Les États-Unis à la conquête de la lune

Abstract

The United States and the Conquest of the Moon, Jean-Marc Trochon. In 1961, President Kennedy asserted that an American would set foot on the moon by 1970. The goal was far from being scientific only. At the heart of the cold war, it was a question of a technological challenge to show the United States' power. The implications were as much technical and scientific as political and economic. By walking on the moon on July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong guaranteed American success. However, the development of the moon program was complex and marked by many technical problems to which were added financial and political difficulties. Apollo was not unanimously supported in the United States and it was hotly debated. Many facts remain to be discovered about this major event in the history of humanity.