Why is it difficult even today to land on the Moon when the US did it almost 50 years ago with 50 year old technology?
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The USA had a goal and that goal was to land a man on the moon before the Soviets did no matter the cost. As a result they played it very fast and loose with safety standards. These days we are far more risk adverse because the motivations and payoff are not what it once was.
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