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Apollo Explorations Space Exploration: Apollo Missions

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The topic that I decided to research was “Space Exploration: Apollo missions.” I learned that the Apollo Program was first thought of during the Eisenhower administration to follow after Project Mercury. These missions were designed to get humans on the moon, which was one of the main goals of President Kennedy during the Cold War. Because the Soviets were ahead of the U.S in the space race, landing a man on the moon first would prove that the U.S was in a sense “better” than the Soviets during the Cold War. The Apollo Missions consisted of both manned and unmanned missions between 1961 and 1975. These missions were significant because it allowed man to finally get to the moon. In order for the Apollo Missions required lots of tests and research

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