Essay: Why Apollo 10 Stopped Just 47,000 Feet From the Moon

In a year when we’ll celebrate Apollo 11’s 50th anniversary, it’s worth remembering the pathfinders who completed the same mission with one critical order: don’t actually land on the moon.


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Source: New York Times Space & Cosmos