The Eagle Has Landed: Man on the Moon

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Educational

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Adults
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In 1957, after the Soviets launched the first artificial satellite Sputnik into Earth’s orbit, the United States and the Soviet Union became engaged in the Space Race, which was a key aspect of the Cold War that had both sides competing to showcase their technological superiority in spaceflight. President John F. Kennedy set the goal to land a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s and to win the Space Race. Join historian Jim Ward to learn about the successes as well as the setbacks that eventually led to astronaut Neil Armstrong becoming the first man to set foot on the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969.