What world events, scientific work, and cooperation led to the development of the Apollo Project? Objective 1. To identify the events that led to the US decision to send a man to the Moon; 2. To examine some of the work necessary to make the Apollo project possible; 3. To describe how widely separated space centers cooperated on the Apollo project; 4. To evaluate arguments for preserving historic sites relating to the space program; 5. To discuss comparable debates about preserving places in their own communities that are associated with recent history. Background Time Period: 1960s Topics: Th Duration: 90 Minutes.