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Abstract
History is a word with varied meanings. They range from one conveying idealistic images, to fat books of ultimate truth, to the professional’s prejudices concerning history as an intellectual discipline. To those of US who have been privileged to be wholly immersed in science and technology of aeronautics and space over a number of years, history perhaps is the sense of accomplishment. While this chronology volume is not a history, it does attempt to prdvide a first-cut reference to events and commentary during a most crowded year and the year that man first set foot upon an extraterrestrial body. When the ApoZZo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made their lunay walk on July 20, 1969, it became one of the most vicarious events to date in world history. Over a half billion people around the world witnessed this momentous occasion live by television relayed via communications satellites. Many who did not witness it appear reluctant to admit it today. The full consequences of the seven-year Apollo endeavor are as yet in the domain of
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congress sponsored seven-year apollo endeavor lunay walk intellectual discipline ultimate truth momentous occasion live extraterrestrial body communication satellite idealistic image buzz aldrin varied meaning full consequence astronaut neil armstrong first-cut reference chronology volume vicarious event world history television relayed professional prejudice crowded year
