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0 pointsadgjlsfhk11mo ago0 comments

Apollo was ridiculously expensive. it was a proof of concept, but not sustainable for long term exploration

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How expensive in comparison to the nuclear submarines or nuclear carriers?

ghc1mo ago

The Apollo program cost about as much as 22 Gerald Ford class nuclear carriers.

Amortized over the whole program, each launch cost the same as building 2 Gerald Ford class nuclear carriers, or $26 billion USD.

> How expensive in comparison to the nuclear submarines or nuclear carriers?

SLS already costs about as much as a nuclear submarine. Per launch.

XorNot1mo ago

At its peak the Apollo program was about 6% of US GDP.

About 4% of the federal budget and 6% of discretionary spending at its peak, not of GDP.

Still a very high number, but nowhere near the military-budget-levels you're talking about.

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