The huge funding for the U.S. space program has been questioned. After Apollo 11 successfully landed on the moon, Kennedy’s famous speech was rebroadcasted on TV——
"But why, some say, the Moon? Why choose this as our goal? And they may well ask, why climb the highest mountain? Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic?"
Why are we going to the moon? Because this is just as human beings desire to climb the highest mountain, just as Americans are determined to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.
The Apollo Project was launched in 1961. On July 20, 1969, 450 million viewers around the world held their breath for the safety of the two American astronauts in front of the TV. Then the Americans, French, and even Romanians put aside politics. The camp, enthusiastically celebrate the return of the hero, what a romantic feat for all mankind.
But why the Moon IN THIS DECADE? This is probably not because of the self-challenging spirit of mankind or the instinct of looking up at the stars for thousands of years. In the same speech, Kennedy also vowed passionately, "Never allow space to be occupied by the Soviet Union. Only the United States can allow freedom." The banner of peace is flying in space", the nationalism in the vast universe is a bit ironic, isn't it?
In the film, the reporter asked Armstrong how he felt about his going to be recorded in the annals of history before the trip, but he could not answer. But in the final analysis, whether it is the entire moon landing project, or the "personal small step" or even Armstrong himself, in the "historical" they can't help being reduced to a solid footnote to the Cold War, some kind of black and white symbol; The cheers from the iron curtain seemed particularly meaningful.
Between the lines of this footnote, there is not only a monthly budget of more than 100 billion US dollars, but also black men can't pay no doctor bill; not only Armstrong and Buzz, but also Ed White and his widow Patricia.
The returning hero became the darling of advertisements and commercial activities. Twenty years later, Janet could not bear the family life alone and left a note on the dining table announcing the breakdown of the marriage.
The Romanians in front of the camera are certainly participating in this "big step for mankind", but it has been four years since the women of that country were deprived of their right to abortion by Ceausescu.
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In May of the following year, Armstrong was invited to visit the Yuri Gagarin astronaut training center.
He is the second Western astronaut to enter the former Soviet Union.
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