We Chose To Go To The Moon 50 Years Ago Today

On September 12, 1962, at Rice University’s football stadium, John F. Kennedy challenged the nation to make it to the moon within a decade. As the Curiosity rover explores the surface of Mars and Elon Musk takes the private sector to new heights, take a minute to reflect on when we first looked to the…

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Aaron Perry-Zucker

Sep 13, 2012

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