August 4, 1969

August 4, 1969

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Editorial

How We Beat the Russians

By Robert Hotz

Special Apollo Report

Photos Record Man's First Visit to Moon

Special Apollo Report

Landing Sites of Future Apollos Shown

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Editorial

How We Beat the Russians

The United States has decisively beaten the Russians to the moon by at least a year. This is one of the salient facts of our time. It will expand into considerable significance in the years ahead as the world emerges from its numbing elation over this triumph of man over his environment into a thoughtful appraisal of how this incredible victory was won and how the contrasting elements of the competing societies determined the final outcome.

By Robert Hotz

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Special Apollo Report

Photos Record Man's First Visit to Moon

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Special Apollo Report

Landing Sites of Future Apollos Shown

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Special Apollo Report

Future Apollo Landings Detailed

Missions would cover wide range of varied lurain; NASA plans modifications to spacecraft, experiments, life support systems

By William J. Normyle

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Grenade Experiment

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Special Apollo Report

Canceled Advanced Lunar Module Cost Argued

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Surveyor 3 Study

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Special Apollo Report

Five Hours of EVA Planned on Apollo 12

By Zack Strickland

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Landing Pinpointed

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Lunar Surface Color

Houston—Controversy over the true color of the lunar surface will be largely settled by analysis of the color photography taken by the Apollo 11 astronauts. Of particular value in this evaluation will be photographs which include the U.S. flag.
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