Quote Originally Posted by bluethrough View Post
Agree that getting out of atmosphere can be tricky, but seems that China and India expecting to walk on the moon in 15-20 years. So have to assume that the journey isn't that straight forward, and that's with todays technology.

That said I do believe they got to the moon but just can't figure how the hell they managed it back then.
Leaving the moon doesnt require anywhere near as much effort as getting there. Lower gravity, no air resistance, tidal forces from the earth.