Randahl FinkThe US may have put a man on the moon, but Denmark put an entire population on free healthcare.
WesDym@randahl We put a dozen men on the Moon, in six visits, but they were all over a half a century ago. When we brag about this, it's like the comedy trope of the middle-aged guy still bragging about his high school sports accomplishments. It's glaring admission that we haven't done anything as glorious since then.
David BruchmannISS was unthinkable in that time, and newer satellites made many discoveries.
The Mars missions with the rovers have been scientifically important and much efforts have been put into physics concerning gravity waves and black holes.
Of course some steps on the moon are easier to show to the public.
I agree that reproducing the achievements of that time seems still being a challenge, but priorities grew more diverse.
Furthermore many experiments have been made in space concerning medicine, biology, physics, chemistry and probably more.
Partially I suppose the results could be used for common products on earth, including the materials and design for tools for space.
Regrettable I've no list about those achievements, if someone knows more, or has a link, that would be great.
jakofieldsRight, creating modern world problems 🥴