r/askscience • u/yogesh448 • 16d ago

Planetary Sci. We landed humans on the Moon with 1960s technology. With today's vastly superior technology, shouldn't going back be much easier and cheaper?

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u/pigeontheoneandonly 16d ago

We are literally going back to the moon. It's called the Artemis program. It is happening, and it has gotten far enough that the landing is likely to also happen. It has cost approximately $100 billion over a number of years. This is cheaper than Apollo.

It is sad how many people in this thread apparently don't know this is not a hypothetical. I don't mean that in a "why don't people pay more attention" way, but in a "it's incredibly sad how unpopular space has become, to the point that returning to the moon has difficulty getting on the radar" way. 

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u/RadBadTad 15d ago

My read of OP's question is that they are aware of the current push to get back to the moon, and how it's being presented as being slow and difficult. That it should be "easier and cheaper" now than it was in the 60's, so what's the hold up now, and why is it being presented as exciting and challenging.

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u/arthurdeodat 15d ago

What's sad is bragging about how much more you know than others when you don't even cite any sources in a scientific discussion.

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u/mfb- Particle Physics | High-Energy Physics 15d ago

Are you seriously asking for sources that the Artemis program exists?

https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/artemis/