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J F K ’ s l eagac y JFK deviated from the script in his pitch to Congress believed discoveries made by the U.S. space program should be shared with other nations. abled Apollo’s moment of glory no longer apply, the Apollo program is not a viable model for new endeavors. About the Author q q Today’s economic environment is not hospitable to exploration on the scale of the moon mission. All achievements in space after the first lunar landing have been derivatives of the risks taken with Apollo 11. Apollo succeeded in part because the timing was right. Since the conditions that en- Different projects require different timetables. Scientists contend that our ability to land a man on the Moon in eight years with a given fiscal commitment is not relevant to, say, eradicating poverty in four years with the same funds. Sorensen believes the next great mission in space should be an attempt to abolish weapons of mass destruction—an endeavor in which he invited all to “become engaged.” As a young engineer—and a newlywed on his honeymoon—Nicolas Mokhoff watched the first moonwalk on a TV in a Tennessee motel. Today he is Design + Products editor and research/test editor at EE Times. email: nmokhoff@techinsights.com q q 38 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 - Apollo Perspectives: Video Interview with Filmmaker David Sington
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EETimes - Apollo - July 20, 2009 - Virtual Teardown: Apollo Spacesuit
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EETimes - Apollo - July 20, 2009 - Virtual Teardown: The ‘Genesis’ Rock
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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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