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The Apollo Program

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The Apollo Program was generated by President John F. Kennedy's famous promise in 1962 to land Americans on the moon by 1970. This promise became NASA's overriding directive and lasted well beyond Kennedy's death, resulting in Neil Armstrong's giant step on the moon in 1969. Jim Lovell flew in two missions Apollo 8 and Apollo 13.






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