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J F K ’ s l eagac y President Kennedy’s words, to sail a “new ocean” and “be in a position second to none.” q The Soviet Union had won the world’s admiration when cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to launch into space and orbit the Earth. In the Cold War climate, the United States had little choice but to do the Soviets one better. The decision to send humans rather than a robots is attributed to Kennedy administration science and technology advisor Jerry Wiesner, who called the human being “the greatest computer ever invented.” appealed to their sense of shared national purpose by saying, “It will not be one man going to the moon; if we make this judgment affirmatively, it will be an entire nation, for all of us must work to put him there.” q Neil Armstrong (left) and Buzz Aldrin stand beside a replica of their lunar landing module that was recently built by MIT students q q In a May 1961 address before a joint session of Congress, Kennedy had deviated from the script when pitching the moon mission. Hoping to convince lawmakers to authorize funding, Kennedy Kennedy considered the moon landing the second greatest achievement of his presidency, topped only by his efforts to move the nation forward on civil rights via his July 1963 call for Congress “to enact legislation giving all Americans the right to be served in facilities which are open to the public.” JFK would not be supportive of using space for military purposes; he q 37 EE Times | Apollo | July 20, 2009

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Apollo - July 20, 2009
Contents
Applying the Lessons of Apollo
Why Did We Go to the Moon?
In the Trenches: Profiles of the Engineers Who Made Apollo Go
Apollo Perspectives: Video Interview with Filmmaker David Sington
Virtual Teardown: Apollo Spacesuit
Virtual Teardown: The ‘Genesis’ Rock
Apollo Chip Teardown: Unit Logic Device
Ted Sorensen on Apollo
Soviet Space Firsts
Apollo Reader Forum
EETimes - Apollo - July 20, 2009 - Apollo - July 20, 2009
EETimes - Apollo - July 20, 2009 - Contents
EETimes - Apollo - July 20, 2009 - Applying the Lessons of Apollo
EETimes - Apollo - July 20, 2009 - 4
EETimes - Apollo - July 20, 2009 - Why Did We Go to the Moon?
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EETimes - Apollo - July 20, 2009 - In the Trenches: Profiles of the Engineers Who Made Apollo Go
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EETimes - Apollo - July 20, 2009 - 22
EETimes - Apollo - July 20, 2009 - Apollo Perspectives: Video Interview with Filmmaker David Sington
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EETimes - Apollo - July 20, 2009 - Virtual Teardown: Apollo Spacesuit
EETimes - Apollo - July 20, 2009 - 26
EETimes - Apollo - July 20, 2009 - 27
EETimes - Apollo - July 20, 2009 - 28
EETimes - Apollo - July 20, 2009 - Virtual Teardown: The ‘Genesis’ Rock
EETimes - Apollo - July 20, 2009 - 30
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EETimes - Apollo - July 20, 2009 - Apollo Chip Teardown: Unit Logic Device
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EETimes - Apollo - July 20, 2009 - Ted Sorensen on Apollo
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EETimes - Apollo - July 20, 2009 - Soviet Space Firsts
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EETimes - Apollo - July 20, 2009 - Apollo Reader Forum
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