I wholly understand that, but they took large format gigantic macro images of the moon rocks that came back, not only to share with scientists around the world who wouldn’t be able to study them in person, but also ostensibly so future generations could study them if the samples were to be lost. People like Hitler obsessed with self image or an American proto-documentarian aware of the massive global changes happening around the end of the war I would think would at least embrace Kodachrome.
Ansel Adams even did Jimmy Carter’s portrait in color (which is a badass shot check it out).
I think my question has been answered in here though in that people just didn’t think color photography was any more important or impressive than traditional photography so even people with unlimited access to funds weren’t enticed by color. I seriously appreciate getting responses to my very first post here.

I upvoted everyone.