NASA spent nearly thirty-eight million dollars developing the Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle in the early 1970s, creating a foldable, battery-powered buggy that astronauts could use…

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NASA spent nearly thirty-eight million dollars developing the Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle in the early 1970s, creating a foldable, battery-powered buggy that astronauts could use to joyride across the desolate, gray surface of the moon. Because it cost roughly a billion dollars in adjusted inflation just to transport these things out of Earth's atmosphere, the agency possessed absolutely no plan or budget to bring them back home once the missions were complete. As a result, there are currently three ultra-expensive, custom-built electric cars just sitting completely abandoned on the lunar surface, technically racking up the most extreme parking violation fees in the history of the universe. It is incredibly comforting to know that no matter how far humanity reaches into the majestic void of the cosmos, our primary instinct is still to drive somewhere, look around for a bit, and then leave our trash behind for someone else to deal with