Chasing The Moon: The Book
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May 8, 1961: As the reception for Alan Shepard at the White House is breaking up, JFK asks FCC Commissioner Newton Minow if he should bring Shepard to the National
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October 10, 1968: On the eve of the launch of Apollo 7, Wernher von Braun talks to NASA employees and contractors and suggests talking points whenever they are asked, “What
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April 14, 1970: The morning papers, fifty years ago. Front page of the New York Times. 1/4 The Chicago Tribune. 2/4 The Boston Globe. 3/4 The Washington Post 4/4
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April 13, 1970: Return to Earth specialist Poppy Northcutt arrives back in Houston after witnessing Apollo 13’s launch two days earlier. At home, she receives a telephone call from ABC
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November 14, 1969: President Richard Nixon flies down to Cape Kennedy for the launch of Apollo 12, the only one he will witness in person during his presidency. Unfortunately the
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