If we landed on the freakin moon in 1969, why have we done nothing else since?

Answer 1

Apollo 11 - July 16, 1969. First manned landing on the Moon, July 20.
Apollo 12 - November 14, 1969. First precise manned landing on the Moon.
Apollo 14 - January 31, 1971. Alan Shepard, the sole astronaut of the Mercury
MR-3 mission, walks on the Moon.
Apollo 15 - July 26, 1971. First mission with the Lunar Rover vehicle.
Apollo 16 - April 16, 1972. First landing in the lunar highlands.
Apollo 17 - December 7, 1972. Final Apollo lunar mission, first night launch,
only mission with a professional geologist.

Why to spend money on further research, we got whole universe to explore :)

Answer 2

Well A lot of People Would Argue We didn't Actually Land on the Moon in 1969... But Setting that Aside

NASA had programs like SETI (Search for Extra-Terestial Intelligence) That of course Did Not Find Anything that Waste Time and Money

Answer 3

If you believe in Roswell and the second sniper on the grass knoll, it's because the original astronauts encountered a potentially hostile intelligent organism on the moon, and its existence has to be concealed from the public. If you're normal, it's because moon missions are a complete waste or money until we're ready to colonize. That stage will come in a few more years when we have the technology to do so and understand what effects reduced gravity has on human physiology in the long run.

In the mean time, I've heard that there are plans for a launch in 2010.

Answer 4

What rock have you lived under? Just because there are no moon bases does not mean we have not advanced.

Scaled Composites (In the United States) is the first civilian space program. They have made two trips into space. They are currently working on a civilian space program. This will allow non government missions into space. In the beginning it will be only the very rich that can afford these types of trips. Think of the first class passengers of the Titanic. But one day anyone will be able to afford a trip (think "The Love Boat").

The father of a childhood friend commented on the fact that when he was our age that he would have loved to have gone on a helicopter ride. It was not until well into his adult years that he ever got to ride in one. I still hold hope that I'll take a trip into space. I believe once money can be made doing this, there will be a demand. Once that happens expect the likes of Boeing, Airbus etc. to make practical space craft that will be flown by the likes of Delta, United, etc.

Answer 5

I'd say the answer to the >intent< of your question is;

Politics, politics, politics....

Which is why the Space Shuttle is the kludge it is, and hasn't been replaced yet.

There is work being done on other projects, above and beyond what various governments have accomplished. And there does seem to be some serious research being done into getting the space elevator built, which will REALLY open things up. If we waste enough time, though, the terrestrial situation could become such that we lose the opportunity, and then we will be seriously doomed.

Answer 6

Dear nearderthals-who-think-we-never-went-to-the moon:

Trust us, we did. No really, we brought back moon rocks and everything. We didn't go back because really, the moon is so similar to the earth that it isn't worth our time and effort to make any more trips. We did set up several precisely calibrated mirrors that allow us to track to distance to the moon, though (it turns out that the moon receeds 1/4 of an inch every year! How about that, huh?). Also if you know where to look, you can still see the stuff we left behind if you have a decent telescope.

Sincerely, rational people everywhere

Answer 7

We have done plenty of other things. Besides having the Mercury and Gemini programs before Apollo, we have had plenty after. There has been Skylab, the Space Shuttle, the International Space Station (Which was originally all american and named alpha), there have been plenty of probes sent to different planets, tons of research in space and now we are getting into project Constellation which will return us to the moon and maybe get us to Mars. The basic reason that we haven't done other extravagent things in space is because the public is not really interested in it. People don't really support the space program anymore. They don't want to pay the tax dollars. They don't know all the wonder they're missing out on. Hopefully with project Constellation, the wonder of space will return. :)

Answer 8

Because no one has proposed a reason for doing something there that would justify the enormous cost of doing it. The Apollo project was interesting to do because we learned a lot about the moon -- its soil, its history, etc., but we've now 'been there, done that', and don't need to do it again.
Possible lunar projects include:
- an observatory, which could have a large telescope which could see unhindered by an atmosphere.
- a launch station for planetary probes, which could use the earth's gravity to reach a destination more quickly than if launched from earth.
But these aren't now cost effective.

Answer 9

We have explored Mars and several other planets with help of the Hubble Telescope, sent up a lot of space junk so that you can watch cable TV and phone your aunty flow in Siberia etc, and invented better space transportation. Also there have been some major developments in technology here on earth since then.. Too bad it's not going to save the planet... but I wouldn't say nothing has been done.

Answer 10

Because going to the moon was never the ultimate goal. The goal was eventually the exploration of deep space and the technology is just now catching up to possibly make that happen in the next few years.