The US spent 6% of its GDP to land on the moon, much of that money going into military and aerospace companies . It is far more efficient to spend that money on medical, health and physics research directly; the moon landing accomplished political and cultural objectives.

> money on medical, health and physics research directly

What precisely is the difference? Where was space-race money spent that shouls be reallocated? My point is you eventually need to put the research into practice.