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The Road to Apollo

American Experience

This web interactive was originally published by American Experience to accompany its documentary, CHASING THE MOON. Produced by Cori Brosnihan and Eric P. Gulliver. Digital experience by Cyberwoven.

Take an immersive journey through Apollo missions 1, 8 and 11. As Americans moved through the sixties and reflected on the challenges ahead, many began to wonder: What exactly was it going to take to beat the Soviets to the moon? “The Road to Apollo” web interactive reveals the breathtaking failures and successes, and the stakes and costs, of the American space program.

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