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Apollo program

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Apollo program [ə′päl·ō ¦prō·grəm]
(aerospace engineering)
The scientific and technical program of the United States that involved placing men on the moon and returning them safely to earth.


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As a result of President Kennedy's challenge, the Apollo program landed astronauts on the moon six times between 1969 and 1972.
Staack, 75, worked on the Apollo program, on rocket reactor engines that steer moon-landing craft, and on satellites.
Once the Apollo program was cancelled, Gilman saw his father lay off 40 workers.
 
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