Originally Posted by HAN Frodo

well first of all it was a way to get americans to look away from the cuban missile crisis. i think it was a good thing because it created healthy and safe competition between countries, and now it can be used as a bridge between countries. It also gives other countries to look at us in a good light, showing what we accomplished. Some think its a good thing because we can eventually go there if we run out of resources, but i don't think so. Also it taught us a lot on how our universe was formed. And last but not least, its pretty cool