The Apollo Program Had a Surprising Close Relationship With 1960s Counterculture

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History Unplugged

History, Society & Culture

4.2 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2021

⏱️ 47 minutes

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The summer of 1969 saw astronauts land on the moon for the first time and hippie hordes descend on Woodstock for a legendary music festival. For today’s guest, Neil M. Maher, author of the book Apollo in the Age of Aquarius, the conjunction of these...

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