February 2024
Intermediate to advanced
388 pages
15h 5m
English
The scientific endeavor that culminated on July 20, 1969, with the first American walking on the Moon is considered one of the most significant accomplishments in the history of humankind. What is especially noteworthy about this undertaking is that when President John F. Kennedy issued the promise in 1961 that the United States would land a man on the Moon and return him safely to Earth before the end of that decade, most of the scientific and technological knowledge required to take this “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” did not exist.
The necessary science and technology knowledge had to be discovered and developed to accomplish this extraordinary task. ...
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