Speeding Things Up
The presidential pledge resulted in the acceleration of the space program at NASA. In the ‘60s, the Gemini missions were launched. Aldrin was actually among the astronauts who were on Gemini XII, the last mission in that series of projects. Less than two years after that, the program finally perfected all the different maneuvers and operations that they needed for the moon-landing project in the future.
Speeding Things Up
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Putting Men On The Moon
It was time to plan how to put men on the moon, which is where the Apollo program comes in. Let us just say that it did not start off on the right foot. In January 1967, it all went wrong when the three-men crew set to board the Apollo 1 died during a practice drill.
Putting Men On The Moon