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‘1969’: Parrish Hirasaki, a heat shield specialist for the Apollo 11 program
Many women worked behind-the-scenes and made pivotal contributions to the historic Apollo 11 mission. Hirasaki shares her experiences overcoming the gender roles of the 1960s…
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‘1969’: John Hirasaki, NASA engineer who was in quarantine with Apollo 11 astronauts
After completing a nine-day mission, Apollo 11 successfully returned to Earth on July 24, 1969. Hirasaki spent more than two weeks in quarantine with Armstrong,…
