How A 10-Year-Old-Boy Helped Apollo 11 Return To Earth
Greg Force was just a boy when his father, the director of a NASA tracking station in Guam, called home with an important mission for him: to help the crew of Apollo 11 return safely to Earth.
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A half-century ago, America's dreams were realized in space. The power of U.S. innovation and spirit took the Apollo 11 crew to the moon and back.
That mission was possible because of a diverse team of engineers, astronauts and mathematicians. It was also possible thanks to the help
