The Boston Globe, July 20th, 1987
Eighteen years ago today, the Apollo 11 spacecraft landed on the surface of the moon, and for the first time a human stepped onto another world. That grand achievement was followed by five other manned lunar landings, the last of them in December 1972. The Apollo program of lunar exploration was notable for its sureness of purpose, its high drama and its stunning record of success. At six places on the surface of the moon there are human footprints in the dust. No wind or rain will erase them, only a slow bombardment by micrometeorites. The footprints will endure for generations. Meanwhile, on...
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