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Magnificent Desolation

NASA

On this episode of Our Island Universe: While our reasons for going to the moon the first time may have been political, our achievement led to much more than bragging rights.

Shanil Virani, Director of the John C. Wells Planetarium, Harrisonburg, VA.

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