Article: The Apollo Program; Back to the Moon and Beyond.(Brief Article)

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January 26, 2004
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The Apollo Program

Cost: Over $150 billion (current dollars)

5/25/1961 President John Kennedy declares the goal of a moon landing "before this decade is out."

7/28/1964 Ranger 7 probe takes first close-up photos of the moon before crashing into it.

6/2/1966 Surveyor 1 is first U.S. craft to make a soft landing on the moon.

1/27/1967 Three Apollo 1 astronauts die in fire during ground test.

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