James Webb – The Man Who Ran The Moon

James E. Webb was NASA’s second Administrator and the man called to answer the challenge of President Kennedy to put a man on the moon and return him safely to the Earth before the end of the decade.  At the time of the challenge, the U.S. has a total time in space of just 15 minutes and had yet to put a human in orbit.

Webb was born in Tally Ho, North Carolina. He graduated from the University of North Carolina and led NASA from 1961 to 1968.

Who is James Webb? (NASA Site)

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