The Apollo Moon Landing - Journey to American Democracy - Heather Cox Richardson

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WRITTEN & NARRATED BY
Heather Cox Richardson

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The Library of Congress
The National Archives - 07/19/2025.

[erronis]

1. Video from HCR's post

[Rhiannon12866]

3. Thank you! I thought this was important since the moon landing was July 20, 1969!

And I saw it!

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2. Video you posted was taken down for unknown reasons but it's accessible from substack.

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/july-19-2025

My grandfather was an aerospace engineer who built various bits and pieces for the Apollo Project, some very large, and some small. I've got photos of some of his work and his Apollo 8 medallion.

He was an Army Air Corp officer during World War II and never said a word about what he did then, not even to my grandma. You got the feeling that it was an ugly job that needed doing. The most you'd get out of him, if you surprised him, was a grimace. Otherwise, nothing.

You could always get him to talk about his work for the Apollo Project.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. Thanks so much! I replaced the OP.

I thought this was an important since today is the anniversary, July 20, 1969! And kudos to your grandfather! My uncle worked for Martin Marietta and worked on Skylab.