> Landing men on the Moon by the end of 1969 required the most sudden burst of technological creativity, and the largest commitment of resources ($24 billion) ever made by any nation in peacetime. At its peak, the Apollo program employed 400,000 people and required the support of over 20,000 industrial firms and universities.
I don't think that effort would have been considered sustainable. Although it's a bit of a shame that we seem able to find the cash for perpetual war instead.
It's kind of sad that "the largest commitment of resources ever made by any nation in peacetime" is still only about a third of what we spend every year on war.
> Landing men on the Moon by the end of 1969 required the most sudden burst of technological creativity, and the largest commitment of resources ($24 billion) ever made by any nation in peacetime. At its peak, the Apollo program employed 400,000 people and required the support of over 20,000 industrial firms and universities.
I don't think that effort would have been considered sustainable. Although it's a bit of a shame that we seem able to find the cash for perpetual war instead.
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_program