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The "Geek Gap": the erosion of America's manufacturing base is undermining our research and development capacity--and, unless reversed, will lead to a shortage of hi-tech engineers.(INDUSTRY)

The New American

| April 17, 2006 | Grigg, William Norman | COPYRIGHT 2006 American Opinion Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

In May 1961, shortly after the Soviet Union placed Yuri Gagarin into orbit, President John F. Kennedy issued a challenge to send an American to the moon before the end of the decade. Roughly eight and a half years later, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin left their footprints--and planted a U.S. flag--in lunar soil, thereby securing an American victory in the "Space Race" with the Soviets.

The eight-year campaign that led to the Apollo 11 lunar landing consumed $150 billion in today's dollars. That money was spent on a complex, multi-phase effort to build and test an entirely new set of technologies. The effort also enlisted tens of thousands of top-flight engineers ...

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