A virtual army of 400,000 people worked to make John F. Kennedy’s challenge to land a man on the moon in 1969 a reality. They flocked to the Apollo program for many reasons. Some relished the ...

including the 1969 moon landing, spurred by his grandfather’s speech before a special joint session of Congress. “JFK sent a man to the moon, but you’d never know it if the JFK library wasn ...

“This is our Sputnik moment,” Adams said. “Like when Kennedy said we’re going to put a man on the moon … Let’s bring on the scanners.” The mayor wouldn’t say how many of the ...