Was the Apollo Program a Bad Idea? | A SciShow Documentary

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The Apollo program was famous for being risky and expensive. It had a crunched timeline, daring astronauts, and lacked modern tech, and that all kind of makes you wonder… was the Apollo program a bad idea?

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