I would've thought USSR would've done it by the 70s if not before Amerika, but it's been 60 years since and no one has done it so far. In fact, it's likely it'll be Amerikans who're back on the moon again before anyone else. WTF is going on here?

  • 420blazeit69 [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    In marxist terms, it might be non-productive labor

    I'd describe it as closer to pure research. No immediate applications, but plenty of useful technologies got their start in the space race.