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“Chasing the Moon” Interviews, Part Three: Space Fever
Apollo was hugely ambitious, part of a decade of scientific advancement – and social and cultural upheaval. Illinois history professor David Sepkoski and Illinois astronomy professor Joaquin Vieira discussed the sometimes-surprising cultural, social, and political underpinnings of the space race in the 1960s.