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Chris Van Hollen: What did that do to education, in science, and technology, and engineering, and mathematics? For a whole two generations…

On the recordJune 14, 2021
What did that do to education, in science, and technology, and engineering, and mathematics? For a whole two generations that excitement about space flight rippled through those generations.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Discussing the impact of the Moon landing on STEM education.

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