Why the Apollo Moon Landings Matter So Much

Nov 28, 2023

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Neil Armstrong, the “first man on the moon”, after he was asked to describe the meaning of his heroic achievement. He sputtered a few words and then fell silent, looking depressed.

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How could 400,000 people working for NASA on the Apollo Space Program keep a secret? And how come no one broke the silence? The answers are: they didn’t, and they did.

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People did speak out.

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