← Back to context Comment by ponector 6 days ago How expensive in comparison to the nuclear submarines or nuclear carriers? 4 comments ponector Reply ghc 6 days ago The Apollo program cost about as much as 22 Gerald Ford class nuclear carriers.Amortized over the whole program, each launch cost the same as building 2 Gerald Ford class nuclear carriers, or $26 billion USD. JumpCrisscross 6 days ago > How expensive in comparison to the nuclear submarines or nuclear carriers?SLS already costs about as much as a nuclear submarine. Per launch. XorNot 6 days ago At its peak the Apollo program was about 6% of US GDP. azernik 6 days ago About 4% of the federal budget and 6% of discretionary spending at its peak, not of GDP.Still a very high number, but nowhere near the military-budget-levels you're talking about.
ghc 6 days ago The Apollo program cost about as much as 22 Gerald Ford class nuclear carriers.Amortized over the whole program, each launch cost the same as building 2 Gerald Ford class nuclear carriers, or $26 billion USD.
JumpCrisscross 6 days ago > How expensive in comparison to the nuclear submarines or nuclear carriers?SLS already costs about as much as a nuclear submarine. Per launch.
XorNot 6 days ago At its peak the Apollo program was about 6% of US GDP. azernik 6 days ago About 4% of the federal budget and 6% of discretionary spending at its peak, not of GDP.Still a very high number, but nowhere near the military-budget-levels you're talking about.
azernik 6 days ago About 4% of the federal budget and 6% of discretionary spending at its peak, not of GDP.Still a very high number, but nowhere near the military-budget-levels you're talking about.
The Apollo program cost about as much as 22 Gerald Ford class nuclear carriers.
Amortized over the whole program, each launch cost the same as building 2 Gerald Ford class nuclear carriers, or $26 billion USD.
> How expensive in comparison to the nuclear submarines or nuclear carriers?
SLS already costs about as much as a nuclear submarine. Per launch.
At its peak the Apollo program was about 6% of US GDP.
About 4% of the federal budget and 6% of discretionary spending at its peak, not of GDP.
Still a very high number, but nowhere near the military-budget-levels you're talking about.