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Leonard David

The Apollo program continues to inspire 'moonshots' in the 21st century

A half-lit moon in a dark sky.

Yes, it's a cliché, but with meaning: "If we can go to the moon, why can't we…?" Fill in the blank with your favorite want-to-have.

While landing humans on the moon was indeed historic and the boot-kicked lunar dust has settled, perhaps that achievement had more of an impact on society than we realized. The 20th century reverberations from the Apollo program in the  continue to waft through our 21st century society — in a way that heralds striving for the once thought unattainable.

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