Of course it's less capable than Apollo - we don't have anywhere near the lift capability of Saturn V anymore, and this program's budget is a rounding error in the $200B (inflation-adjusted) that went into Apollo.
I think people underestimate just how insane the investment was in that program: in the neighborhood of 0.25% of GDP for a decade.
I think people underestimate just how insane the investment was in that program: in the neighborhood of 0.25% of GDP for a decade.