If the Apollo 11 lunar mission was launched today, the comparison in cost and technology would be surprising. The set of missions was incredibly costly: the Apollo program cost $194 billion dollars, roughly the GDP of Greece in 2020, when adjusted for inflation. Neil Armstrong or the other astronauts were making less than a rookie baseball player, earning only $190,000 annually in 2020 dollars. The set of computers that was used for guidance, the most advanced and expensive for their time, have been outpaced by even modern phone chargers, according to Apple developer Forrest Heller. Still, the inspiration of the mission, along with the scientific advances gained, are difficult to quantify. Neither the staggering cost nor the obsolete technology cast a pallor on the achievement of exploring space.

If the Apollo 11 lunar mission was launched today, the comparison in cost and technology would be surprising. The set of missions was incredibly costly: the Apollo program cost $194 billion dollars, roughly the GDP of Greece in 2020, when adjusted for inflation. Neil Armstrong or the other astronauts were making less than a rookie baseball player, earning only $190,000 annually in 2020 dollars. The set of computers that was used for guidance, the most advanced and expensive for their time, have been outpaced by even modern phone chargers, according to Apple developer Forrest Heller. Still, the inspiration of the mission, along with the scientific advances gained, are difficult to quantify. Neither the staggering cost nor the obsolete technology cast a pallor on the achievement of exploring space.

If the Apollo 11 lunar mission was launched today, the comparison in cost and technology would be surprising. The set of missions was incredibly costly: the Apollo program cost $194 billion dollars, roughly the GDP of Greece in 2020, when adjusted for inflation. Neil Armstrong or the other astronauts were making less than a rookie baseball player, earning only $190,000 annually in 2020 dollars. The set of computers that was used for guidance, the most advanced and expensive for their time, have been outpaced by even modern phone chargers, according to Apple developer Forrest Heller. Still, the inspiration of the mission, along with the scientific advances gained, are difficult to quantify. Neither the staggering cost nor the obsolete technology cast a pallor on the achievement of exploring space.

If the Apollo 11 lunar mission was launched today, the comparison in cost and technology would be surprising. The set of missions was incredibly costly: the Apollo program cost $194 billion dollars, roughly the GDP of Greece in 2020, when adjusted for inflation. Neil Armstrong or the other astronauts were making less than a rookie baseball player, earning only $190,000 annually in 2020 dollars. The set of computers that was used for guidance, the most advanced and expensive for their time, have been outpaced by even modern phone chargers, according to Apple developer Forrest Heller. Still, the inspiration of the mission, along with the scientific advances gained, are difficult to quantify. Neither the staggering cost nor the obsolete technology cast a pallor on the achievement of exploring space.

If the Apollo 11 lunar mission was launched today, the comparison in cost and technology would be surprising. The set of missions was incredibly costly: the Apollo program cost $194 billion dollars, roughly the GDP of Greece in 2020, when adjusted for inflation. Neil Armstrong or the other astronauts were making less than a rookie baseball player, earning only $190,000 annually in 2020 dollars. The set of computers that was used for guidance, the most advanced and expensive for their time, have been outpaced by even modern phone chargers, according to Apple developer Forrest Heller. Still, the inspiration of the mission, along with the scientific advances gained, are difficult to quantify. Neither the staggering cost nor the obsolete technology cast a pallor on the achievement of exploring space.