What We Learned From Apollo
By NASA
“ . . . I think one could reasonably make the case that Apollo laid the foundations for modern planetary science, certainly as it relates to the origin and evolution of the terrestrial planets.” — “The Scientific Legacy of Apollo”, Professor Ian A. Crawford, University of London, in Astronomy and Geophysics, December 2012
Apollo started out as a demonstration of America’s technological, economic and political superiority to communism. It met its goals in those areas when the United States landed astronauts on the Moon before the Soviet Union could. But a portion of Apollo, like the entire space program, was always dedicated to scientific research. Apollo taught us a lot, and not just about the moon.
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