In 1961 President John F. Kennedy made a declaration that in the next decade we would land on the moon. When he made this declaration, although NASA and other space agencies were sure that theoretically we could launch and put humans on the moon, practically there were many challenges and hurdles. But when the President made this announcement, NASA and other associated space agencies geared up and aligned themselves with this great ambition.
There were a series of tasks to be managed to achieve a feat that was never done before.
There were a series of tasks to be managed to achieve a feat that was never done before. While all teams managed the set of designed tasks and prepared the entire facility and the required crew, it was the crew who had to do the actual feat to make this dream a reality.
On 16th July 1969, three astronauts - Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong were launched from Merritt Island in Florida in Apollo 11 spacecraft. They made a successful 8-day trip, with the prior orbiting the moon and conducting experiments, the latter two landed on the moon, conducted their share of experiments and launched themselves back from the moon to join Michael and make their journey back to planet earth. 20th July 1969, when the crew successfully touched the lunar surface, it changed the course of history. 1969 was no longer just 1969!
...the three astronauts had to simply manage themselves - their nervous moments and the exciting moments with equal calm and composure.
While there was the power in Kennedy's declaration, and the entire team of scientists and engineers managed the tasks in aligning to the intent, the three astronauts had to simply manage themselves - their nervous moments and the exciting moments with equal calm and composure. The entire teams' managing themselves is what created history.
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