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The program to land an American on the Moon and return safely to Earth in the 1960s has been called by some observers a defining event of the twentieth century, Pulitzer Prize-winning history Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. even suggested that when Americans two centuries hence study the twentieth century, they will view the Apollo lunar landing as the critical event of the century.
Roger D Launius
Roger D. Launius retired in 2017 as the associate director for collections and curatorial affairs at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum. Between 1990 and 2002 he served as chief historian for NASA. He lives in Auburn, AL.
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