Introduction: Moonrise -- The launch of the space race, 1946-1957 -- Sputnik and the politics of spaceflight, 1957 -- A space program for all humankind, 1958-1960 -- If we are to win the battle, ...

The Apollo program, also known as Project Apollo, was the third United States human spaceflight program carried out by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, which succeeded in preparing ...