Apollo Missions Significance

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The Apollo Missions were an accomplishment of huge significance as a Nation came together and stepped on the Moon. The words of Neil Armstrong “That’s one small step for man. One giant leap for mankind” still ring true today. Russia was moving quickly with Sputnik and we would not stand for that. NASA had a couple goals in mind; establish/develop needed technology, science exploration of the moon and space, and finally to establish the United States dominance in space. The Apollo Missions started with tragedy as the first two astronauts died by fire on the launch pad. NASA overcame that problem, ran into others, overcame them, ran into more and overcame the. All in there were 12 Missions. We were able to put boots on the moon, gather specimens