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The race to the Moon was as much driven by politics as science, and it is this backdrop that continues to influence space exploration and Terrestrial research to this day. It was an amazing achievement to travel so far with computers that are dwarfed by today's mobile phones and is a story well worth telling to encourage engagement in science and the {{tag|scientific method}} and understand the wider context - including {{tag|ethical}} of this pursuit.
The race to the Moon was as much driven by politics as science, and this backdrop continues to influence space exploration and terrestrial research to this day. It was an amazing achievement to travel so far - guided by computers that were trivial set beside today's mobile phones. It is a story well worth telling to encourage engagement in science, {{teachtag|scientific method}} as well as the understanding of the {{topictag|ethics|ethical}} context of this pursuit.

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The race to the Moon was as much driven by politics as science, and this backdrop continues to influence space exploration and terrestrial research to this day. It was an amazing achievement to travel so far - guided by computers that were trivial set beside today's mobile phones. It is a story well worth telling to encourage engagement in science, scientific method(ta) as well as the understanding of the ethical(topic) context of this pursuit.