Apollo Program: The Brink of Disaster

We explore the dramatic story of NASA's Apollo Program, beginning with President Kennedy's ambitious deadline for a lunar landing after the Soviet Union took the lead in the 'Space Race'. Following the success of Apollo 11, and the fulfilment of Kennedy's goal of landing a man on the Moon, questions hung over the future of the Apollo Program. With declining public interest in Moon missions, and government funding slashed, NASA focused on scientific research. But the final phase of the Program is best remembered for the dramatic near-disaster of Apollo 13, in which the ingenuity of astronauts and Mission Control was pushed to the limit.
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Will do, stay tuned

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I wonder how much closer we'd be to a manned Mars mission today if we didn't cut funding and lose interest after the Apollo moon landings.

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What a depressing ending

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Yep... someone's race and gender are obviously the most important things to focus on and emphasize when advancing humanity across the solar system...

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As an April Fool's Day video you should cover the Apollo 18 movie as 'Part 4' of this series!

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I wonder where that golf ball is now.

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Imagine being the last person to set foot on the moon. Another flight will not happen for at least another 50 years, almost a whole lifetime.

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This really reminds me to watch Apollo 13. Its a great movie, I’m gonna rewatch it. Completely forgot that all the stuff that the astronauts left on the moon is still there. Hopefully one day, moon travel would be easy for anyone to achieve.

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NASA has forbidden unmanned missions to the landing site. Really makes you think.

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