[cosmic_cheese]

NASA was also far better funded back then and didn’t have to fight congresspeople and the aerospace giants lobbying them. Things move a lot more quickly when money isn’t a concern and you’re not having to scatter R&D and manufacturing across the four corners of the earth to get congress on board with you.

[mmooss]

> NASA was also far better funded back then

Is that true? The US has far more money to spend now, in real dollars.

> didn’t have to fight congresspeople and the aerospace giants lobbying them

Is that true? I doubt it. Big budget programs then probably were no different, though with fewer transparency and anti-corruption laws and rules.