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America's Greatest And Crowning Achievements: The Apollo Missions

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The Apollo Missions were one of America’s greatest and crowning achievements. A time when mankind stepped foot on a celestial body outside of Earth. This project began when President John F. Kennedy addressed congress and told them he wanted American’s on the moon by the end of the decade. This desire was driven to beat the Soviet Union to the moon. They had already beaten America with the first satellite in space and the first man in space, it was time for America to beat them to the moon. It was a feat that had never been attempted and a lot of questions were raised. How would they do it? What type of propulsion would it take to get them there? What kind of craft would they need? How would it need to be created? If it landed on

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