The last humans to step foot on the moon, the crew of Apollo 17, did so in 1972. So far, no one has gone back…
It’s been 50 years though.
How do you explain this fact despite the undeniable scientific and technological advances ?
I would like to collect here as many opinions, hypotheses and if possible evidence on this subject as possible.
All opinions (rational or not) are welcome but try to respect those of others. (no judgement) ✌
What kind of explanation are you looking for?
As well as the required technology, it was political will during the cold war that drove the manned landing back then. That political will hasn’t been there since: no-one is really interested in being second on the moon just for the sake of it.
And technological advances have, if anything, made manned missions less necessary if we want to investigate particular subjects: robots and remote scanning can do far more these days without the need for boots on the ground.