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The Core Team

Working for the Moon

We asked three former employees who worked for Heraeus in the 1960s how they perceived their involvement in the successful Apollo 11 mission

Nadine Smolka and the PTScientists

Nadine Smolka and the PTScientists

Will the Berlin Startup be responsible for the Apollo Moment of our Generation?

Andrew Chaikin: The Apollo Expert Source: NASA / Bill Ingals

Andrew Chaikin: The Apollo Expert

The Apollo Author talks about the importance of Apollo 11 – and if such a project would still be possible today.

The Heroes of the Space Race Source: Pierluigi Scotolati

The Heroes of the Space Race

Milestones in space travel- before Apollo 11

Jack Stuster: Astronaut Whisperer Source: Jack Stuster

Jack Stuster: Astronaut Whisperer

Imagine being locked up for three years with five other people – without being able to get out.

Steve Bales: Panic in Houston Soure: NASA

Steve Bales: Panic in Houston

How an error code almost prevented the first moon landing.

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