Apollo 11: Pop culture and the moon landing
Edgar Allan Poe wrote about it. Orson Welles, too. And JFK led the Space Race. Episode 1 of @AP’s “Lunar Muse” explores how the notion of traveling beyond Earth has long been ingrained in the American psyche. Follow AP’s Apollo 11 coverage here: https://apnews.com/Apollo11moonlanding …pic.twitter.com/efqFhZfhQb
For a moment in 1969, Americans put aside assassinations, strained race relations and Vietnam -- because of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Episode 2 of @AP’s “Lunar Muse” looks at how the landing was culturally unique.
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Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins saw their lives transformed after the Apollo 11 landing. Episode 3 of @AP’s “Lunar Muse” mini-doc looks at the trio’s newfound fame.
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“The skies are empty…. You've got a missing shuttle.” @AP Aerospace Writer Marcia Dunn looks back at how tragedy marked the space shuttle years in Episode 4 of AP’s “Lunar Muse” mini-doc.
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Tech entrepreneurs are seeking to send civilians to the moon and Mars. Will these trips match the joy of the first steps on the lunar surface? @AP considers the question in episode 5 of the “Lunar Muse” mini-doc.
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