"So if we did get there, and the ship split off into a capsule, how did they get back without all of the same gear and equipment they took off with?I'm inclined to believe the moon missions happened. Apparently there were 6 successful landings, Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17. Apollo 13 was supposed to go but experienced an emergency and had to abort. Apollo 10 could have landed but their mission was to finalize systems tests for Apollo 11. I really wish Apollo 10 had disobeyed orders and landed, they would have been the ultimate assholes but NASA wouldn't have fucked with them since they would have to be heralded as heroes for Cold War propaganda purposes. There was also supposed to be Apollo 18, but that mission was canceled and the Saturn V rocket was renovated and turned into the Sky Lab space station, which in my oppinion was the most badass space station, it was essentially a 3 story building launched into orbit, the astronauts could run along the cingular walls creating a type of artificial gravity from the centripetal forces.
No tower, no booster rockets, no extra fuel to "take off from the moon"? But only needed it to take off from earth?"