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Here’s my take on it all …..
We really can’t compare Apollo to what’s happening today with Space X and others , the two main reasons are global politics ( USA and Russian Cold War ) and RISK.
Apollo 8 would never have launched in 2024 with only 3 unmanned Saturn 5 complete Lunar stack ( no LEM ) ( 1 partial failure ) reaching low earth orbit. Even Apollo 7 was an earth orbital cut down version of the complete Saturn 5 lunar version. NASA took huge risks compared to today sending a manned Saturn 5 to the moon in Dec 68’ to prove that the US was a world leader in technology and political might !!
Look at Artemis today, old shuttle propulsion technology, restricted budgets , red tape and way too much risk. It will be years and years before we see a manned Artemis mission to the moon , if at all ??
I don’t whether Musk and Space X will ever reach Mars ( unmanned or manned ) but I’m going along for ride to watch it all unfold over the next 10 years.
I’m still mildly confident
I watched Armstrong set foot on the moon from a grainy black and white telly as a kid , so hoping one day I see the next Armstrong set foot on Mars as an old fart.
Martin
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