The emphasis for this installment of the Houston Chronicle’s 11-part series on the anniversary of the first moon landing was on NASA and the moon effort’s effect on pop culture of the 1960s and 1970s. We decided that more generic approach of significant milestones in the space effort was called for this time around for the timeline. This one starts with Alan Shepard’s first U.S. manned space flight and runs through the final moon landing mission: Apollo 17, 11 years later.
APRIL 21, 2019