2. Apollo Moon Program Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?

3. Why Send People Into Space ? Science / Explore National Security Economics Human Destiny National Pride Dr. Roger Launius - Smithsonian

4. Why Send People to the Moon ? Science Security Economics Destiny Pride Lunar origins Lunar environment Demonstrate capability Technology Spin-offs New Products / Materials Eventual Tourism Human spirit - Boldly go First step We’re #1 “Space Race

5. Why Send People to the Moon ? Science Security Economics Destiny Pride Lunar origins Lunar environment Demonstrate capability Technology Spin-offs New Products / Materials Eventual Tourism Human spirit - Boldly go First step We’re #1 “Space Race”

6. Origins of the Space Program The Cold War Mutual Assured Destruction

7. Space Race 1957 - 1962

11. Space Race 1962 - 1969

12. The Cost No Bucks - No Buck Rogers NASA Budget (1961-1969) $25 B Includes building the Johnson Space Center and Launch Complex 39 - still used by the Shuttle ~ 3 % of the Federal Budget (1961 – 1972) comparison ~.5% (2009) Crew of Apollo 201 Crew of Gemini 9A other astronauts killed in training

13. The Hardware

14. Project Gemini

38. GumdropSpider

42. Charlie Brown Snoopy Charlie Brown Snoopy

50. Columbia Eagle

58. Yankee Clipper Intrepid

66. OdysseyAquarius

74. Kitty HawkAntares

82. EndeavorFalcon

84. Mt. Hadley Mt. Hadley Delta Hadley Rille Swann Hills St. George Crater Apollo 15 LandingSite

94. Casper - Orion

102. America - Challenger

115. What did we learn?

116. We Won the Race!

117. ALSEP

118. Questions?

124. SKYLAB

125. When Will We Go Again ? Science Security Economics Destiny Pride Lunar origins Lunar environment Technology Spin-offs Demonstrate capability New Products / Materials Eventual Tourism Human spirit - Boldly go First foreign body We’re #1 “Space Race”

126. Questions?