Comment by bee_rider

The post I was responding to was arguing for using low-tech systems and lots of power to get to the Moon again.

We know, and they knew at the time, that the achievement of getting to the Moon was just a cherry on top of the technological development required to do it.

Should not redo that work. The current strategy of using higher-tech components and less brute force is more scientifically interesting.

I also think going back to the moon is stupid, but I elaborated on that a bunch the other branch, so I’m not going to bother doing it again. But if we have to go back again, we should follow their spirit rather than their actions and use the most advanced systems available. Not a bunch of TTLs. The value is in testing our ability to manufacture complex devices to work in a hostile environment.