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One of the biggest impediments to reform was @senbillnelson , the former #US senator from #Florida who represented #KennedySpaceCenter and now runs #NASAhttps://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/21/get-your-boy-elon-in-line-nasa-tell-all-recounts-turmoil-over-private-space-race-00041085

(The same guy who now wonders whether #China πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ might be faster on the #Moon πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ)

#SpacePolitics#SpaceRace

Launch costs have fallen 95% πŸ“‰ (with another massive reduction expected in the coming years) thanks to reuse, improved engineering, and increased volumes.
β€œIn economics, we assume that resources are limited; land is limited; natural resources are limited. With #space 🌌, it allows us to change that.” https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/may/03/were-in-a-new-era-the-21st-century-space-race-takes-off

#LaunchCost#SpaceMining

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πŸ“Š The #US πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ spent $257 billion πŸ’°πŸ’°πŸ’° when adjusted for inflation to 2020 dollars on Project #Apollo between πŸ“† 1960 and πŸ“† 1973. The total amount spent on #NASA during this period was $482 billion πŸ’°πŸ’°πŸ’°πŸ’°πŸ’° adjusted https://www.planetary.org/space-policy/cost-of-apollo

#SaturnV#LaunchCost