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To the Moon

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

May 25, 1961 – On this day during a joint session of Congress, President John F. Kennedy announced his goal of putting a man on the moon before the end of the decade.
At the time many of his critics mocked the speech as a pipedream, and a desperate attempt to change the subject following the [...]

First Golf Shot on the Moon

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

February 6, 1971 – It was on this day that astronaut Alan Shepard became the first man to hit golf balls in space.
Shepard was the commander on Apollo 14, the third mission to land on the moon.  His was the first crew to successfully broadcast television transmissions back to earth in color.  Shepard surprised [...]

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