The Challenge Before Us: A Historical Reflection on 1969 and 2020
On the same day that a commercially-built spacecraft docked with the ISS for the first time, cities across this nation experienced widespread protests sparked by profound racial disparities. The confluence of events drew comparisons to 1968 and 1969, when successful flights to the Moon occurred in the midst of a similarly fraught moment. Curator Margaret Weitekamp reflects.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/air-space-museum/2020/06/15/challenge-us-historical-reflection-1969-and-2020/
On the same day that a commercially-built spacecraft docked with the ISS for the first time, cities across this nation experienced widespread protests sparked by profound racial disparities. The confluence of events drew comparisons to 1968 and 1969, when successful flights to the Moon occurred in the midst of a similarly fraught moment. Curator Margaret Weitekamp reflects.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/air-space-museum/2020/06/15/challenge-us-historical-reflection-1969-and-2020/