How NASA Prepared For Apollo 11 s Landing On The Moon | Trajectory | Spark

As the deadline drew near, NASA finally prepares to send astronauts beyond Earth s orbit, and Apollo 8 became the first spacecraft to go into lunar orbit in 1968. With just about one year left to meet the late President John F. Kennedy s ambitious goal to reach the Moon by the end of the decade, time is running low for NASA. In more recent years, the European Space Agency has been developing a brand new type of vehicle, capable of re-entering Earth orbit. Learn more about the Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV) as one of the stepping stones for future missions. --- Revisit the key advances that have marked space exploration and find out the very latest innovations in space science. --- Subscribe to Spark for more amazing science, tech & engineering videos: https://goo.gl/LIrlur 🚀 Join the Spark Channel Membership to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMV3aTOwUtG5vwfH9_rzb2w/join Find us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SparkDocs/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spark_channel/ Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com #Spark #Apollo #NASA