How the Apollo lunar pioneers paved the way for future space travel | 60 Minutes Australia

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Seven astronauts were shot into space this week aboard the shuttle Discovery, among them Australian Andy Thomas. Their mission, to rendezvous with the International Space Station. As Charles Wooley reports, nothing can prepare you for the thunder and fury of a rocket launch. Everybody is moved by the occasion, particularly the true heroes of space, those Apollo lunar pioneers who paved the way.

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