On January 14, 2004, President Bush announced a new vision for space exploration — return to the Moon by 2020. America's considering a return to the moon brings with it the prospect of even more spectacular journeys — to Mars and beyond.
Presented from the National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, this Electronic Lesson examines what it takes to explore our Solar System by reviewing the technology that allowed us to explore the moon during the Apollo missions. Students view aviation and space artifacts located at the Center and learn the role these artifacts played in our exploration of space and what they can teach us about exploring the moon again as well as Mars.