Books to the Ceiling
Harper College: Apollo 11 Anniversary and the New Space Race
Instructor Peggy Eastwood helps us mark the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 when Neil Armstrong stepped onto the surface of the moon in a spectacular “Giant leap for mankind.” Peggy, who had a personal role in developing Apollo equipment, reviews the 1960s race to space between the United States and the Soviet Union. She also outlines a new space race heating up today. With the addition of SpaceX, Blue Origin, China, India, and others, scientific priorities are tempered by geopolitical, commercial, and military considerations.