For more than a decade, millions of people followed the twists and turns of the space race, as updates beamed onto the front pages of newspapers and magazines and flashed across their television sets. As a result, the Apollo missions’ success helped shape countless aspects of modern American society, from science fiction to architecture and even our economy.
NASA’s bold choices to open the Apollo Program for the world to see made the Moon landing humanity’s first truly viral moment. But it could have instead ended in humiliation. Â
After they landed, Neil, Buzz, and Michael Collins were paraded before millions around the world, giving humanity a share in the mission. As a result, these countries honored Apollo’s accomplishment with some seriously awesome art.
The space age changed the way designers looked at the world and left a lasting influence on the shape of everything from cars to appliances and even buildings.
NASA’s Apollo missions helped drive the stories told by science fiction writers. But once we’d seen the Moon, science fiction started turning its gaze to the far distant future.
Half a century later, economists and historians are still arguing about Apollo's impact on the economy and society. Â
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As a space-grant institution, Texas A&M University is contributing research and talent to support NASA's missions to the moon, Mars and beyond.