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Do You Know Me? The Legacy of Neil Armstrong
Do You Know Me? That was the unforgettable phrase that opened a series of classic American Express commercials from the 1970s. In them, people with well-known names but whose faces were not so memorable pitched how that charge card gave … Continue reading
Posted in aeronautics, aviation, History, Lunar Exploration, Personal, Space
Tagged 1960s, Apollo, aviation, Buzz Aldrin, climate, cold war, dulles international airport, History, JFK, Michael Collins, Moon, moon landings, Moon race, NASA, Neil Armstrong, public policy, science, transportation, U.S. Civil Space
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Whatever Happened to the Apollo/Saturn Launch Towers?
Because of the rare experience of Apollo, there was little value placed on maintaining in working order the infrastructure that made the Moon landings possible. NASA, therefore, sought either to dispose of these relics with all dispatch or to alter … Continue reading
Posted in Apollo, History, Lunar Exploration, Science, Space, Space Shuttle
Tagged 1960s, Apollo, Buzz Aldrin, Christopher Columbus, cold war, Don Nelson, Guenter Wendt, History, Kennedy Space Center, Launch Complex 39, Launch Umbilical Tower, Michael Collins, Moon, Moon race, NASA, Neil Armstrong, public perceptions, Titusville, U.S. Civil Space
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