Space Moonship Costs Soar As Apollo Pushes On
The Apollo three man moon mission drives a cost surge with estimates from 20 to 40 billion dollars. NASA signed large contracts with North American Aviation and Grumman Aircraft to build the command service and lunar excursion modules. Over 20,000 firms and 300,000 people expected to be involved with hundreds of subcontractors in a multi state effort. Cape Canaveral and Mississippi facilities see near billion dollar construction programs amid intensive testing and development.
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