The last humans to step foot on the moon, the crew of Apollo 17, did so in 1972. So far, no one has gone back…
It’s been 50 years though.
How do you explain this fact despite the undeniable scientific and technological advances ?
I would like to collect here as many opinions, hypotheses and if possible evidence on this subject as possible.
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Going there was purely political. There is nothing there and no good reason to go back once it fell out of public favor. On top of that, they didn’t keep good records as to how to make the rockets, so we don’t have the ability to just remake the rockets we used back then and would instead need to reinvest into making new ones. It’s obscenely expensive with no discernible benefits.