The most ignorant thing and dangerous thing in the world is to have an opinion without knowing the facts - so please note:
1.Why can’t we do it now? – quite simply, there is no Saturn V rocket and there is no lunar lander (LEM). It needed the phenomenal power of this giant 360 foot rocket to get a manned probe beyond Earth’s orbit, and it needed the ultra-lightweight but immensely high-tech LEM to land on the moon. Both machines were multi-billion dollar developments. Both are no more.
2.What happened to the Apollo? – read the history. Americans were wholly caught up in the Vietnam war, with massive and violent demonstrations going on. People saw the space program as a huge waste of money when there were so many social and international problems to attend to.
3.Apollos 18-20 were cancelled because of lack of taxpayer interest. There were plans to take along a small “flyer”, so astronauts could get around quicker.
2006-10-22
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