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Wallops Flight Facility and the Moon Landing

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July 20th marks the 50th anniversary of the first men to set foot on the moon. On the Virginia Eastern Shore what is now the Wallops Flight Facility was acquired in 1959 and helped develop some of the capsules for the iniatial manned space program. Delmarva Public Radio's Don Rush spoke with Keith Kohler with Wallops about the significance of the anniversary and the role of the facility.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.
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