I've stood on that spot, pretty cool.
They saved a million lives with that bomb.
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The Manhattan Project descended from a small research program that began in 1939, and eventually grew to employ more than 130,000 people. The cost of the project was placed at nearly $2 billion USD, which in 2008 would be equivalent to nearly $24 billion based on CPI.
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How much did it cost to go to the moon in 1969?
The US spent $20 to $25 billion US (in 1969 dollars) to fund all of the Apollo program activities. Certainly if we average the cost over the missions, we'd come up with a number, but the first mission to the moon was the most expensive. It included all the development costs to that point. The other five missions where we landed were built on the knowledge gained in the lunar landing. It should also be noted that there were a number of Apollo missions that tested equipment and logistics prior to the actual first landing on the moon itself. It is difficult to put a cost on a given mission.
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NASA's budget for fiscal year (FY) 2019 is $21.5 billion.
Budget of NASA - Wikipedia
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$21.5 billion a year, almost the equivalent cost of the entire Manhattan project every ****ing year, and they don't even have a ****ing rocket.
