Speeding Things Up
NASA’s space program has been accelerated as a result of the president’s vow. The Gemini missions were launched in the 1960s. Aldrin was one of the astronauts on Gemini XII, the final mission in that series of missions. After less than two years, the program had perfected all of the many maneuvers and operations required for the eventual moon-landing effort.

Speeding Things Up
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