Top-secret weather satellite spared Apollo 11
Published on: Thursday 18 July 2019
Fifty years ago this week, Apollo 11 came to a triumphant conclusion after astronauts splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean. Once aboard the USS Hornet, they smiled cheerfully for reporters and joked around with President Richard M. Nixon, who said, âThis is the greatest week in the history of the world since the Creation.âThough almost no one knew it at the time, the mission had nearly ended in disaster. It was spared at the