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Chasing the Moon: The Road to Apollo

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What a wonderful animal we are, that we could dream up this, and get ourselves off this planet that we were born on and off to another world.
(Theo Kamecke, sculptor and film director)

Take an immersive journey through Apollo missions 1, 8 and 11. As Americans moved through the sixties and reflected on the challenges ahead, many began to wonder: What exactly was it going to take to beat the Soviets to the moon? "The Road to Apollo" interactive story is a sneak peek at the American Experience film Chasing The Moon, revealing breathtaking failures and successes, and the stakes and costs, of the American space program.

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