Apollo 11: An AP Special Anniversary Edition

HOW AMERICA WON THE RACE TO THE MOON!



In this fascinating history of the Apollo 11 mission, the Associated Press chronicles America's journey to the moon.



In 1957 the Soviet Union sent Sputnik, the first man-made satellite, into space. America took up the challenge to explore the next frontier. A dozen years, and 25 billion dollars later, the mission of Apollo 11 would yield man's finest hour. For that was the first time man's foot left prints on another heavenly body. And that was only the b...