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Moon Landing - Only One Thing

Twenty thousand things had to go right for moon landing to succeed.

07/16/2019

Alabama Public Television Presents

Moon Landing - Only One Thing

Clip: Special | 30s

Twenty thousand things had to go right for moon landing to succeed.

Charles Prochaska remembers being amazed when he saw the images of the astronauts landing on the moon. He recalls his CEO at Lockheed saying that for something like the moon landing to succeed, twenty thousand things have to go right… and only one thing has to go wrong to make it fail.

07/16/2019

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Alabama Public Television Presents

Moon Landing - Only One Thing

Clip: Special | 30s

Charles Prochaska remembers being amazed when he saw the images of the astronauts landing on the moon. He recalls his CEO at Lockheed saying that for something like the moon landing to succeed, twenty thousand things have to go right… and only one thing has to go wrong to make it fail.

07/16/2019

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