To help students understand that there was a Cold War political context to America's decade-long space-exploration effort, culminating in the
moon landing in 1969.
Edward Welch, Kennedy's closest adviser on space, why the President had chosen a
moon landing as his goal for the 1960s.
As a 23-year-old, I didn't fully grasp the enormous significance of the
moon landing, but I was thrilled by it all and so proud to be an American.
Adam Siviter, fundraising manager at the trust, said: "The
moon landings were probably the greatest technological achievement of the human race and we are inviting people to be part of the celebrations and help us raise vital funding at the same time.
He reflected on his lifelong love of space as the world celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first
moon landing yesterday.
Google features the 50th anniversary of the
Moon Landing (Screenshot / Google / MANILA BULLETIN)
"This year's space theme is brilliant and has been chosen to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the first
moon landing.
I then started giving a talk titled "Did NASA fake the
moon landing -- or are we miserably failing to educate the public?" so I had a chance to witness the impact of the "
moon landing hoax" claim on people.
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the
Moon landing, BBC Two is bringing the story of the Apollo mission to life in one-off drama, 8 Days: To The Moon And Back.
This mesmerising documentary celebrating the 50th anniversary of America's historic 1969
moon landing is out of this world in every sense.
People across the UK are being urged to share their memories and photographs of the Apollo 11
moon landing ahead of the historic event's 50th anniversary in July.