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With the Apollo program employing over 400,000 people at its height, it becomes evident that the resources allocated were immense. However, this was a short-lived triumph as manned lunar missions ceased after 1972, leading to a stagnation in space exploration activities for decades. The disconnect between this past and the current era underscores the belief that we are entering a real space age, where the technological infrastructure supports and incentivizes ongoing exploration.