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Originally Posted by CedarMeter
The only thing I question was this article back in 2004 when President Bush said he wanted to return to the moon by 2020. I thought to myself 2020? We went in the 60s we should have been able to go yesterday. Anyway I'm pretty sure we went just seems a little weird we would have to wait another 14 years to go.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/14/bush.space/ |
They have the science, but they no longer have the expertise and infrastructure. They couldn't even just build a Saturn V anymore. It's not just a matter of what to build but how to build it.
That's why it would take time to go again, it's not as bad as having to invent it all from scratch but a good chunk of it will be close.