On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man to step foot on the moon, fulfilling a promise made by John F. Kennedy over eight years earlier. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of this historic moment, Dr. Robert O. Harmon, the Perkins-Howard Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Ohio Wesleyan University, talks about how we got to the moon and what we learned to guide us in the future of space exploration. 

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Multimedia links from Dr. Harmon's presentation can be found below:

 

Neil Armstrong steps onto the Moon - https://youtu.be/L9Go_j_i6o8

 

Sputnik newsreel - https://youtu.be/850xfa9lKVE

 

JFK moon speech at Rice University - https://youtu.be/th5A6ZQ28pE

 

Discovery News video about the role of a Jewish American and Ex-Nazis - https://youtu.be/VW2KTX0zg5g

 

Tom Lehrer sings "Werner von Braun" - https://youtu.be/TjDEsGZLbio

 

Knitting to the Moon! - https://youtu.be/f2ZCVnk-oRU

 

Great Minds: Margaret Hamilton - https://youtu.be/PPLDZMjgaf8

 

Dr. Harmon's presentation - 

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1nBJNH_MkE67tcRJuMaDrF-umyow8HK0z_EbHZjF6mfs/edit?usp=sharing