A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
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There are now thousands of man-made satellites orbiting Earth. Following Sputnik, fears that the US was losing the space race led to a drive to improve American scientific and engineering capabilities. The US government poured more funding into science, science education was emphasized in schools, and more people went into science and engineering careers. This October, we commemorate the 50th anniversary of Sputnik, and fifty years of scientific and technological innovation in the Space Age.
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