Space Lunacy
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Future generations will see the decision to turn back from “the Moon as an act of sheer lunacy—one akin to the Chinese burning their world-dominating fleet of ships in the early fifteenth century.
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Space Fact #22: The Smoke Detector Comes from Space
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The Apollo program led to the creation of the lightweight mini-computer, GPS, the kidney dialysis machine...
Read MoreHistory's Greatest Thought Experiment
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The idea that the best way to beat the Soviets wasn’t with the military but by accomplishing a miracle was far from obvious. In fact, it was brilliant.
Read MoreWe Forgot the Future
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The Apollo program had a profound effect on a generation; witness the high-tech billionaires flocking into low Earth orbit today. But the lure of Apollo wasn’t all about space. It was about the future.
Read MoreAre We Slowing Down?
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Three years passed between the first transcontinental airmail service and the establishment of the first transcontinental airline. Twelve years passed between the Soviets’ first rocket and the Americans’ Moon landing. Forty-four years have passed since the last time humans were on the Moon.
Read MoreSpace Fact #13: 1 of 6 People on Earth Watched the Moon Landing
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On July 20, 1969, an estimated 600 million people around the globe watched Neil Armstrong take his first steps onto the lunar surface. This was about 15% of everyone alive at that time. (“When the Eagle Landed,” Wall Street Journal, July 16, 2009)
Read MoreWe Were Supposed to Keep Going
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After we landed on the Moon, few people suspected that we wouldn't keep going.
Read MoreThe Apollo Effect
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Apollo was more than a Moon mission. It was America's most successful technology mission. And our economy is still mining the benefits.
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