India's Chandrayaan-3 rover mission reaches moon, beams photos home to Earth (video)

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India's Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander has returned images from the moon after entering orbit around our nearest neighbor.

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[UFOareAngels]

Why did the US stop going to the moon? Why wait until 2023 to show us pics like this? Why dont we have a lunar rover? Why havent we built anything on the moon yet? why are we focused on mars?

 

[billslugg]

We went to the Moon 1969-1972 in order to establish supremacy over the USSR. It was seen as an existential quest. It was supported by 2.5% of US GDP. We won. We beat the Soviet Union. It's over now. Today NASA spends 0.2% on space.

 

[SpaceManTom]

We went to the Moon 1969-1972 in order to establish supremacy over the USSR. It was seen as an existential quest. It was supported by 2.5% of US GDP. We won. We beat the Soviet Union. It's over now. Today NASA spends 0.2% on space.

What does the other 98.8% of 90 million a day budget go to?

The indian moon photo has such a severe curvature. Almost like the circle should be shown on the upper left

 

[billslugg]

US budget is $6.3T annually.
This is $12M per minute.
25% Social Security
25% Medicare/Medicaid
16% Military
6% Interest
25% Misc

NASA budget for 2023 is $25.4B
NASA budget is 0.40% of US GDP.
In 1966 it peaked at 4.0% of US GDP.
We are spending one tenth on space what we did in 1966.
The Artemis program to the Moon and beyond is spending $93B, 2021-2025.
This is about 37% of NASA budget.