Why It Took 55 Years for the Latest Moon Landing (Part 2)

Conspiracy theories abound, including UFOs and ETs on the lunar surface…

David B. Grinberg 🇺🇸
ILLUMINATION-Curated

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What explains the half-century gap between the historic NASA-led Apollo moon missions of the 1960s and the commercial moon landing last week?

It’s a question that’s been on my mind.

In fact, I’ve been perplexed by the official public explanation ever since I started studying the historic Apollo moon missions.

The NASA-built spacecraft Apollo 11 touched down on the lunar surface almost 55 years ago during the summer of 1969.

And last week the first private sector robotic moon lander made history of its own by doing the same.

So, what the heck took so long?

Consider the following before answering:

  • If the USA was able to stick multiple manned moon landings between 1969 and 1972, shouldn’t spaceflight technology have exponentially improved by now?

That’s just common-sense thinking, right?

I would like to say this should not sound like rocket science but, in this case, it literally is about rocket science — plus other advancements in science and spaceflight technology.

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David B. Grinberg 🇺🇸
ILLUMINATION-Curated

Lifelong writer, former federal government spokesman and White House political appointee. I cover a range of U.S. political and public policy issues.