" In some respects PROJECT APOLLO is the modern version of Columbus' voyage to the New World. But Apollo astronauts have several advantages that Columbus and his crew did not enjoy. - Text, lower right. This series of informational images was published in the mid-1960s by the National Aerospace Education Council (the use of Cape Kennedy indicates late 1963 or later). The mind-bogglingly complex process of launching a manned spaceflight to the moon is outlined across eleven illustrated panels. The overall steps are mostly true to form, with the exception of the landing on hard ground. Much of the imagery is necessarily stylized, both for project security and uncertainty about final designs. The public announcement of the Apollo Program in 1960 was met with significant enthusiasm, but there is a popular myth about ubiquitous public approval. There were only a few occasions in which American support for human lunar exploration rose above the 50% mark, due in large part to the overwhelming