In 1961, President John F. Kennedy set a goal for mankind: to send a man to the surface of the moon and back by the end of the decade. The engineers of NASA were up to the task. After immense preparation and planning, Apollo 11 launched on July 16th, 1969. As a captivated audience of over half a billion people watched on television around the world, Apollo 11 landed on the moon on July 20th. The importance of the moon landing is summarized well in the famous quote of Apollo mission commander and Ohio native Neil Armstrong “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”(“The Apollo Program”). Engineers are the driving force behind the advancement of science and technology, and by extension, human society. I aspire to earn an engineering
