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Originally Posted by AWS
The question isn't did man step on the moon, it's why haven't we been back?
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What would be the point?
The initial landing was a PR coup scored against the USSR in the days of the cold war. The US got there first. They learned a huge amount in the process, but the next logical step for this would be to set up a permanent moon base. Technology back then wasn't advanced enough for that. It's probably more or less there now - not looked into it - but that's no guarantee that it's going to happen while rushing the job.
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