RE: I’m finding it very hard to believe that we ever Landed on the Moon

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Sigh. Why do you spell intelligence as i-n-c-r-e-d-u-l-i-t-y?

We have sent probes there. People tend to need things that probes don't. Trivial seeming things like food, water and air. It's far, far cheaper to send probes.

NASA initiated a formal SETI program in 1992, but it was eliminated by Congress less than a year later.

Care to tell me how radio waves are a hoax?

Imagine there were stacks and stacks of gold bars on the Moon. Each bar was 99.9% pure gold. Except for just an area conveniently large enough to land and take off the rest of the Moon's surface was covered with gold bricks.

I am finding it very hard to believe that you don't understand why people wouldn't spend more money going to get those gold bricks than they are worth.

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Yes. It is unbelievable what we were able to accomplish 56 years ago. That’s all I’m saying.

I know that it was all very expensive. What is USA spending $$$ on now ?

Ai ? Military ?

The US spent approximately $25.8 billion on the Apollo program between 1960 and 1973. This translates to roughly $257 billion when adjusted for inflation to 2020 dollars.

The US military budget for 2024 is $997 billion, a 5.7% increase from 2023. This figure represents 37% of the world's total military expenditure.

The US federal government spent approximately $882 billion on interest payments in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. This represents a significant increase, nearly tripling since 2020. Net interest costs are projected to continue rising, potentially reaching $1 trillion this year. This is due to both rising interest rates and a growing national debt.

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