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Engineer On Apollo 11 Project Recounts What Mission Meant For The Country, Spaceflight

Ryan Dailey
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On the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission that put men on the moon, one engineer who worked on the project is reflecting on what it meant for the country and spaceflight. WFSU's Ryan Dailey recently spoke with Duane Mitchell, who turned 90 just a week ago. Mitchell was at his Tallahassee home with his daughter, Carol.

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Duane Mitchell's hardhat from when he worked as an engineer for General Electric as a part of the Apollo 11 project.
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Duane Mitchell's ID badges from his time working as an engineer on the Apollo 11 project.
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Duane Mitchell still has this patch, issued to those who worked on the Apollo 11 project, at his home in Tallahassee.

Ryan Dailey is a reporter/producer for WFSU/Florida Public Radio. After graduating from Florida State University, Ryan went into print journalism working for the Tallahassee Democrat for five years. At the Democrat, he worked as a copy editor, general assignment and K-12 education reporter.