(December 15, 2017 at 7:52 pm)Wyrd of Gawd Wrote:Well we do have all of the blueprints (with caveats which those who know anything about the Apollo program will be aware of)(December 15, 2017 at 11:05 am)AFTT47 Wrote: Because it would be the embarrassment to end all embarrassments - far worse even then electing Donald Trump as president. The standing of the US would take a tremendous hit and would probably never recover. The country would no longer be considered a world leader. The former USSR and China would no longer be in our shadow. Those countries would be able to step up and take a position of greater prominence on the world stage.Politicians are members of a clique. They all tend to support each others' lies so that their own lies won't get exposed. As I said, you might live to see reality if China does try to send men to the moon. Chances are they will do it before we do since Trump and the Repubs are cutting the budget and federal revenues.
That's why.
If we have already been there then we have all of the blueprints needed for an easy update using today's technology. So we should be able to build all of the equipment needed without any hassles and be on the moon within 730 days if we start this Monday. Even you could run such a program if you had the authority and money.
But let us consider a hypothetical. Suppose you want a new computer. Would you rush out to buy an ENIAC?
