
the overall purpose of the early space program was not space exploration, rather it was a part of the Cold War. The Cold War is over, and now NASA must justify the program from a scientific standpoint.
The early program was quite successful in developing and refining launch capabilities, and led to the population of the Northern Plains with many silos of very reliable launch vehicles.