In the shadow of Sputnik, America needed heroes. What it found were test pilots, fathers, and fierce competitors who became symbols of a civilization's will to reach the stars — whatever the cost.
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Fifty-six men pledged their lives and sacred honor. Most history books forgot their names within a generation.
Before it was a culture war flashpoint, it was a prayer — pressed into the coins of a nation at war with itself.
The most consequential technology in a generation. What should Christians and Americans make of it?
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Every November we tell a story. Not all of it is accurate — but some of it is more remarkable than any myth.
Critics call it an anachronism. Defenders call it the last safeguard against mob rule.
Ten missions, two years, one audacious goal. The bridge between Mercury and Apollo rarely gets the credit it deserves.
Peer-reviewed research keeps arriving at the same conclusion: people of faith live longer, more resilient lives.
Two thousand men died in the snow. Washington's army nearly dissolved. The few who stayed changed everything.
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History
Fifty-six men pledged their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor. Most history books forgot their names within a generation of their deaths.
Faith
They weren't building a theocracy. But they were absolutely certain a free people required a moral people — grounded in something higher than the state.
Politics
Critics call it an anachronism. Defenders call it the last safeguard against mob rule. The Founders who designed it had seen what pure democracy does to a republic.
Science & Technology
The mission is remembered for the moment. Less remembered is everything it produced — scientifically, spiritually, and culturally — in the fifty years that followed.