Amazing technological marvel at the time of development and still impressive today.
Side note... It was $34,000,000.00 in 1966 which equates to $269,000,000 in 2020. While the price certainly was/is eyebrow raising, the shocking part is the inflation. From 1966 to 2020, inflation went up 691%.
A $1 in 1966 is $7.91 today. I shudder to think what it will be in another 50 years and there is no “risk free” way to invest money to keep up with inflation due to interest rates being virtually zero these days and for any foreseeable future.
Not that I expect to be around in another 50 years...
