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  1. Wernher Von Braun Advises the Vice-President on the Space Program
    date April 29, 1961map Madison, Alabamatags Science/Technology, Cold War

                Wernher Von Braun stated in his letter to United States Vice President Lyndon Johnson, “we have an excellent chance of beating the Soviets to the first landing of a crew on the moon.” The letter discussed the strategic direction the United States should take to surpass of the Soviet Union in the space race. With the Cold War raging between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, space...

  2. Apollo Mission Puts Neil Armstrong on the Moon
    date July 20, 1969map Brevard, Floridatags Cold War, Science/Technology

                Neil Armstrong gained world-wide fame as he stepped off of the Apollo 11’s lunar module and became the first human to set foot on the moon. Completing the awe-inspiring moment he said, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” Earlier that day, Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, the Eagle lunar module pilot, had undocked from the command module...