The epic obstacles to landing on the Moon

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In 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced his intention to send men to the Moon by the end of the decade. Racing to beat the clock, Apollo 11 landed on the Moon in the summer of 1969 – a feat that historian and Kennedy confidante Arthur Schlesinger Jr. declared to be “the one thing for which this century will be remembered 500 years from now.” Check out PBS’s new mini-series, “Chasing the Moon” on American Experience, for all the action, and read on for five epic obstacles that Apollo 11 had to overcome — all before takeoff. 

Politics and public opinion

Neil Armstrong’s “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” was a source of immense national pride for Americans — even though polls taken in the years leading up to liftoff showed that a majority of Americans didn’t support NASA’s Moon mission Read more...

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