Rocket Men C-130 inspired by the movie

inspired by the movie

Years before Charles Lindbergh’s flight from New York to Paris electrified the nation

This ornament highlights the kickoff of a series of new exhibitions at the Museum and our push to connect the future to the past

was designed by the American company Boeing in the 1960s and entered commercial use in 1970

Rocket Men C-130 inspired by the movieBy August 1968, the American space program was in danger of failing in its two most important objectives: to land a man on the Moon by President Kennedys end of decade deadline, and to triumph over the Soviets in space. With its back against the wall, NASA made an almost unimaginable leap: It would scrap its usual methodical approach and risk everything on a sudden launch, sending the first men in history to the Moonin just four months. And it would