The film details the rigorous training astronauts undergo in preparation for space missions, particularly for the Apollo program. It highlights the use of advanced flight simulators, such as the ...

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Before that “giant leap for mankind” 40 years ago today, a hundred-thousand small steps guided American astronauts toward the moon. Many of those steps originated in the Southland. KPCC’s Washington ...

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