USA was behind in Science and Math. So the federal government dumped massive amounts of money at the high school and college level. Americans so the Cold War heat up in Space. Very far behind.
The first space shuttle had enough capablities to go to Mars.
Mars was the orginal goal!
Moon became the target because USA moved it to so.
Watch Hidden Figures and October Sky for some inspiration.
I think it Imports goods and services that a nation buys from other nations.
Any square roots are irrational numbers
The goal of the Anaconda plan was to squeeze the life out of the southerners and to block the southerners from Trading