From Earth to Moon/teaching approach

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 scientific method⁽ⁱ⁾ and understand the wider context - including ethical⁽ⁱ⁾ of this pursuit.