'The U.S. went to the Moon, but all we got back on Earth was Tang & Velcro.'
This is Myth #1 about the race to the Moon in the 1960s.
In fact, NASA didn't give us Tang or Velcro. The stories are better than that.
#Apollo51
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2/ That's the 9th in my series from last summer exploring the culture of the 1960s & the race to the Moon @FastCompany.
50 short chapters in 50 days, leading to the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing.
They are great stories for this summer to — leadership & grit.
3/ Plus: a dose of myth-busting.
Tang may have branded itself alongside the astronauts better than anyone except NASA itself.
(Quick: Name a company that made an Apollo rocket or spacecraft. Now name a drink astronauts drank in space.)
The astronauts didn't even like Tang.
4/ Below is a grainy image from the ABC News broadcast of Apollo 8 approaching the Moon in December 1968.
That's legendary ABC space reporter Jules Bergman. And on his anchor desk: the Tang logo.
'Apollo 8 & the Moon: Brought to you by Tang.'
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5/ Each of those stories from last summer is @FastCompany
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…the plan to use convicts as astronauts
…the insane idea to get to the Moon's surface with a rope
…the Moon speech JFK almost didn't give
And much more.
First 10 in the series here:
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